Design Groups V and VI
Of the 364 types on this site, 28 sit in Design Groups V and VI: 23 in Group V and 5 in Group VI, from 171 to under 262 ft of wingspan. Boeing accounts for 15 and Airbus for 11; 2 come from other makers. By engine type: 28 jets. Wingspan alone decides the group for 17 of them; for the other 11, the tail height lands in the same group too. Spans run from the Northrop B-2 Spirit up to the Airbus A380-800.
Wingspan 171 to under 214 ft or tail 60 to under 66 ft · 23 types
- Boeing 777-300ERspan 212.6 ft · length 242.3 fttail 61.8 ft · V-D
- Airbus A350-900span 212.4 ft · length 218.5 fttail 57.3 ft · V-C
- Airbus A350-1000span 212.4 ft · length 241.4 fttail 57.1 ft · V-D
- Boeing 777-200LR / 777Fspan 212.1 ft · length 209.1 fttail 61.5 ft · V-C
- Airbus A330-900span 210.0 ft · length 208.9 fttail 55.1 ft · V-C
- Airbus A330-800span 210.0 ft · length 193.0 fttail 57.1 ft · V-C
- Airbus A340-600span 208.2 ft · length 247.2 fttail 58.8 ft · V-D
- Airbus A340-500span 208.2 ft · length 222.9 fttail 57.5 ft · V-D
- Boeing 777-200span 199.9 ft · length 209.1 fttail 61.5 ft · V-C
- Boeing 777-300span 199.9 ft · length 209.1 fttail 61.5 ft · V-D
- Airbus A340-300span 197.8 ft · length 209.0 fttail 55.7 ft · V-D
- Airbus A330-700L BelugaXLspan 197.8 ft · length 207.0 fttail 62.0 ft · V-C
- Airbus A340-200span 197.8 ft · length 195.0 fttail 55.9 ft · V-D
- Airbus A330-200span 197.8 ft · length 193.6 fttail 59.8 ft · V-C
- Boeing 787-10span 197.3 ft · length 224.1 fttail 55.8 ft · V-D
- Boeing 787-9span 197.3 ft · length 206.1 fttail 56.1 ft · V-D
- Boeing 787-8span 197.3 ft · length 186.1 fttail 56.1 ft · V-D
- Boeing 747-400span 195.7 ft · length 231.9 fttail 64.3 ft · V-D
- Boeing 747-100span 195.7 ft · length 231.8 fttail 64.3 ft · V-D
- Boeing 747-200span 195.7 ft · length 231.8 fttail 64.7 ft · V-D
- Boeing 747-300span 195.7 ft · length 231.8 fttail 64.3 ft · V-D
- Boeing B-52 Stratofortressspan 185.0 ft · length 160.9 fttail 40.8 ft · V-D
- Northrop B-2 Spiritspan 172.0 ft · length 69.0 fttail 17.0 ft · V-C
Wingspan 214 to under 262 ft or tail 66 to under 80 ft · 5 types
- Airbus A380-800span 261.7 ft · length 238.6 fttail 79.0 ft · VI-C
- Antonov An-124 Ruslanspan 240.5 ft · length 226.2 fttail 68.2 ft · VI-D
- Boeing 777-9span 235.4 ft · length 251.8 fttail 64.6 ft · VI-D
- Boeing 777-8span 235.4 ft · length 229.0 fttail 63.9 ft · VI-D
- Boeing 747-8span 224.4 ft · length 250.2 fttail 64.2 ft · VI-D
One scale for every outline on this page, nose up. Codes read Design Group, then Approach Category.
Close to a line
Four types stop short of the 214 ft wingspan line: the 777-300ER (1.4 ft), the A350-900 (1.6 ft), the A350-1000 (1.6 ft) and the 777-200LR (1.9 ft). Four types have their tail within 2.5 ft of the 66 ft height line: the 747-200 (1.3 ft), the 747-100 (1.7 ft), the 747-300 (1.7 ft) and the 747-400 (1.7 ft). One type clears the 171 ft wingspan line by 2.5 ft or less: the Northrop B-2 Spirit (1.0 ft).
Approach categories
By approach category the types split into 9 in Category C and 19 in Category D. The FAA reference approach speeds behind those categories run from 136 to 159 kt.
Background: Airplane Design Groups I–VI explained.
Source: FAA Aircraft Characteristics Database, October 2024 release. How we measure.