Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)

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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)
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 gptkb: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:Howard_R._Hughes
gptkb:Evergreen_Aviation_&_Space_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hughes H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose)