Reply #30: calculation

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the height of the plane is 4m, the width is almost 4m (3.76 or something). The circumference of the fuselage (almost a perfect circle) is thus a little less than 4m x 3.14, let's say 12 meters. Half of that makes one side of the fuselage about six meters long. Correct?

So let's look at the lettering again. If you see it from a ninety degree angle, like in this picture:



the lower case letters take up about two ninths of the visible half of the fuselage (4m high, 6m long). I cut and pasted the letters in Photoshop, they fit exactly 4.5 times.

That makes the size of the lower case letters about 1.3 meters. Not accounting for the error in perspective when looking at a ninety degree angle, which would make them appear somewhat shorter than they really are in comparison with the part in the middle. Anything wrong with this calculation?

I hope you can point out some error, otherwise I'll soon become arrogant and act superior for lack of adequate opponents ...