14+ Hughes H4 Hercules Cockpit Pics. The aircraft made its only flight on november 2, 1947 and the project never advanced beyond the single example produced. The press nicknamed it the spruce goose — a name hughes hated because it insulted its builders and, in fact, the plane was built almost entirely of laminated birch, not spruce.

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Hughes went on to fly it in 1947, and it was maintained in ready to fly condition until his death. The hughes flying boat hercules, popularly known as the spruce goose, is listed under criterion b for it association with the life of noted aviator howard hughes. The aircraft made its only flight on november 2, 1947 and the project never advanced beyond the single example produced.

Intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use during world war ii.

1280 x 720 jpeg 70 кб. Intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use during world war ii. 1280 x 720 jpeg 100 кб. Millionaire howard hughes in cockpit of huge sea plane, spruce goose, which he designed and built premium photographic print by j.