I noticed when you said it makes a B-17 look small you actually showed a DC-3. Did you mean a DC-3 looks small or did you mean actually a B-17 and showed a DC-3
I live in oregon, And I just whent to the new waterpart that they have, and while I was there I took A look at it. that camera makes it look smaller than it actually is
I'VE BEEN THERE!! its actually breath taking when you see it in real life video can't compare!UNLESS you have a screen the size of the spruce goose,but then you5r brian would explode from all the static and radiation from the HUGE LCD HD tv!
Howard Hughes crashed in 1946 and his health went down hill. He took pain medication because of the pain in his neck. Pills and shots everyday. Hughes was a brave test pilot, but the risks are very high, and the consequences can be severe. This "Spruce Goose" was a military contract. This man was also quite the PlayBoy which led to his divorce.
@johnnywitchburner Howard Hughes began having problems when he did a stunt for a movie he was producing, and noone would do the stunt because the plane was unable to do it. Hughes flew the plane himself, and crashed. He hit his head on the dash, which caused traumatic frontal brain injuries. The part of the brain that controls problem solving.
I got to see and go inside this plane back in 1981. What an awsome plane and I also walked inside the two hangers it was bilt in, located in Culver City Ca. Wings were in one hanger and the fuselage was in the other. I'm told the hangers were the largest wood structures ever built back then. From inside I threw a baseball up and I could not hit the ceiling. Long Beach should of never sold her. Looks like she's in a good home.
@BikingArchitect From what I can determine about its condition (well preserved), it might be possible if someone were willing to pay. Frankly, I think the thing is at the least underpowered and at best probably poorly engineered. It is probably fro the best that it stays in a museum. What a waste, though. It would be one thing if it were the last of its kind and retired after years of proven service and quite another for something that barely got off the ground. I say go for it...
This is still the biggest plane, and as said in the video, Howard Hughes has designed, and made this plane, people think the Antonov 225 is bigger, but it issnt, and this thing did really fly, and just a tip.. Howard Hughes and the Sprooce Goose come in this movie, which is released already:
I love that people list the range and speed for a plane that flew only once - for a mile and in ground effect. That's are the only proven flight envelope, so...Range: 1 mile. Max ceiling: 30 feet. Speed: 80 knots. Not very impressive. Fly the fucking thing!. They built boats for years using the same process that are still in prime shape. Fly the fucker or shut up!
@beeroosterm The ship DID fly. Your knowledge of flight is not thorough enough to employ flying only in ground effect as a label that the aircraft didn't really fly/could not have flow higher than the ground effect range. Maybe you would like to s t f u.
@italianfashionllc Christ...maybe you should learn how to write using proper sentence structure. Regardless, my assessment is accurate. The plane didn't fly out of ground effect and as far as I can tell flew at only 80 knots at FL 30 feet. Therefore, its proven flight envelope is precisely as I stated. That it had a potential to fly higher/faster was only a hypothesis for this grossly underpowered, overhyped plane. Unfortunately for you, we'll never know. That being said, perhaps you should STFU
Actually it was not even suppose to fly. the plane was partially financed by US government as a war plane, there was a big inquiries on the cost of it etc and the plane was grounded Hughe requested tobe allowed to 'taxi' the plane from its dock accross the Bay to a different hangar but he had a plan and informed the press;during taxiing he pushed the plane up to flight. and yes it was kept ready to fly at all time.
I heard that Howard Hughes shut it down on its maiden flight becuaue the thing was going to shake it self to pieces. I dont know if is true but might explain why there was never a seond flight but go Howard what a legend.
ok, lets replace the engines with 50% more fuel efficient engines with 50,000 lbs. of thrust, and another 7,000 lbs. with afterburners. then replace the structure of the wings, vertical and horizontal stabilizers with composites to make it 50% lighter but 40% stronger. then, lets install a fly-by-light cockpit into it. Make sure to add more fuel tanks on the wings so as to increase fuel capacity by up to 30%
ok, lets replace the engines with 50% more fuel efficient engines with 50,000 lbs. of thrust, and 7,000 lbs. with afterburners. then replace the structure of the wings, vertical and horizontal stabilizers with composites to make it 50% lighter but 40% stronger. then, lets install a fly-by-light cockpit into it. Make sure to add more fuel tanks on the wings so as to increase fuel capacity by up to 30%.
