Does anyone know of any single engine aircraft with wingspans of 51-100m, and twin- and tri-jets with wingspans of 76-100m?
Does anyone know of any single engine aircraft with wingspans of 51-100m, and twin- and tri-jets with wingspans of 76-100m?
@Multidimensional Those all have too many engines.
Also, this topic is like 7 months old.
I dont think there is an aircraft with a wing wingspan of 100 metres, the A380 is around 70m and the An-225 wingspan is 88 metres. The spuce goose wingspan is 98 metres. Almost 100 metres.
Wait, I found out the single-engine M-17 Stratosphera has a wingspan of 40.32 meters! Still too short though.
As far as I am aware, no such aircraft exist. The widest single engine is, I believe the U-2, at 31.4 meters. I believe the the widest twin-jet is the in-development Boeing 777X series, with wingspans reaching only 71.8 meters.
But my knowledge is mostly limited to mainstream planes. There might be some obscure experimental plane I'm unaware of that fits the criteria.
i recommend you read this thread for your single-engine question:
http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=252725
Short answer - you're not going to find much in the single-engine world with wing spans that large.