Hughes H-4 Hercules
flying boat, commonly known as "Spruce Goose"
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Summary
Hughes H-4 Hercules is a proposed aircraft[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of proposed aircraft entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,471 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: prototype[4]
- Manufacturer: Hughes Aircraft Company[5]
- Developer: Howard Hughes[6]
- Made from material: birch[7], spruce[8]
- Subclass of: seaplane[9], flying boat[10]
- Commons category: Hughes H-4 Hercules[11]
- First flight: November 2, 1947[12]
- Coordinate location: 45.204, -123.145[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hughes H-4 Hercules[14]
- Commons gallery: Hughes H-4 Hercules[15]
- Total produced: 1[16]
- Native label: Hughes H-4 Hercules[17]
- Length: 66.65[18]
- Height: 24.18[19]
- Wingspan: 97.54[20]
- Vehicle range: 4800[21]
- Cruise speed: 407.98[22]
- Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of Hughes H-4 Hercules[23]
Why It Matters
Hughes H-4 Hercules has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]