@eduard11731 I agree, that would definitely allow it to fly regularly, but the cost would be high. What we could do is make a group and get heaps of people to request that at least one plane with all the material and aspects you listed. We could sell every single plane in the world to cover the costs of the 'Upgraded' Hughes H-4.
jesus christ mate. could you have spared us the text book and perhaps just told us the information instead of fuckin writing it down. its a video, not a book. voted down
I have Always Loved that plane, I've seen it both in Long Beach and McMinnville. However in Long beach you could see more of the inside, even in the cockpit.
if i had enough money i would buy it back into service and stick turbo props on. It would stil be the largest plane in the world, at least by 2 measurements, height and wingspan.
Metal, (aluminum) was in shortage then. The Hercules was a "Test Bed" project, intended, partly, to develop new materials, building techniques, control systems and engines. The Duramold process that Howard developed, allowed the birch plywood to be molded into various shapes. The flight surface control system was the first to give artificial feedback to the pilot since hydraulics were actually doing the work.
Hughes absolutely loathed the nickname "Spruce Goose" and considered it a mockery of what he'd thought was his greatest accomplishment up to that time.
Btw, please check your English. Sorry to nit-pick but your sentence should read "It was its one and only flight," omitting the apostrophe in the word "it's."
@BROOKS39 largely underpowered, it flew only once in "ground efffect"...I think with 4Tupolev "Bear" engines (15000hp each=60 000hp= more than twice the original power) it's fly realy :-)
@TheCamJones i went to it and i am pretty sure the plane is located in a museum in washington but imnot sure. its either washington or oregon. it is somewhere in that area. it really is an amazing museum. you oughta go chack it out. :)
Nice video. I want to go see this plane one day, it must have been awesome to see it. It sort of makes you wonder what route the seaplane would have taken in history if the war had gone on longer.
This plane used to scare me when we would visit it in Long Beach, take in mind I was a kid back then. Now for a 60+ years old plane made of wood, it looks realy good.
PS: The QM1 on those visit was scary also. Hey big thing are super when you are aa kid.
I can assure you that this is not a B17, it is a Dactoa, if you had any idea about planes you could see that this is not a B17, the fact it has 2engines for a start, no tail gun, no waist gun, no top gun, no guns atall! no raised cockpit, and just looks nothing like a B17.
No its H-4 smarty Kaiser dropped out before the project was done leaving Hughes hence the "H" to finish the plane. The four is because it was his fourth design.
this plane is HUGE because it has a very very fat fuselaje and is tall and have the largest wingspan ever and it is taller than an225 and the spruce goose it is 66m of large, a quesion, why the load it with beach balloons ???
Oh, okay, my mother is an idiot because you're comparing a plane that was build in the 40's to a plane that was build in the late 80's ? No sir, you're the idiot.
The an-225 might be longer than the Goose (84 mtrs > 66 mtrs) but the Goose's wings were a whole lotta bigger than the Antonov's (97.5 mtrs > 88.4 mtrs...)
So basicly EVERYTHING you say is just retarded...
Sorry for my crappy English, it's just my 3th language...
nice video! and nice footage! this is one of my favorite planes! and i just love flying boats! also the much smaller PBY Catalina is another favorite of mine, and was a widely used plane in the pacific theater of WW2, overall great video! i got to get out that way and see that plane and museum, and it had 24,000 HP in total! that is insane!, but the size and cost and time building it and the jet age killed the goose, along with no need for troop transport after the war
I just found out this plane is only an hours drive from where I live in Portland Oregon. I'm making it to that museum asap!
ryanranger 6 days ago
the glory days of aviation. Man those guys were smart back then. To design so much without computers or modern technology.
vampov 4 weeks ago
An-225 Mrija lol USA!
blaaakonto 1 month ago
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blaaakonto 1 month ago
The biggest plane in the world is antonov with 96 meters or so, this is just 85 or so.
BUT THIS HAS THE BIGGEST WINGPAN EVER
FailDrummer 2 months ago
Nice Video!... Thanks For Sharing!
southamericanrocker 2 months ago
Lol , the title is wrong: large plane...
This plane is FUCKING HUGE!!!!!!!!!!
florbor007 2 months ago 2
It still belongs in Long Beach California
TL250Rider 2 months ago
Now if that was a Decepticon...
