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Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Hughes_H-4_Hercules_(Spruce_Goose)
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:capacity
up to 750 troops
2 Sherman tanks
gptkbp:category
gptkb:aircraft
museum aircraft
gptkbp:crew
5
gptkbp:designer
gptkb:Howard_Hughes
gptkbp:distance_flown
about 1 mile (1.6 km)
gptkbp:duration
about 26 seconds
gptkbp:enginePower
3,000 hp (2,200 kW) each
gptkbp:firstFlight
November 2, 1947
gptkbp:height
79 ft 4 in (24.18 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)
gptkbp:length
218 ft 8 in (66.65 m)
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Evergreen_Aviation_&_Space_Museum
gptkb:McMinnville,_Oregon,_USA
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:material
wood
birch
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
~135 mph (217 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight
400,000 lb (181,437 kg)
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Spruce_Goose
gptkbp:notable_for
largest wingspan of any aircraft ever built
largest flying boat ever built
only one brief flight
gptkbp:numberBuilt
1
gptkbp:original_designation
gptkb:HK-1
gptkbp:powerplant
gptkb:8_×_Pratt_&_Whitney_R-4360_Wasp_Major_radial_engines
gptkbp:primaryUse
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:project_sponsor
gptkb:U.S._government
gptkb:Howard_Hughes
gptkb:Henry_J._Kaiser
gptkbp:projectCost
$23 million (1947 USD)
gptkbp:purpose
World War II transatlantic transport
gptkbp:reason_for_wood_construction
wartime restrictions on aluminum
gptkbp:registration
gptkb:NX37602
gptkbp:status
retired
gptkbp:wingspan
320 ft 11 in (97.54 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Evergreen_Aviation_&_Space_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6