The Hughes H-4 Hercules (also
known as the "Spruce Goose"; registration
NX37602) is a prototype heavy transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company.
The aircraft made its first and only flight on November 2, 1947, and the
project never advanced beyond the single example produced. Built from wood
because of wartime
restrictions on the use of aluminum
and concerns about weight, its critics nicknamed it the "Spruce
Goose," despite it being made almost entirely of birch rather than spruce.[1] The Hercules is
the largest flying boat
ever built and has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in history.[2] It
survives in good condition at the Evergreen
Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon,
USA.
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