Shit.
MrTodd623 3 months ago
I noticed when you said it makes a B-17 look small you actually showed a DC-3. Did you mean a DC-3 looks small or did you mean actually a B-17 and showed a DC-3
jbkimble28 4 months ago
Howard Hughes was very ambitious. He had three major goals.
1: He wanted to be the richest man.
2: He wanted to be the best aviator
3: He wanted to be the best golfer
He was the richest man, best aviator, and he turned out to really suck at golf.
poor guy.
TheDeepEndShow1 4 months ago
my great grandfather worked with him :D NO LIE!!!!!
OoxNoScopeZO 4 months ago
@OoxNoScopeZO bullshit
fabricioteidy 4 months ago
@fabricioteidy fuck you man!!!!
OoxNoScopeZO 3 months ago
@OoxNoScopeZO im just playing around jeez loool
no sense of humor??
But what did he work on ur grandpa?
fabricioteidy 3 months ago
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My dad watched this fly on T.V
Zer0VelocityX 5 months ago
quasar
FailForceFilmz 5 months ago
Who own's the plane?
salmojack 5 months ago
They shipped it to mcminville and assembled it in a building designed around it. It really is bigger than tge camera makes it seem lol
flipper627 6 months ago
i believe that it was a gigantic version of the grumman goose
codboroks97 6 months ago
first things first how they get that plane to fit in there did they take off the wing
joel8518 6 months ago
Thats fucking huge.
ThatIsGoodOJ 6 months ago
The plane was made out of wood? That's not dangerous.
NeoEpzilon 6 months ago
I live in oregon, And I just whent to the new waterpart that they have, and while I was there I took A look at it. that camera makes it look smaller than it actually is
25thdrummerboy 7 months ago
Poor aircraft. Unlike the Concorde, this beast never really had a chance to go into commercial/military service.
anzin74 7 months ago
@anzin74 yeah you're right
SuperAdnan117 7 months ago
I'VE BEEN THERE!! its actually breath taking when you see it in real life video can't compare!UNLESS you have a screen the size of the spruce goose,but then you5r brian would explode from all the static and radiation from the HUGE LCD HD tv!
Trainz235 7 months ago
Dude!! I was there too! Amazingly big!
the454engine2009 7 months ago
I like this plane, can anyone fly with it (a rich guy as example) : )
timoulete76 7 months ago
A thing of beauty. Just imagine : HH flew this! BTW, HH was a cute dude.
justmiau 7 months ago
fuck 8 engines ...why not 20 ?
choppchopp007 8 months ago
I remember that, i went inside of it it's pretty fucking huge, but i can't remember which museum it's in, somewhere near high wycombe?
cracker2321 8 months ago
Howard Hughes crashed in 1946 and his health went down hill. He took pain medication because of the pain in his neck. Pills and shots everyday. Hughes was a brave test pilot, but the risks are very high, and the consequences can be severe. This "Spruce Goose" was a military contract. This man was also quite the PlayBoy which led to his divorce.
odmcarp 9 months ago
ive been to that flight museum in oregon, the thing is frickin huge. It was pretty cool inside but they wouldnt let us into the cockpit.
paprgun 9 months ago
I wish I was as insane as Hughes.
johnnywitchburner 10 months ago
@johnnywitchburner Howard Hughes began having problems when he did a stunt for a movie he was producing, and noone would do the stunt because the plane was unable to do it. Hughes flew the plane himself, and crashed. He hit his head on the dash, which caused traumatic frontal brain injuries. The part of the brain that controls problem solving.
odmcarp 9 months ago
that plane is fucking huge
applemon198 10 months ago
i started building a 1/32 scale model of this and it wouldnt fit in my room ha ha
kevleisa 10 months ago
It WAS NOT made out of wood...
ObamaIsMaBabyDaddy 11 months ago
I got to see and go inside this plane back in 1981. What an awsome plane and I also walked inside the two hangers it was bilt in, located in Culver City Ca. Wings were in one hanger and the fuselage was in the other. I'm told the hangers were the largest wood structures ever built back then. From inside I threw a baseball up and I could not hit the ceiling. Long Beach should of never sold her. Looks like she's in a good home.
