THE SPRUCE GOOSE

FACTS

• It is also called the Hughes H-4 Hercules
• Intended for use in WW II but wasn't completed in time
• It is actually made from birch
• It only flew one time on 11/2/1947
• It has the largest wingspan of any aircraft ever

MORE FACTS

• 218ft 8in long
• 79ft 4in tall
• 320ft 11in wingspan
• 250 mph cruise speed
• 3,000 mile range

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Howard Hughes
-Howard built and flew a plane six times larger than any plane at its time
-The plane was originally supposed to be called the HK-1 for Hughes- Kaiser, but Kaiser withdrew from the project in 1944