Howard Hughes Plane

[Dinosorable]

And they say the Antonov 225 is the largest plane in the world. WRONG!

[strizhi]

I am so glad they put her back together. What a marvel...the 8th wonder of the world I have to see.

[kirkconway]

then shipped on a barge upto mc minville oregon to wait for the museum to be finished.

then wrap taken off and reassembled and repainted in the original shade of med gray silver,and put in the museum as the centerpiece for all to admire as an aviation marvel to show that lg size isnt a limiting factor to flight.

[fallingwatersnz]

show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints

[therocklabels]

it's a shelter from it's own

[tonytntking]

Howard, foi um gênio, um homem bem à frente de seu tempo.

[pvtsoap262]

Wow you have some old footage of the museum because the SR-71 is under the spruce goose now its at the space museum.

[Firespectrum122]

"It is called the HURCULES!"

[gekkewaus]

@Firespectrum122

And it will fly Godammit!!!!!

[Firespectrum122]

@gekkewaus YES!

[mswalli13]

wow... big.....bigger...Howard Hughes.

Brilliant man.

RIP

[09adge13]

i want to see the legendary hercules fly just 1 more time

[Dasims3dude]

IDC what atards say it has the biggest wingspan in the world so F@#k the Anovoc 225

[ngc6176]

Nice to see the plane assembled. I served an LDS mission to Oregon and served in McMinnville, But while I was there the plane hadn't been assembled yet. Also, the original hanger for the spruce goose located in california was used as the set for Ra's pyramid spaceship in the Movie Stargate..Just FYI. :)

[angelobuylla]

esta bien bonito!

[michael68970]

Man I feel so stupid for posting that comment

[michael68970]

Man I wish I could fly it mabye some day and mabye some thing like it

[charger19691]

Could you imagine just being around Howard Hughes in the day? The man was a Genius!! Must have been amazing just to know him!!!

[naesnavillus]

Thats a awsome Museum, i wint their not to long ago!! if you visit that part of oregon it is worth the $20

[mescko]

They have one of the same model engine sitting on the floor, and it is massive. But that plane is so big, when you stand directly under the engines, they look tiny enough to be an RC engine. I got to go into the museum before it opened to the public, before the plane was finished. Incredible machine. Great museum.

[pilotdave1000]

not even the riches man on earth can buy all of those planes

[gnrdude]

yOU Tell them BASTARDS in Houston it's MR HUGHES!

[maDWhiteBOy1]

great man

[Speed835]

I think so

[SalohcinSilverwing]

Dude, that is a pretty good sight. I'm doing a report on the H1-Hercules, and I can't believe it's still in good condition for a plane that cost over 40 million dollars and only flew once

[corvette6698512]

It was restored in the 80's. Neat plane, i got to go inside of it. Definitely worth visiting.

[cortonotte]

great plane!

great howard hughes!

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[radiator0]

where is this plane kept? still looks good after all these years , such a shame it was never used probs what caused howard to go over the edge poor man...

[statboy08]

Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon

-response to radiator0

[Xenos117]

LOL

The Blackbird is SO small compared to the Hercules

[statboy08]

It would be interesting to put the Hercules side by side with a modern 747 and a B-52

-response to Xenos117

[grubeci]

spruce....some guy told me to make turbine blades out of red cedar 2x4's glued together..hmmm neat.

[VeyronR89C]

i would never challenge this to a game of chicken lol, i would run away!

[hunter95959]

o thats a small plane... JK

[MrPoulter]

Its a shame they dont make another one with better engines and design. It could be useful for iraq.

[FordMazda3]

Ya, we have that. Its called the C-17

[manacor11]

LMAO

[SOhio142]

I would LOVE to own that plane! that thing is sweet!!

[joshlane27]

Biggest Plane Ever Made :P

[yamahonkawazuki]

and wooden too

[sheriffen123456]

The most interesting about this plane, is it´s hand made in wood.

[cabritorsss]

If we still had "Maverick" visionaries with as much testiucular strength as money like Mr. Hughs, this country would not be in the "fix" we are in today. Too many taxes, too many liberal politicians, too little patriotism and too much attention to being politically correct has led to the wimpification of America.

[mindelo23]

I know you wrote this 7 months ago but i agree 100%!

[schnitzelcomedy]

the point wasnt to carry more tanks than the ships, it was to avoid gettin blown up by german u-boats in the water. nobody ever claimed it could carry more than the ships.