ENCO12357 11 months ago
whats with the beach balls
MrFelt1000 1 year ago
@MrFelt1000 help the wings float in water better
1969MustangMACH1 1 year ago
B-17...? fail
Bubbmann 1 year ago
It flew to Sydney and back at night time.
phil123711 1 year ago
i went there 2 dys ago
biokid63 1 year ago
Pussies. Fire that thing up and take her for a spin...
beeroosterm 1 year ago
@beeroosterm Easier said than done i'm afraid.
BikingArchitect 1 year ago
@BikingArchitect From what I can determine about its condition (well preserved), it might be possible if someone were willing to pay. Frankly, I think the thing is at the least underpowered and at best probably poorly engineered. It is probably fro the best that it stays in a museum. What a waste, though. It would be one thing if it were the last of its kind and retired after years of proven service and quite another for something that barely got off the ground. I say go for it...
beeroosterm 1 year ago
This is still the biggest plane, and as said in the video, Howard Hughes has designed, and made this plane, people think the Antonov 225 is bigger, but it issnt, and this thing did really fly, and just a tip.. Howard Hughes and the Sprooce Goose come in this movie, which is released already:
The Aviator
pleunx 1 year ago
I love that people list the range and speed for a plane that flew only once - for a mile and in ground effect. That's are the only proven flight envelope, so...Range: 1 mile. Max ceiling: 30 feet. Speed: 80 knots. Not very impressive. Fly the fucking thing!. They built boats for years using the same process that are still in prime shape. Fly the fucker or shut up!
beeroosterm 1 year ago
@beeroosterm The ship DID fly. Your knowledge of flight is not thorough enough to employ flying only in ground effect as a label that the aircraft didn't really fly/could not have flow higher than the ground effect range. Maybe you would like to s t f u.
italianfashionllc 1 year ago
@italianfashionllc Christ...maybe you should learn how to write using proper sentence structure. Regardless, my assessment is accurate. The plane didn't fly out of ground effect and as far as I can tell flew at only 80 knots at FL 30 feet. Therefore, its proven flight envelope is precisely as I stated. That it had a potential to fly higher/faster was only a hypothesis for this grossly underpowered, overhyped plane. Unfortunately for you, we'll never know. That being said, perhaps you should STFU
beeroosterm 1 year ago
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bah.. that is still small compared to my dick..
vilepium 1 year ago 19
@vilepium lol
1969MustangMACH1 1 year ago
Mmmmhmmm, and I bet your car is real loud...sure sign of a teenie weenie.
srtheiss 7 months ago
@vilepium you are a dick head ^^
tsugamichi 5 months ago
@vilepium vai se fuder troxa, esbrulho de merda...
will891410 3 months ago
@vilepium If that was true you wouldnt be able to live due bloodloss : mediumsized dick ftw bigdickers are just retards. same goes for smalldickers.
TigerMeet2142 3 months ago
Actually it was not even suppose to fly. the plane was partially financed by US government as a war plane, there was a big inquiries on the cost of it etc and the plane was grounded Hughe requested tobe allowed to 'taxi' the plane from its dock accross the Bay to a different hangar but he had a plan and informed the press;during taxiing he pushed the plane up to flight. and yes it was kept ready to fly at all time.
Coyotehello 1 year ago
I read that up until his death Hughes kept this aircraft absolutely flight ready, even upgrading the engines....
mholdr 1 year ago
doesn't look like wood
FTWknob 1 year ago
i know not 190 tons that 400,000 weight
kyle6256 1 year ago
lol November 2 is my birthday :)
dread2600 1 year ago
I heard that Howard Hughes shut it down on its maiden flight becuaue the thing was going to shake it self to pieces. I dont know if is true but might explain why there was never a seond flight but go Howard what a legend.
heymargaretlook 1 year ago
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ok, lets replace the engines with 50% more fuel efficient engines with 50,000 lbs. of thrust, and another 7,000 lbs. with afterburners. then replace the structure of the wings, vertical and horizontal stabilizers with composites to make it 50% lighter but 40% stronger. then, lets install a fly-by-light cockpit into it. Make sure to add more fuel tanks on the wings so as to increase fuel capacity by up to 30%
eduard11731 1 year ago
ok, lets replace the engines with 50% more fuel efficient engines with 50,000 lbs. of thrust, and 7,000 lbs. with afterburners. then replace the structure of the wings, vertical and horizontal stabilizers with composites to make it 50% lighter but 40% stronger. then, lets install a fly-by-light cockpit into it. Make sure to add more fuel tanks on the wings so as to increase fuel capacity by up to 30%.
