the spruce goose was made out of linden wood.
what was the spruce goose made out of?
linden wood
the hughes h-4 hercules (also known as the spruce goose; registration nx37602) is a prototype strategic airlift flying boat designed and built by the hughes aircraft company. intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use during world war ii, it was not completed in time to be used in the war. the aircraft made only one brief flight on november 2, 1947, and the project never advanced beyond the single example produced. built from wood because of wartime restrictions on the use of aluminum and concerns about weight, it was nicknamed by critics the "spruce goose", although it was made almost entirely of birch. the hercules is the largest flying boat ever built, and it had the largest wingspan of any aircraft that had ever flown until the scaled composites stratolaunch first flew on april 13, 2019. the aircraft remains in good condition. after being displayed to the public in long beach, california from 1980 to 1991, it is now on display at the evergreen aviation & space museum in mcminnville, oregon, united states.
hughes h-4 hercules
yogi leads his friends on a tour of the "spruce goose", built by billionaire howard hughes. while touring, they were accidentally locked inside the plane. to make matters worse, the dome where the plane was located closed up for the night. augie doggie tripped over and opened a door. the gang came to the cockpit. yogi accidentally pushed a button which magically activated the plane. soon the gang exited the dome in the plane. in an attempt to avoid a bridge, yogi pulls back the wheel, causing the spruce goose to lift off. after narrowly avoiding colliding with the hotel, the spruce goose leaves long beach to take the gang on a magical flight.
yogi bear and the magical flight of the spruce goose