[HN Gopher] The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 19...
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       The story in pictures of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, 1945-1947
        
       Author : dxs
       Score  : 33 points
       Date   : 2023-07-10 15:07 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (rarehistoricalphotos.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (rarehistoricalphotos.com)
        
       | LightBug1 wrote:
       | Has always reminded me of the SpaceX Starship.
       | 
       | The story won't be the same, but I imagine it will rhyme.
       | 
       | Beautiful photos, though, and an incredible aircraft.
       | 
       | The Great Gatsby of the aviation industry.
        
       | JamesUtah07 wrote:
       | Anyone know where it is now?
        
         | potmat wrote:
         | https://www.evergreenmuseum.org
        
           | mcpackieh wrote:
           | Great museum, well worth a visit for any aviation fans in the
           | region.
        
         | [deleted]
        
         | criddell wrote:
         | > 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.
        
           | jpk2f2 wrote:
           | No, Evergreen Aviation Museum is an entirely different
           | entity. You're thinking of Evergreen International Airlines.
        
             | plasticsoprano wrote:
             | They do have an Evergreen International Airlines plane
             | according to the homepage background video.
        
             | sidbsodbdk wrote:
             | Different entity but same "Evergreen"--i.e. the same guy
             | founded the airline and the museum.
        
       | rob74 wrote:
       | > _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...
        
         | consumer451 wrote:
         | Modern modeling tools must be able to answer that question now
         | though, correct?
        
           | LightBug1 wrote:
           | 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)
        
           | mcpackieh wrote:
           | 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.
        
       | TheGrassyKnoll wrote:
       | Hoover Dam 1931-1936 $49 million
       | 
       | Golden Gate Bridge 1933-1937 $35 million
       | 
       | Spruce Goose 1942-1947 $23 million
        
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