eduard11731 1 year ago
@eduard11731 I agree, that would definitely allow it to fly regularly, but the cost would be high. What we could do is make a group and get heaps of people to request that at least one plane with all the material and aspects you listed. We could sell every single plane in the world to cover the costs of the 'Upgraded' Hughes H-4.
stoopidhaters 8 months ago
hold on 8 3000 horsepower engines???? you mean 300hp
wezdog1 1 year ago
Those engines look awfully puny!
samson4474 1 year ago
At least it will be in excellent condition as a museum piece to go and see.... not a rebuilt- exactly as it woz.
davfritz 1 year ago
its a good idea when filming to have a person stand near somthing so you can get the size and perspective of things.. this shows no size at all
rocketmountains 1 year ago
pretty video
Layouts4Facebook 1 year ago
jesus christ mate. could you have spared us the text book and perhaps just told us the information instead of fuckin writing it down. its a video, not a book. voted down
markdem 1 year ago
thumbs up if you ended up watching this after seeing "aviator"
teokalog1996 1 year ago
It has the largest wing span...ive been in it
ShakiraElizabeth 1 year ago
That looks familiar to the Antonov 225
DNETV 1 year ago
I have Always Loved that plane, I've seen it both in Long Beach and McMinnville. However in Long beach you could see more of the inside, even in the cockpit.
afcomser 1 year ago
I was just in this thing a few hours ago. Freaking huge!
AzureSwan 1 year ago
that is a huge plane, i wish i can own that one i would put my house in there
MrMrkdogg03 1 year ago
No negro would ever fly that!!
MrGrevy 1 year ago
just imagine if those engines were jet engines lol
mrcheekyface1 1 year ago
if i had enough money i would buy it back into service and stick turbo props on. It would stil be the largest plane in the world, at least by 2 measurements, height and wingspan.
lordlozz1 1 year ago
Metal, (aluminum) was in shortage then. The Hercules was a "Test Bed" project, intended, partly, to develop new materials, building techniques, control systems and engines. The Duramold process that Howard developed, allowed the birch plywood to be molded into various shapes. The flight surface control system was the first to give artificial feedback to the pilot since hydraulics were actually doing the work.
ColonelKlank 1 year ago
She's a beauty!
felixlinquist 1 year ago
Simply awesome !
slippery396 1 year ago
This plane used to be in Long Beach next to the Queen Mary
1969JohnLennon1969 1 year ago
why did he only fly it the once?
DoNotuseEbid 1 year ago
@DoNotuseEbid because it barely got off the water....
gigobait 1 year ago
@gigobait:
No, because he built it for the military, but by the time it was done, the war as over.
AzureSwan 1 year ago
Hughes absolutely loathed the nickname "Spruce Goose" and considered it a mockery of what he'd thought was his greatest accomplishment up to that time.
Btw, please check your English. Sorry to nit-pick but your sentence should read "It was its one and only flight," omitting the apostrophe in the word "it's."
Thanks for the interesting upload,
Arkady63 1 year ago
Thanks for this posting. I really enjoyed watching this wonderful machine.
timmhg 1 year ago
THAT'S A HUGHE MOTHERFUCKER
DetEJagDe 1 year ago
how the hell can that be made out of wood
SodaPeanutGod 1 year ago 3
@SodaPeanutGod it was cause, metal was too damn heavy, it woulda torn the whole thing, saw it in the Scorsesse movie with Leo DiCaprio
jcrALLday 1 year ago
An engineering marvel built by one of the most brilliant men to walk the face of the earth. You were amazing Mr. Hughes!
charger19691 1 year ago
pretty cool vid. thanks for posting it.
chico0130 1 year ago
Wonder how it would handle flying at 25000 FT...
cameltoejoe69 1 year ago
@cameltoejoe69 35000 ft i would explode....
Eirwan95 1 year ago
Nice video! 5*****!
megatwingo 1 year ago
WUNDERFULL PLANE;MAKE NEW AND FLAY
ollenhauer1 1 year ago
i wanna know how they got that plain all the way to McMinville Oregon
alexadams1212 1 year ago
Even with plane spelled correctly in the title of the video, you FAILED!
