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Hughes H-4 Hercules
The Hughes H-4 Hercules (registration NX37602) (Spruce Goose) was a prototype heavy transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company. The aircraft made its only flight on November 2 1947 and the project was never advanced beyond the single example produced. Built from wood because of wartime raw material restrictions on the use of aluminium it was nicknamed the Spruce Goose by its critics despite being made almost entirely of birch rather than spruce.
Maiden flight of Hughes H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose") in California,
United States
Location: United States
Date: 1947, November 2
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
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The Hughes H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose") was a prototype heavy
transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company.
The aircraft made its only flight on November 2, 1947.2
The Hughes H-4 Hercules The giant commercial seaplane era ended in the
Pacific with the classic Boeing B-314. But Howard Hughes had other
ideas- the colossal H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose" as it was nicknamed.3
The Hughes H-4 Hercules (registration NX37602) ("Spruce Goose") is
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2000 fictional flight endemic simulator Crimson Skies (v.4
The truly massive Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat was conceived by
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Thumbnail for Hughes H-4 Hercules The dream child of Howard
Hughes.6
De Hughes H-4 Hercules, bijgenaamd Spruce Goose, is een vliegtuig
ontworpen en gebouwd door Howard Hughes' Hughes Aircraft company.7
Made by Hughes Aircraft.
Hughes H-4 Hercules - the largest flying boat ever built.8
Hughes H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose", "kuusihanhi") on Howard Hughesin
Hughes Aircraft-yhtion rakentama lentovene.9
The Hughes H-4 Hercules (registration NX37602) ("Spruce Goose") was a
prototype heavy transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes
Aircraft company.10
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The Hughes H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose"), dubbed "The Edsel of
Aviation", is an aircraft which was designed and built by Howard
Hughes' Hughes Aircraft company.12
Hughes H-4 Hercules, finanțat de Howard Hughes, este cel mai mare
hidroavion din lume.
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Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
1450.8
Propeller Diameter Alt
5.23 m
Length Alt
66.65 m
Power Alt
2640.0
Lists
* List of large aircraft
Range Main
3
000 mi
Loaded Weight Main
400000.0
Type Of Prop
radial engines
See Also
* Ekranoplan* Ground effect vehicle
Propeller Diameter Main
523.24
Cruise Speed Main
250 mph
Ceiling Main
20900.0
Number Built
1
Crew
3
Preservation
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
Civil Registration
NX37602
Span Main
9751.060000000001
Cruise Speed Alt
407.98
Height Main
2418.08
Span Alt
97.54 m
Plane Or Copter?
Number Of Propellers Per Engine
1
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major
Other Names
Spruce Goose
Propeller Or Rotor
prop
Manufacturer
Number Of Props
8
First Flight
1947-11-02
Production End Year
1947
Loaded Weight Alt
180000.0
Power Main
4
000 hp
Propellers
four-bladed Hamilton Standard
Production Start Year
1947
Length Main
6664.96
Range Alt
4800.0
Similar Aircraft
* Blohm & Voss BV 238* Boeing Pelican* Dornier Do X* Saunders-Roe Princess
Ceiling Alt
6
370 m
Flights
1
Produced
1947
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