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Howard Hughes called it the H-4 Hercules—a fitting name for the largest and most powerful airplane of its time. The press, however, dubbed his prized creation the "Spruce Goose"—a name Hughes despised.
Hughes H4 Hercules, The World’s Largest Flying Boat That Flew for Only 26 Seconds Vintage
Coordinates: 45.204°N 123.145°W The Hughes H-4 Hercules (commonly known as the Spruce Goose; registration NX37602) is a prototype strategic airlift flying boat designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use during World War II, it was not completed in time to be used in the war.
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Originally designated HK-1 for the first aircraft built by Hughes-Kaiser, the giant was re-designated the H-4 Hercules when Henry Kaiser withdrew from the project in 1944 due to mounting frustration in construction delays. Frequently Asked Questions How far did the Spruce Goose fly? How much of the Spruce Goose is made out of wood?
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The H-4 Hercules, also known as the Spruce Goose, was designed to be a cargo and troop carrier during WWII, but it was not completed until after the war ended. Despite only flying once in 1947, the Spruce Goose remains a symbol of the US aviation industry's ambition and is preserved in the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum.
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The Hughes H-4 Hercules can accommodate up to three crew members. It has an external length of 66.65 meters, an external height of 9.1 meters, and a fuselage diameter of 8 meters. The tail height is 24.18 meters and the wingspan is 97.82 meters. It has an empty weight of 113,398 kg, a maximum payload of 68,000 kg, and a maximum takeoff weight.
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On November 2, 1947, business magnate, investor, aviator, aerospace engineer, film maker and philanthropist Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Spruce Goose or H-4 Hercules; the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built. Wait, this is not true anymore. In terms of wingspan, it was the largest aircraft ever flown until it was replaced by the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch on.
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The Hughes H-4 Hercules is a monumental achievement of aeronautical engineering. Designed during WWII to ferry troops and even tanks across the Atlantic, out of reach from German U-boats, the construction of the enormous flying boat was a passion project for Howard Hughes.Critics doubted the airworthiness of the massive wooden plane and nicknamed it the "Spruce Goose," a name that Hughes detested.
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Kaiser dropped out in 1943, and the plane was renamed the Hughes H-4 Hercules. But Hughes was distracted by his development of the XF-11 spy plane, which resembled an enlarged P-38 Lightning. He.
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The largest wooden airplane ever constructed and flown only one time, the H-4 Hercules (nicknamed Spruce Goose) represents one of humanity's greatest attempts to conquer the skies. It was born out of a need to move troops and material across the Atlantic Ocean, wherein in 1942, German submarines were sinking hundreds of Allied ships.
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H-4 Spruce Goose: the largest flying boat ever built and its impact on aviation history by Rosita Mickeviciute 2023-06-15 4 minute read The Spruce Goose - or to use its official name, the Hughes H-4 Hercules - holds a significant place in aviation history as the largest flying boat ever constructed.
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The truly massive Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat was conceived by reclusive millionaire entrepreneur Howard Hughes in 1942 as a means of delivering massive quantities of men and materiel to various war zones, hence avoiding the submarine menace that presented a constant threat to merchant ships.
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Footage of the famous flight of Howard Hughes's flying boat, the H4 Hercules! It flew for about a mile at an altitude of 70 feet over Long Beach Harbor. Hugh.
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The H-4 Hercules, also known as the Spruce Goose, was the world's largest plane during its time with a wingspan of 320 feet and 11 inches. Despite being built for war, the Spruce Goose never found a place in the modern world and flew for the first and last time over 75 years ago.
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Hughes H-4 Hercules: Inside The Largest Aircraft Ever Built That Could've Changed History! July 21, 2021July 28, 2021 Designed by Howard Hughes himself, and ridiculed as the "Spruce Goose" for its size and the material it was built out of, the Hughes H-4 Hercules should have had a long and storied service life.
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The Hughes H-4 Hercules is a heavy military transport aircraft - a giant flying boat, created by the Hughes Aircraft Company in the mid-1940s.The H-4 is one.
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The Hughes H-4 Hercules (registration NX37602) was a prototype heavy transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company. The aircraft made its first and only flight on 2 November 1947. Built from wood due to wartime raw material restrictions on the use of aluminum, it was nicknamed the "Spruce Goose" by its critics.