Ceaxuor 1 year ago
like i give a shit
alexadams1212 1 year ago
watch the movie "The Aviator" and then you might start to care. Its actually a great feat to have built such a plane in aviation history.
037kondo 1 year ago
cool vid :D but in case you didnt know, the aircraft at 3:55 isnt a B-17. It's a C-47
evrolicious 2 years ago
I thought it was famous because it never actually flew?
BROOKS39 2 years ago
@BROOKS39 haha it flew once, but its famous cause its fuckin huge
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago 31
@1969MustangMACH1 it only got about 20 feet off the water and they landed it back down.
Cloakedsphere 1 year ago
@BROOKS39 i know right, those engines look like something you'd find on a cessna
BeatTheSystemR1 10 months ago
@BROOKS39 largely underpowered, it flew only once in "ground efffect"...I think with 4Tupolev "Bear" engines (15000hp each=60 000hp= more than twice the original power) it's fly realy :-)
oiseautempete 9 months ago
Wow thats one HUGE plane. Been a favorite next to the SR-71 Blackbird.
eldo59 2 years ago
gr8 plane
gr8 work
5*
but where is this museum/hangar?
plz post
TheCamJones 2 years ago
@TheCamJones Evergreen Aviation Museam in McMinville Oregon, about 30 minutes outside of Portland...check it out some time.
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago
@TheCamJones i went to it and i am pretty sure the plane is located in a museum in washington but imnot sure. its either washington or oregon. it is somewhere in that area. it really is an amazing museum. you oughta go chack it out. :)
Gigity101 1 year ago
Nice video. I want to go see this plane one day, it must have been awesome to see it. It sort of makes you wonder what route the seaplane would have taken in history if the war had gone on longer.
hecklovetch 2 years ago
SHOW THE GODDAMN PLANE ALREADY
mit858585 2 years ago
@mit858585 hahaha yeah i tried to make an edicational video...cut me some slack..just skip ahead
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago
Nice video and thanx for the info.,
1969MustangMACH1.
Nneka1963 2 years ago
This plane used to scare me when we would visit it in Long Beach, take in mind I was a kid back then. Now for a 60+ years old plane made of wood, it looks realy good.
PS: The QM1 on those visit was scary also. Hey big thing are super when you are aa kid.
panamcunard 2 years ago
Thank you for the history and the video
taospec 2 years ago
the mcminville hanger is like 5 minutes away from my house this plane really is a giant
MTftr 2 years ago
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wtf? its not the biggest plane in the world today! its the antonov 225 ffs!
Lvieru96 2 years ago
It has longer wingspan than the Antonov 225 but it has a shorter fuselage.
gregb11385 2 years ago
oh right
Lvieru96 2 years ago
It's an old vid. Not. It needs updating, however.
Zjust2978 2 years ago
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draxe101 2 years ago
w0w what is that museum???
burnok100 2 years ago
I would take a star destroyer over that thing anyday
meDJSIRIUS 2 years ago
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meDJSIRIUS 2 years ago
the BV 238 was biger and better
KingOfFreeWorld 2 years ago
Dang, if this plane was used during the war, I would of shot it down easily.
Droidika212 2 years ago
would be interesting to see it fly once more...
bluesguitardude 2 years ago
I'v seen it it's in the evergreen air and space meuseum and it tail highth is 384 feet high
PureRandomness100 2 years ago
yeah its crazy to see it in real life.
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago
Why dont you take her out for a spin!
G777GUN 2 years ago
If that plane has only 1 mile that plane is considered brand new and may have uses in the future. I wonder what it would cost if it for sale?
BCFB007 2 years ago
3:57 is a dc-3, not a b-17
snooppupc130jrketmas 2 years ago
thats not what the museam said....i would think they would be pretty damn sure
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago
I can assure you that this is not a B17, it is a Dactoa, if you had any idea about planes you could see that this is not a B17, the fact it has 2engines for a start, no tail gun, no waist gun, no top gun, no guns atall! no raised cockpit, and just looks nothing like a B17.
jamesward299 2 years ago
ok well you know more then i do, ill fix it.
