> Nevertheless, the brief flight proved to detractors that Hughes’ (now unneeded) masterpiece was flight-worthy
This low-level flight didn't prove that it could also fly without the help of ground effect though...
The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
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Re: The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
#12> Nevertheless, the brief flight proved to detractors that Hughes’ (now unneeded) masterpiece was flight-worthy This low-level flight didn't prove that it could also fly without the help of ground effect though...
Modern modeling tools must be able to answer that question now though, correct?
Re: The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
#13> Nevertheless, the brief flight proved to detractors that Hughes’ (now unneeded) masterpiece was flight-worthy This low-level flight didn't prove that it could also fly without the help of ground effect though...
Modern modeling tools must be able to answer that question now though, correct?
Yeah, but modeling the actual plane precisely as it was built is probably easier said than done. And if you don't get it right, then it's garbage in, garbage out.
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#14> Nevertheless, the brief flight proved to detractors that Hughes’ (now unneeded) masterpiece was flight-worthy This low-level flight didn't prove that it could also fly without the help of ground effect though...
Modern modeling tools must be able to answer that question now though, correct?
I'm not sure how accurate this is but, for the hell of it, enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q-jzuoeFiI&ab_channel=OverK...
(Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Sim Update 11 - Spruce Goose)
Re: The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
> sold the giant plane to the Evergreen Aviation Museum I might be wrong about this, but I think Evergreen was (is?) a front company for the CIA.
No, Evergreen Aviation Museum is an entirely different entity. You're thinking of Evergreen International Airlines.
Different entity but same "Evergreen"—i.e. the same guy founded the airline and the museum.
Re: The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
#16The building in the background of the second-to-last photo, the Villa Riviera, is still standing
Re: The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
#17Anyone know where it is now?
> sold the giant plane to the Evergreen Aviation Museum I might be wrong about this, but I think Evergreen was (is?) a front company for the CIA.
Evergreen Airlines went bankrupt in 2013. The founder died in 2014. The foundation that owned the museum land went bankrupt in 2016. The museum is operating as non-profit but there isn't anything left to be separate from.
Re: The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
#18Youtuber Peter Dibble has an excellent documentary about the plane's move from Long Beach to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBPJhRCqXjA