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. …

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 …

Nov 4, 2023 · The H-4 Hercules was an absolute behemoth of a unit. It was a 400,000-pound (181,436-kilogram) flying boat and was the largest one ever built with the widest wingspan. At …

Nov 2, 2022 · 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 …

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. Hughes wanted to prove his airplane...

Feb 28, 2020 · 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 …

Oct 10, 2019 · The Bremont H-4 Hercules Limited Edition chronometer salutes this iconic flying boat of the 1940s. Famously known as the ‘Spruce Goose’, the vast silver ship is as legendary …

Feb 9, 2023 · The Hughes H-4 Hercules, which is also commonly called the Spruce Goose, was the world’s largest airplane at the time of its construction. The brainchild of Howard Hughes, …

The Hughes H-4 Hercules, often nicknamed the “Spruce Goose,” holds a unique place in aviation history. This massive flying boat was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company …

Jun 28, 2018 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose) Heavy-Lift Transport / Flying Boat Prototype including …