The Spruce Goose's specifications included a cruising ... The aircraft's maiden flight occurred on November 2nd, 1947, in front of an unsuspecting crowd. The plane was brought out to undertake ...

The Spruce Goose was actually made of birch "He came to the [Hercules] at night – he always worked at night," said John Glenn, the last surviving member of the H-4 flight crew, who passed away ...

I got to visit the flight deck of the H4 and even sit in ... The Hughes H4 Hercules is probably better known as the “Spruce Goose” despite it mostly being made out of birch.

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Getty Images Howard Hughes atop the Spruce Goose ahead of its maiden, and only flight, in 1947 The Spruce Goose, or more technically the Hughes H-4 Hercules, had a wingspan of 97.54m. However it ...