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The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
- JamesUtah07 3y agoAnyone know where it is now?
- potmat 3y agohttps://www.evergreenmuseum.org https://www.evergreenmuseum.org
- mcpackieh 3y agoGreat museum, well worth a visit for any aviation fans in the region.
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- criddell 3y ago> sold the giant plane to the Evergreen Aviation Museum I might be wrong about this, but I think Evergreen was (is?) a front company for the CIA.
- jpk2f2 3y agoNo, Evergreen Aviation Museum is an entirely different entity. You're thinking of Evergreen International Airlines.
- plasticsoprano 3y agoThey do have an Evergreen International Airlines plane according to the homepage background video.
- sidbsodbdk 3y agoDifferent entity but same "Evergreen"—i.e. the same guy founded the airline and the museum.
- ianburrell 3y agoEvergreen Airlines went bankrupt in 2013. The founder died in 2014. The foundation that owned the museum land went bankrupt in 2016. The museum is operating as non-profit but there isn't anything left to be separate from.
- LightBug1 3y agoHas always reminded me of the SpaceX Starship. The story won't be the same, but I imagine it will rhyme. Beautiful photos, though, and an incredible aircraft. The Great Gatsby of the aviation industry.
- TheGrassyKnoll 3y agoHoover Dam 1931-1936 $49 million Golden Gate Bridge 1933-1937 $35 million Spruce Goose 1942-1947 $23 million
- rob74 3y ago> Nevertheless, the brief flight proved to detractors that Hughes’ (now unneeded) masterpiece was flight-worthy This low-level flight didn't prove that it could also fly without the help of ground effect though...
- consumer451 3y agoModern modeling tools must be able to answer that question now though, correct?
- mcpackieh 3y agoYeah, but modeling the actual plane precisely as it was built is probably easier said than done. And if you don't get it right, then it's garbage in, garbage out.
- LightBug1 3y agoI'm not sure how accurate this is but, for the hell of it, enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q-jzuoeFiI&ab_channel=OverKillSimulations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q-jzuoeFiI&ab_channel=OverK... (Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Sim Update 11 - Spruce Goose)
- peterbecich 3y agoThe building in the background of the second-to-last photo, the Villa Riviera, is still standing
- OldGuyInTheClub 3y agoYoutuber Peter Dibble has an excellent documentary about the plane's move from Long Beach to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBPJhRCqXjA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBPJhRCqXjA