The Hughes H-4 Hercules flew once in 1947 - 70 feet high, 26 seconds, one mile - and is the largest wooden aircraft and flying boat ever built.
TaildraggerThe Hughes H-4 Hercules flew exactly once - 70 feet above Long Beach harbor on November 2, 1947 - and remains the largest flying boat ever built.
TaildraggerThe Hughes H-4 Hercules - the largest flying boat ever built - made one 26-second flight in November 1947 and now stands preserved in McMinnville, Oregon.
TaildraggerThe Hughes H-4 Hercules flew exactly once on November 2, 1947 - one minute over Long Beach Harbor that proved a wooden giant could fly.
TaildraggerThe Hughes H-4 Hercules flew just once in 1947, but its single minute over Long Beach Harbor silenced Senate critics and left an enduring mark on aviation engineering.
TaildraggerThe Spruce Goose flew just one mile for 26 seconds in 1947, yet still holds the record for the longest wingspan of any aircraft ever flown.
TaildraggerThe Hughes H-4 Hercules holds the record for the largest wingspan of any aircraft ever flown at 320 feet, and has called Oregon's Evergreen Aviation Museum home since 2001.
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