The largest seaplane, the largest wooden aircraft, and the largest propeller plane ever built, flew only once, in 1947.

On Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes piloted his Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the “Spruce Goose,” on its one and only flight; a ...

Access to steel and aluminum was limited due to wartime restrictions. Thus, Hughes elected to build the Hughes H-4 Hercules ...

The Hughes H4 Hercules is probably better known as the “Spruce Goose” despite it mostly being made out of birch. The Hughes H4 Hercules was the brain child of Howard Hughes, and eccentric but ...

On Nov. 2, 1948, in one of the most unexpected results in U.S. election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman won the ...

I think I may have submechanophobia. The very thought of being submerged underwater in a solid metal casket loaded with explosive torpedoes chills me to the core. And yet, for Adolf Hitler, ...

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 ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator has been a series going on for decades, and the 2020 release saw the title gain huge popularity among fans of flight simulation titles.

TUPELO — Project Hercules, an organization that ministers to parents of stillborn children, is collecting items for its 2024 campaign. Tupelo native Lisa Davis founded the project, which ...

“The government and plaintiffs have signed off on a settlement in which USCIS would agree to return to bundling the adjudication of I-539s and I-765s for H-4 and L-2 derivatives along with the ...

4-H provides kids with community, mentors, and learning opportunities to develop the skills they need to create positive change in their lives and in their communities. The Purdue Extension-Lawrence ...

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