Wingspan

wildlife

The wandering albatross ( Diomedea exulans ) is widely recognized as the big seabird with the largest wingspan among living species. Reliable measurements commonly fall in the 2...

Aircraft Design & Performance

A 20 foot wingspan refers to the total distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other, measured across the aircraft’s longest horizontal axis. This span is a fundam...

birdlife

The albatross is the biggest bird on Earth by wingspan, a seabird that harnesses ocean winds to sustain hours or even days of flight. Living over the southern and North Pacific...

Animals & Wildlife

The largest bird by wingspan is the Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans), reliably measured up to about 3.1 meters (10 feet) and commonly spanning 2.5 to 3.5 meters. This seab...