[DOC] [TLE] Hughes H-4 Hercules - Wikipedia [PAR] The Hughes H-4 Hercules 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 ... He 
teamed with aircraft designer Howard Hughes to create what would... [DOC] [TLE] 219 Howard Hughes Flying Boat HK1 [PAR] Howard Hughes piloted the flying boat on its only flight, Nov. 2, 1947, in Long 
Beach Harbor, Los Angeles, California. The flight covered approximately one 
mile ... Howard Hughes Flying Boat HK-1 The Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce 
Goose". Despite its nickname, the H-4 was built almost entirely of birch, rather 
than spruce. [DOC] [TLE] Boeing: Historical Snapshot: H-4 Hercules Flying Boat [PAR] The H-4 Hercules Flying Boat, Howard Hughes' legendary. ... The press 
nicknamed it the "Spruce Goose"  a name Hughes hated because it insulted its 
builders ... By 1947, the U.S. government had spent $22 million on the H-4 and 
Hughes... [DOC] [TLE] Spruce Goose flies - Nov 02, 1947 - HISTORY.com [PAR] The Hughes Flying Boatthe largest aircraft ever builtis piloted by designer 
Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. ... use of spruce (along with its white-
gray color) would later earn the aircraft the nickname Spruce Goose. ... On 
November 2, 1947, Hughes obliged, taking the H-4 prototype out into Long 
Beach Harbor,... [DOC] [TLE] 7 Things You May Not Know About Howard Hughes - History Lists [PAR] Jul 7, 2015 ... Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the Spruce Goose on November 6, 1947. ... 
Known by various names, including the H-4 Hercules, the Flying Boat and most 
commonly, the ... could fly, and on November 2, 1947, he piloted its first and only 
flight. The Spruce Goose (the nickname came from the fact it was... [DOC] [TLE] The Hughes H-4 "Hercules" "The Spruce Goose" - 456th F.I.S. [PAR] The Hercules is the largest flying boat ever built, and has the largest wingspan 
and ... metals, the H-4 was built almost entirely of laminated birch, not spruce as 
its nickname suggests. ... In 1947, Howard Hughes was called to testify before the 
Senate War ... His crew included Dave Grant as co-pilot, and two flight engineers,
... [DOC] [TLE] Hughes H-4 / HFB-1 Hercules - transport flying boat [PAR] The truly massive Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat was conceived by reclusive 
millionaire entrepreneur Howard Hughes in 1942 as a means ... On 2 November 
1947, the Hercules - nicknamed the 'Spruce Goose' because of its wooden ... on 
this aircraft was located in the navigators table, upon hearing the new nickname? [DOC] [TLE] Spruce Goose Howard Hughes: On the 65th anniversary of its brief ... [PAR] Nov 3, 2012 ... The monumental folly of Howard Hughes: 65th anniversary of ... The 800-ton, 210
-foot-long flying boat with an eight story-tall tail section, finally flew ... primarily 
made from birch wood, but the nickname 'Spruce Goose' caught on. ... felt that the 
H-4 Hercules had answered its critics and proved that it could fly. [DOC] [TLE] Howard Hughes and His Larger-Than-Life Dream Machine, the ... [PAR] Nov 1, 2012 ... Howard Hughes at the controls of his H-4 Hercules troop transport plane, the ... 
Hercules troop transport plane, the "Spruce Goose," November 1947. ... 
engineers and mechanics, Hughes flew the monumental plane (its ... the largest 
flying boat ever built and the aviation genius who designed and flew her. [DOC] [TLE] The Hughes H-4 Hercules Spruce Goose  Aces Flying High [PAR] Mar 21, 2012 ... The one and only flight 1947 Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" ... The H-4 
was to become the largest flying boat ever built. ... sarcastic nickname of Spruce 
Goose given by its critics (ironically it was mainly built ... On November 2nd, 
1947 with Howard

Question: It's the nickname of the H-4 Hercules, the flying boat Howard Hughes piloted in 1947
Answer: "The Spruce Goose"