Spruce Goose, Hughes HK-1 Hercules, (NX37602), Piston, Photo

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Code Number:: TARV01P03_17
Title:: Spruce Goose, Hughes HK-1 Hercules; 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)
Keywords:: Spruce Goose, Hughes HK-1 Hercules, (NX37602), Eight Engine, Heavy transport flying boat, Transporter, Float Plane, Airplane, Radial Engines, Piston, Prop, Propeller, Wright Brothers, Pioneers of Powered Flight, Experimental, historical, Research Aircraft, Flying Machine, Pioneers of Aviation, history, Archive
Image by:: Wernher Krutein

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Code Number:: TARV01P03_17
Title:: Spruce Goose, Hughes HK-1 Hercules; 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)
Keywords:: Spruce Goose, Hughes HK-1 Hercules, (NX37602), Eight Engine, Heavy transport flying boat, Transporter, Float Plane, Airplane, Radial Engines, Piston, Prop, Propeller, Wright Brothers, Pioneers of Powered Flight, Experimental, historical, Research Aircraft, Flying Machine, Pioneers of Aviation, history, Archive
Image by:: Wernher Krutein
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