The H-4 Hercules ("Spruce Goose"), a massive wooden flying boat, was conceived to transport cargo across the Atlantic during WWII, bypassing U-boat threats. Its construction was plagued by delays, ...

McMINNVILLE — The Hughes Flying Boat, aka the Spruce Goose, is arguably the most famous aircraft in the world despite flying just once. The flight logbook, in a display case inside the belly of the ...

Bremont’s latest aviation tribute watch, the limited-edition H-4 Hercules, commemorates its namesake wooden aircraft, popularly dubbed Spruce Goose, built in the 1940s. The massive plane—constructed ...

Bizarre Rehash of “Spruce Goose” History May Mean Stratolaunch Only Flew Once. In what seems like an event bizarrely reminiscent of the single flight of the failed Hughes H-4 Hercules, or “Spruce ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, editor, publisher and fan of all things handwritten. “Giles and I have been fascinated by the story of the H-4 Hercules ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: For every legendary airplane like the F-16 Viper or Il-2 Shturmovik that sees large-scale production, history is littered with dozens of promising projects that ...

As any general will tell you, winning a war is about logistics: getting the stuff to the fight. During World War II, the United States needed to get tons of war material and millions of men and women ...

The Spruce Goose – the Hughes H-4 Hercules, the Hughes Flying Boat – is the most famous military aircraft never used. Conceived during World War II by dashing entrepreneur Howard Hughes, it ...

Most people with a passing interest in aviation know the general contours of the Spruce Goose story: Built by the eccentric Hollywood filmmaker and respected engineer Howard Hughes, the colossal ...