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. Intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use during World War II, …

At the center of our museum stands the original Spruce Goose. Built entirely of wood due to wartime restrictions on metals, this massive airplane stands as a symbol of American industry during World War II. Learn more about the history, first flight, and legacy of this mammoth plane.

The most promising design program was the HK1. The HK1 was the brainchild of a brilliant, albeit, obscure Japanese engineer, Dr. Hidemasa Kimura. He based his design on the concept of Kumazo Hino, the pioneer aviator who was the first person in Japan to fly a …

Howard Hughes’s famous HK-1 Hercules (#NX37602) is a cargo-type flying boat designed to transport men and materials over long distances. Originally conceived by Henry J. Kaiser, a steelmaker and builder of Liberty ships, the aircraft was …

Hughes and his team of skilled engineers designed a single hull flying boat capable of carrying 750 troops. The plans called for eight 3,000 horsepower engines, a mammoth fuel storage and ssystem,...

2002年7月20日 · Originally designated the HK-1 in 1942, it was designed to meet wartime troop and material transportation needs (flying just high enough to evade submarine attacks). Laminated wood (mostly birch) forms the airframe and surface structures of the seaplane, minimizing the use of critical war materials like aluminum.

The HK-1 Flying Boat, more popularly known as the “Spruce Goose” has a long and varied history. No portion of this history is more spectacular than its move from Long Beach, California to McMinnville, Oregon. The Spruce Goose was acquired by Evergreen Aviation Museum.

The Heinonen HK-1 Keltiäinen[1] is a Finnish single-seat, single-engined sport aircraft of the 1950s. Three examples were built. The first was used by its designer to set a class distance record in 1957 that stood for 18 years before being beaten.

Better known as the "Spruce Goose," the Howard Hughes Flying Boat was designed and built by Hughes Aircraft Co., to be the largest wood-constructed and the largest wingspan airplane ever built. As Hughes perfected his craft, he added significantly to what is known in areas of large-lift capability and power-boost systems. Originally designated the HK-1 in 1942, it was designed to meet wartime ...

Download scientific diagram | a) The reconstructed hk1 plane is factorised into its constituent IFF and ISRO by DSFU-Net. b) A visualisation of the SRO parameters refined from ISRO. The colour...