ALL ANSWERS · VEHICLES · DAILY No. 35 · OCTOBER 8, 2026
Size It Up Vehicles answer: October 8
The five Vehicles silhouettes for October 8, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.
Day 35 ran from a Formula 1 Car (5.6 m) to an Airbus A380 (72.7 m). The widest gap was round 3, Boeing 747 against Hot Air Balloon, at 3.5×; the closest call was round 2, Shinkansen Car against Flying Scotsman, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Airbus H135 (including rotor envelope) vs Formula 1 Car
Formula 1 Car · reference · 5.6 m Airbus H135 · true length · 12.26 m 2.2× longer than the Formula 1 Car
The H135 occupies 12.26 m along its operating length, including the rotor envelope. The cabin alone is much shorter.
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ROUND 2
Shinkansen Car (N700 series, one car) vs Flying Scotsman (engine + tender)
Flying Scotsman · reference · 21.4 m Shinkansen Car · true length · 25 m 1.2× longer than the Flying Scotsman
One N700 Shinkansen car is 25 m long; a full sixteen-car set runs to 400 m.
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ROUND 3
Boeing 747 (747-400) vs Hot Air Balloon (typical envelope)
Hot Air Balloon · reference · 20 m Boeing 747 · true length · 70.7 m 3.5× longer than the hot air balloon
A 747-400 is 70.7 m long — longer than the Wright brothers' first flight.
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ROUND 4
SR-71 Blackbird vs Shipping Container (40 ft)
Shipping Container · reference · 12.2 m SR-71 Blackbird · true length · 32.74 m 2.7× longer than the shipping container
The SR-71A is about 32.74 m long. Its pointed nose and engine nacelles give it a very different outline from an airliner.
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ROUND 5
Airbus A380 vs Big Boy Locomotive (engine + tender)
Big Boy Locomotive · reference · 40.48 m Airbus A380 · true length · 72.7 m 1.8× longer than the Big Boy Locomotive
The A380 is 72.7 m long with an 80 m wingspan — the largest passenger aircraft ever built.
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