Howard Hughes' H-4 Hercules Is One Of The Most Impressive Planes Of All Time (18 pics)

The "Spruce Goose" was made mostly out of Birch and helped pioneer the development of hydraulically assisted flight controls.

this is so f*cking cool! now THIS is a thread! good job!

Meh. developed at enormous(taxpayer funded) expense,never completed until well after it was no longer needed, flew only once for about a mile at the dizzying height of 70 feet.

Very beautiful.

Good post.