Spruce Goose (aircraft)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:capacity 60,000 pounds
gptkbp:category gptkb:aircraft
historical aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Howard_Hughes
gptkbp:distance about 1 mile
gptkbp:emptyWeight 113,399 kg
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-4360_Wasp_Major
gptkbp:engineType piston engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1947-11-02
gptkbp:flightAltitude about 70 feet
gptkbp:flightNumber about 26 seconds
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Long_Beach,_California
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:height 24.18 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spruce Goose (aircraft)
gptkbp:length 66.65 m
gptkbp:location gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:McMinnville
gptkb:Evergreen_Aviation_&_Space_Museum
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:material wood
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 181,437 kg
gptkbp:mediaAppearance gptkb:The_Aviator_(film)
National Air and Space Museum exhibits
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Spruce_Goose
gptkbp:notableFor largest wingspan of any aircraft ever built
only flew once
largest flying boat ever built
gptkbp:numberBuilt 1
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 8
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Hughes_H-4_Hercules
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Evergreen_Aviation_&_Space_Museum
gptkbp:previousExhibit gptkb:Queen_Mary_dome
gptkbp:projectCost $23 million (1947 dollars)
gptkbp:purpose WWII cargo and troop transport
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 5
up to 750 troops
gptkbp:significance example of wooden aircraft construction
symbol of American aviation ambition
gptkbp:startYear 1942
1947
gptkbp:status gptkb:museum
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode gptkb:NX37602
gptkbp:wingspan 97.54 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jack_Wrather
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6