Hughes H-4 Hercules
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hughes-h-4-hercules-185-11884753
title:
Hughes H-4 Hercules
text:
The Hughes H-4 Hercules 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, it was not completed in time to be used in the war. The aircraft made only one brief flight, on November 2, 1947, and the project never advanced beyond the prototype. Built from wood because of wartime restrictions on the use of aluminum and concerns about weight, the aircraft was nicknamed the Spruce Goo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
American World War II heavy flying boat
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules
date created:
2003-03-17T23:30:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T17:45:38Z
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