#SpruceGoose H4 Hercules #itcamefromtheestatesale
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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1947, the only flight of the #SpruceGoose, aka the #H4Hercules, took place in #LongBeach, CA. Its designer & builder, #HowardHughes, was at the controls. Still one of the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever, she is currently displayed in McMinnville, Oregon.

"The Hughes H-4 flying boat, also known as the “Spruce Goose,” was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company as an ultra-large, transoceanic military transport for use during World War II. The massive flying boat was the largest all-wood airplane built. It was intended to transport as many as 750 troops to the European or Pacific theaters and avoid the submarines that were sinking hundreds of transport ships during the war. It was actually constructed primarily of birch due to restrictions on the use of aluminum during the war, and weight concerns for such a large aircraft. Numerous delays prevented it from being completed before the end of the war. Its first and only brief flight was conducted #onthisday in 1947, off the coast of San Pedro, California, with Howard Hughes at the controls, David Grant as copilot, and numerous engineers, flight crew, and representatives from the press on board. The only one of its kind ever built, the prototype now resides on display in the Evergreen Aviation Museum in Oregon. See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. http://bit.ly/AviationEvolutions" This was posted to our Instagram account on November 02, 2018 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1729357437/

"The Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat, also known as the “Spruce Goose,” was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company as an ultra-large, transoceanic military transport for use during World War II. The massive flying boat remains the largest all-wood airplane built. It was intended to transport as many as 750 troops to the European or Pacific theaters and avoid the submarines that were sinking hundreds of transport ships during the war. Despite the "spruce" nicknaming, it was actually constructed primarily of birch due to weight concerns and restrictions on the use of aluminum during the war. Numerous delays prevented it from being completed before the end of the war. Its first and only flight, which lasted only one minute and achieved an altitude of seventy feet, was conducted on November 2, 1947, off the coast of San Pedro, California, with Howard Hughes at the controls, David Grant as copilot, and numerous engineers, flight crew, and representatives from the press on board. If you live in or visit Oregon, be sure to visit the Evergreen Museum to see it in person!" This was posted to our Instagram account on May 05, 2021 – https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/instagram/1763559165/

Sir Tim Clark was quoted today: ‚If Airbus is not building us A380neos, we have to do something‘
So they did something, and Emirates ordered 120 Hughes H4s and painted the only existing model in the livery here taxiing in front of Dubai. The rest will be delivered once birch plantages caught up to the demand.
#emirates #hughesh4 #sprucegoose

Evergreen Air & Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon. The Hughes Hercules H-4, AKA: "Spruce Goose." A diorama showing construction of the plane. Stereoscopic, parallel views.

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Evergreen Air & Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon. The Hughes Hercules H-4, AKA: "Spruce Goose." The cavernous interior. Stereoscopic, parallel views.

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Evergreen Air & Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon. The Hughes Hercules H-4, AKA: "Spruce Goose." It's the elephant in the room -- in fact, it could hold several elephants. 3D, parallel views.

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Hughes Flying Boat Postcards.
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