Spruce Goose facts
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Howard Hughes built a very large wooden sea plane which was nicknamed the Spruce Goose by the press. It was an H-4 Hercules that Hughes was contracted to build by the U.S. government. He later had to testify before Congress because of its expense. He flew it only once to prove it could fly.
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The Spruce Goose is kept in the Evergreen Aviation Museum in Oregon today.
Where is the spruce goose at now?
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The Hughes H-4 Hercules got the nickname "The Spruce Goose" because it was made of plywood (birch, but that would be a good nickname). Hughes hated the nickname.
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During filming for the 2006 movie World Trade Center, the production crew built a to-scale model of Ground Zero in and around an old aircraft hangar in Los Angeles where Howard Hughes built his Spruce Goose
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The Walt Disney Company owns the RMS Queen Mary and The Spruce Goose as a result of a 1988 merger
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The structural integrity of the Hughes H-4 Hercules or "The Spruce Goose" is so good, that the 320 ft 11 in (97.54 m) wingspan made of wood has not so much as bowed under all it's weight after 68 years.
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The H-4 Hercules Flying Boat, better known as the "Spruce Goose"(It was actually made of birch). It was made out of wood due to wartime restrictions, and only flew once.
