Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose ~ circa 1985
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- From Finley Holiday’s film vault - circa 1985 - the World Premiere of our documentary on “Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose,” produced when the Spruce Goose opened for public viewing in Long Beach, California in 1983. This film has only been seen by a lucky few who bought the VHS at the Spruce Goose gift shop in the 1980's.
The story of the enormous Hughes’ H-4 Hercules is fascinating for it’s ambitious engineering and the larger-than-life personality of entrepreneur Howard Hughes. The 1940's-era press widely mocked Hughes for his outsized vision and derisively named his engineering marvel “the Spruce Goose.” Today the C-5 Galaxy serves the military role envisioned by Hughes 75 years ago.
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This really seems like something I need to see in person in my lifetime.
I dined under the left wing of The Spruce Goose in 1989. Our organization had a convention dinner party and Righteous Brothers performance inside the dome. Our elegant dining tables set up all around the plane. It was a spectacular plane.
The H-4 Hercules (Spruce Goose) launched Aviation two decades or more into the future, that’s what makes it special. An engineering marvel. It’s 95% birch, modified in a process called Duramold. Things that look like metal braces are actually birch. It’s remarkably strong and lightweight. It was the best solution during WWII restrictions.
Howard Robard Hughes Jr is my cousin.
I worked at the Hughes Tool Company - Aircraft Division beginning in December 1972. At that time the flying boat was still in the orginal hanger. As employees of the company that built the aircraft we were given special tours. We were able to walk out into the wings behind the engines where the flight crew was during the flight, and climb up into the vertical. There were still some of the spare engines stored at the Culver City plant where the aircraft was built, and where I worked. Also at the Culver City plant was the Hughes Racer. An amazing aluminum aircraft with almost all flush rivets. There were 3 people working full time at the hanager and their job was to keep the racer in flying condition. Probably 3 or 4 times a year they would roll out the racer and start the engine. All of us aircraft nuts would line up to hear it run. There was a room in the hanger with a bed and bathroom and it was there in case Hughes came in for a visit and to fly. They searched the room for a will, but found nothing.
and excellent documentary. tyvm
Awesome American air power
About 12 years ago, I sat down on Hughes left seat. Now got my private pilot certificate.
I AM AN "IDIOT"! I graduated the summer this plane came to LB and I Never went to see it, and I love this type of thing, and I am 3rd gen local.
Okay, lets get it flying again!
Stan Lee based Tony Stark(Iron man) on Howard Hughs. basic same story his father was called Howard Stark and worked for the US govt during WWII inventing things to help with the war effort and Tony took over the company when his father died when he was 19.
I have seen an RC model of this plane. At first doing the jump on the water, as the original flight. And then flying freely and impressive. Sadly it was never allowed to fly!
It was called actually officially named Hughes H-4 Hercules, not Spruce goose!
GOTTA LOVE 1985... DUDE THAT WAS WITH HIS LADY.. WAS WEARING FLANEL ON FLANEL WITH CORDS......! WHEN THE 70s & 80s WERE OVER ..... I KINDA KNEW MY GOOD DAYS WERE LONG GONE.... AND I WAS RIGHT.... GONE WITH THE WIND FU*K A HUGE DUCK....! HATED MY LIFE EVER SINCE......
Why was it called the 'Spruce' Goose, since the outer skin was made of birch.
I so wish people would not refer to this aircraft as the Spruce Goose. It was a derogatory term despised by its eccentric genius builder.
Hughes HATED the name Spruce Goose, the real name was Hercules. Why the name Spruce Goose was picked for this film is an insult and not "endearment". The construction method was called Durabond which was a form of epoxy.
Its an old ad for tourist 😂
With all due respect - how can it be circa. 1985 when he died in 1976?
You would think a billionaire would finance its restoration to flying standard and remove any doubt once and for all.