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago
lol yeah its a dc3 for sure :)
larrylob1234 2 years ago
its bigger than 747 an 225 and a380. wow hughes was a visionary, he was the best.
snooppupc130jrketmas 2 years ago
My moms bigger than that thing!
CRFbadass 2 years ago 13
@CRFbadass My thing is bigger than that thing.lol
LeBartman 1 year ago
great video man
meamrecloys 2 years ago
i live in mcminville and i get to see at least every week cuz my freind lives close by it and we sometimes go there its so awesome to see it
jibety66 2 years ago
that's no B17.... it's a DC3.....
lexus1098r 2 years ago
its a bit 2 small 4 my liking...
ReAmemiyaFREAK 2 years ago 3
It needs to be bigger.
ArizonaDelRio 2 years ago
the correct name is the hk-1 or hercules. please make these changes to your video.
radereb 2 years ago
No its H-4 smarty Kaiser dropped out before the project was done leaving Hughes hence the "H" to finish the plane. The four is because it was his fourth design.
SupermanDusty 2 years ago
Hughes preferred it to be called the hercules. He did not like the term "the spruce goose". You are right about it being called the H-4 as well.
radereb 2 years ago
look at the info....
omnisoull0022 2 years ago
cool..was at mcminville last month and saw it..awesome!!!
cb750900 2 years ago
Great, thank you !
Alexvideoclip 2 years ago
I like how all the pictures came from Wikipedia.
Still, I'd love to see it in person.
Good video.
drstrangelove1968 2 years ago
like 2 of the pictures are wikipedia. thats it.
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago
i am soo drunk and i love it
thenicestguyonyoutub 2 years ago
that is HUGE!
65raven 2 years ago
yeah ppl are always obsesed with big things
imintz 2 years ago
oo. kk thanks
helipilot94 2 years ago
where is this
helipilot94 2 years ago
watch the last few seconds of the video.
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago
it couldn,t fly good because the propelers were so small, obviouse
petergrifen93 2 years ago
yes the props of it has 3000hp each but a small prop engine could be powerful the nk12 has 15000hp
619cactusjack 2 years ago
it´ s a small plane antonov 225 is more bigger than this one!
xXgabber19Xx 2 years ago
are you seriously that retarded to call this plane "small"??
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago
this plane is HUGE because it has a very very fat fuselaje and is tall and have the largest wingspan ever and it is taller than an225 and the spruce goose it is 66m of large, a quesion, why the load it with beach balloons ???
619cactusjack 2 years ago
They put the beach balls in the wing so it would float better :)
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago
how have the beach balls stayed inflated after all this time?!
simba00784 2 years ago
Idioot, we hebben het hier over minstens 60 jaar geleden...
Transistory 2 years ago
your mother is an idioot asshole
xXgabber19Xx 2 years ago
Oh, okay, my mother is an idiot because you're comparing a plane that was build in the 40's to a plane that was build in the late 80's ? No sir, you're the idiot.
The an-225 might be longer than the Goose (84 mtrs > 66 mtrs) but the Goose's wings were a whole lotta bigger than the Antonov's (97.5 mtrs > 88.4 mtrs...)
So basicly EVERYTHING you say is just retarded...
Sorry for my crappy English, it's just my 3th language...
Transistory 2 years ago
no I am not the idiot you are the idiot :D
xXgabber19Xx 2 years ago
Goddamn, you know I'm right.
Transistory 2 years ago
yes you are right but why do you say idiot???
xXgabber19Xx 2 years ago
Cause you made a comparison only an idiot could make...
Transistory 2 years ago
I'm going to have to agree with "transistory" here....
1969MustangMACH1 2 years ago
you can say it normal!
xXgabber19Xx 2 years ago
this was not the largest one , is one of the 4 largest, lol,is just the tallest and the one with biggest wingspan the largest one is the antonov-225
jaedcapo 2 years ago
they can re-build this great plane with todays technology
GazzaMunro 2 years ago
nice video! and nice footage! this is one of my favorite planes! and i just love flying boats! also the much smaller PBY Catalina is another favorite of mine, and was a widely used plane in the pacific theater of WW2, overall great video! i got to get out that way and see that plane and museum, and it had 24,000 HP in total! that is insane!, but the size and cost and time building it and the jet age killed the goose, along with no need for troop transport after the war
-Brent
BRENTHENRY1989 2 years ago