Spacecraft

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter — rotor tip-to-tip span

≈ 1.2 m

The selected rotor tip-to-tip span for Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is 1.2 m (approximate reference).

Published reference measurement · Catalogue uniruler-preview-2026-10-18-r2

What is being measured?

NASA's approximate tip-to-tip rotor span. It is not the length of an individual blade, the sum of both rotor spans, or a measurement of the damaged aircraft after its final flight.

Use the named object, variant and dimension. A manufactured or natural object can differ from this reference.

Dimension
rotor tip-to-tip span
Reference value
1.2 m
Evidence
Published reference measurement
In metres
1.2 m
Variant
Original design specification

Put the length in perspective

One Ingenuity Mars Helicopter represents approximately 14 card lengths measured end to end. This is a length ratio; it does not calculate how the objects pack or fit.

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter · 1.2 m

Metre · 1 m

Foot (international) · 0.3048 m

One of each reference, on the same linear scale. Very small lengths may not be visible. This compares length, not area or physical fit.
Open this worked comparison