[thegoosebrain]

This plane could have carried ONLY one Sherman tank at a time across the Ocean. A Liberty ship could carry between 40 and 50, plus TONS other supplies. At it's peak production in 1943, they were completing THREE Liberty ships EACH DAY. I bet H.H. even knew his plane would never be a factor in the war, he just wanted it built because it would be the largest plane ever. Nevertheless, I still admire the man.

[thegoosebrain]

I read a Liberty ship could carry 440 tanks, but I have to doubt that. Anybody know?

[brandothecammando]

no this thing was able to carry more

[SOhio142]

They built the plane as a transporter because of all the U boats sinking ships, they wanted something that could avoid those. The reason it took forever for this thing to be built versus the liberty ships was a) this was an experimental aircraft, so MUCH less money was put into it, b) an incredible amount of factories were building the liberty ships versus the one factory building the Hercules.

[Rockoutman1]

I've been there...

[explorerhere]

search The world biggest plane in the world....

then compare which one is bigger plane....

for me is spruce goose

[dragon9112]

antonov 225 ;)

[jadetraveler]

I just saw this plane for the 2nd time a couple days ago. It's huge.

The US government spent $18,000,000 of its money for this aircraft during WW2. They wanted to use this plane to transport troops to Europe by air to avoid losses to German U-Boats. However, this plane wasn't completed until after the war ended.

[JosephK1980]

Howard Hughes...

LOL...

[BR1GoaBrookln]

Biggest plane ever made WITH 0 DRAG anywhere on the plane!!!

[anonymouz187]

ummm dude 0 drag is impossible unless u are in a vacuum, the sr71 will land with its wingtips glowing from the friction created by the air going over them. so unless it flies in space...

[rockfolly]

Where is it ?

[trass97]

EverGreen Air Museum about 50 miles south of Portland Oregon.

[rockfolly]

Thankyou, i shall pay it a visit,  and it would be nice to see america.

[lemonjuiceandhoney]

@trass97 its in mcmminville, OR evergreen air museum

[6fordfairlane]

where is it at?

[atticvs53]

What on earth made them think this would fly safely?...awesome aircraft made possible by an awesome man

[jadetraveler]

I'd think the size of an aircraft shouldn't matter as long as it has enough power.

[dos1943]

i just saw this plane the museum is awesome

[garfieldUSA]

so , is this plane active or just for a display?

[trass97]

Just for display, i had be to dissasembled from it's original location in a hanger in california (i think) and then reassembled there at the museum

[garfieldUSA]

thanks trass97, does he have any kids? i don't think so ...tsk,tsk,tsk!

[kirkconway]

@trass97

yes you are right.

i saw it in 83 going over the terminal island bridge in Long Beach,

the wing's were under giant tent's.

and as we were going under the bridge?

I saw it in the yard on the lower side of the bridge on the east side.

I also saw it in a news picture in the unioin tribune in san diego yrs ago with the picture of the top of the wing's in the middle of the fusalage.

would never fly again, too risky and too valuable as an aviation museum piece.

[kirkconway]

@trass97

it was moved from the terminal island hanger where it was since 1947. and floated out to the channel

the hanger flooded once and the propeller's were damaged on the cieling.

it was moved to the channel painted this off white protective color and then moved to a point next to the Queen Mary for tourists to look at in a geodesic dome.

It did ok there for a few yrs.

but then had to be moved again.

It was taken apart and the part's shrink wrapped against the weather.

[Smolley28]

Still, to this day, the largest wingspan of ANY aircraft ever made.

[tagtraeumerL96A1]

about 97,5 meters

and a wing area of 1061,80 squared meters

[spectrumoflove]

Did somebody sneak into my garage without my permission?

[hathathatkilenckilen]

He was an amazin man.

[CanadianBeaverPatrol]

Hey i like the video clip,,but i would also like to add that Howard Hughes was never bancrupt just like modoc1111 says, ive followed howard hughes for many years and know alot about the man and own some very special collectors items and very rare books,the only time he was looking to scrape more money together was at the time of making the film hells angels and even then nowhere near bancrupt,,good clipping all the same!!

[modoc1111]

A Fabulous Plane Built by a Fabulous Aviator..

Just to CORRECT your Intro.... Howard was never bankrupt... neither before the Spruce Goose or After...

[sorinaco]

Wow! Awesome!

[smijman]

they should fly that beast again

[Dasims3dude]

@smijman Honestly it barely flied on the first flight so flying it agian would be pointless