Table B-16. Representative wingspans (WS) for commercial, general aviation

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facility height, facility-specific;

cot

mean of the cotangent of the aircraft impact angle,

provided in Table B-17 (for in-flight crashes use the

takeoff mean of the cotangent of the impact angle, if

available);

length of facility, facility-specific;

width of facility, facility-specific;

aircraft skid distance (mean value), provided in

Table B-18 (for in-flight crashes use the takeoff skid

length, if available).

TABLE B-16. Representative wingspans (WS) for commercial, general aviation,

and military aircraft.

Piston Engine

Turboprop

Turbojet

Helicopters

General

Aviation

50 ft

73 ft

50 ft

Air Carrier

Air Taxi

Commercial Aviation

98 ft

59 ft

Large Aircraft

Small Aircraft

Military Aviation

High Performance 1

Low Performance 2

223 ft

78 ft

110 ft

Notes:

Includes fighters, attackers, and trainers.

Includes other small aircraft.

For more information on aircraft wingspans please see Reference 2.

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