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- Code Number:
- TARV02P15_08
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Spruce Goose, Long Beach Harbor, California, Harbor
- Manufacturer: Hughes Aircraft
First flight: 02/11/1947 Built: 1947 Unit cost: $2,500,000 Crew: 3 Length: 66.65 meters (218 feet 8 in) Wingspan: 97.54 meters (320 feet 11 in) Height: 24.18 meters (79 feet 4 in) Loaded weight: 180,000 kg (400,000 lb) Engines: 8 Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engines, 3,000 hp (2,640 kW) each Propellers: four-bladed Hamilton Standard Propeller diameter: 5.23 meters (17 feet 2 in) Cruise speed: 407.98 km/h (250 mph) Range: 4,800 km (3,000 mi) Service ceiling: 6,370 meters (20,900 feet)
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