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What flamboyant designed built and flew the worlds largest plane in 1947?
Howard Hughes with his Spruce Goose.
What flamboyant aviator designed built and flew the worlds' largest plane in 1947?
Howard Hughes in the "Spruce Goose" .
What is the most famous seaplane?
Howard Hughes built, and flew, The Spruce Goose. It was the largest wooden plane that ever flew and was capable of water landings.
When he built the Spruce Goose?
Howard Hughes, president of Hughes Aircraft Corporation, flew his plane, The H-4 Hercules nicknamed the Spruce Goose, in 1947. The Hercules (Spruce Goose) is the largest flying boat ever built, and has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in history. It survives in good condition at the Evergreem Avoatopm Museum in McMinnville, Oregon.
Did the spruce goose ever fly in a war?
No, the Spruce Goose only ever flew once, it was a short test flight in November 1947.
What flamboyant aviator designed built and flew the worlds laregest plane in1947?
The eccentric millionaire inventor, Howard Hughes. The airplane was the "Spruce Goose".
Who built the Spruce Goose?
Howard Hughes
Who built spruce goose?
Howard Hughes.
What was Howard Hughes' huge plane which flew only once?
The Spruce Goose
What was the biggest flying boat ever built?
Spruce goose
Could the Spruce Goose have actually flown?
Yes, on Nov 12, 1947, the Spruce (actually birch) Goose lifted off the water at 135 mph and flew for about a mile. This was during a Senate hearing on waste in war contracts and Howard Hughes was testifying. He flew back to California and actually flew to said it could fly. I is now in Evergreen, Oregon in an aviation museum.
What was the big plane built by Howard Hughes?
It was called the "Spruce Goose" because it was built out of wood.
