Correct answer is... 40 m. It is equal to 130 ft. Wingpan is calculated as stright line from one wingtip to another, so shape of the wing is not taken as factor during measurement. The biggest civil aircraft is 88 m (290 ft) wide, so Handley Page H.P.42 has 45% percent of it's length. Typical jet airliners are about 34 m wide, so in the comparision Handley Page H.P.42 has 47% of aircrafts like B737 or A320.
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