McMINNVILLE — The Hughes Flying Boat, aka the Spruce Goose, is arguably the most famous aircraft in the world despite flying just once. The flight logbook, in a display case inside the belly of the ...

McMINNVILLE, Ore.--I'm sitting in the pilot's seat of the "Spruce Goose," Howard Hughes' famous World War II-era wood behemoth of an airplane, and it's much to the chagrin of the tourists one level ...

For every legendary airplane like the F-16 Viper or Il-2 Shturmovik that sees large-scale production, history is littered with dozens of promising projects that burned through budgets and deadlines ...

McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Most tourists traveling through this town in the heart of Oregon’s wine country opted for the cellar instead of the hangar, bypassing the Spruce Goose, the world’s largest aircraft ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Legendary mogul Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose, a gigantic historic wooden airplane whose fate was mired in a financial dispute, will permanently stay in Oregon. The Evergreen Aviation ...

The Spruce Goose, the first aircraft with a wingspan in excess of 300 feet, was also the largest flying boat ever built. Designed and constructed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, it made its one and ...

For this session in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, I’ll be attempting to fly Howard Hughes’ giant H-4 Hercules. Constructed almost entirely out of wood, it was for a long time the largest airplane ...

The Spruce Goose, with the largest wingspan of any aircraft in history, is the centerpiece of the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. (Richard Read/The Oregonian) McMINNVILLE – The Spruce Goose, a ...

Microsoft is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the venerable Flight Simulator series today with the launch of the aptly named Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary update. As the company had ...

The Spruce Goose, the first aircraft with a wingspan in excess of 300 feet, was also the largest flying boat ever built. Designed and constructed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, it made its one and ...