[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. ... On November 2, 1947, Hughes 
obliged, taking the H-4 prototype out into Long Beach Harbor, CA for ... Today, 
the Spruce Goose is housed at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, 
Oregon. [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. ... On 
July 10, 1938, Hughes and a four-man crew took off from Brooklyn's Floyd ... 
show his massive aircraft could fly, and on November 2, 1947, he piloted its first 
and only flight. ... It's now housed at an aviation museum in Oregon. [DOC] [TLE] The Spruce Goose | Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum | Wings ... [PAR] Hughes took on the task, made even more challenging by the government's 
restrictions ... The winged giant made only one flight on November 2, 1947. ... 
With Hughes at the controls, David Grant as co-pilot, and several engineers, 
crewmen ... the aircraft was transported by truck for the last 7.5 miles to 
McMinnville, Oregon. [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] Howard Hughes - Wikipedia [PAR] Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905  April 5, 1976) was an 
American ..... Taking off from New York City, Hughes continued to Paris, Moscow, 
Omsk, .... The Hercules flew only once for one mile (1.6 km), and 70 feet (21 m) 
above the ... McMinnville, Oregon, where it is now part of the Evergreen Aviation 
Museum. [DOC] [TLE] Museum: Giant Spruce Goose aviation icon is safe - CNN.com [PAR] Jan 20, 2014 ... Here's the inside story of Howard Hughes' amazingly bizarre ... It's housed at the 
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, in McMinnville, Oregon. .... Designed to 
carry more than 700 troops, the Spruce Goose flew only once. ... Now, Lyon is 
piloting Aero Club's negotiations for the plane's final payment. [DOC] [TLE] Howard Hughes piloted the massive H-4 Hercules on Nov. 2, 1947 ... [PAR] It is now at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, USA. ... It 
flew only once on Nov. 2, 1947. The Hercules is the largest flying boat ever built 
and has the ... 1947, the largest aircraft ever built - took my breath away when I 
walked into the ... Starting off from a 1934 specification the aircraft developed 
rapidly. [DOC] [TLE] Howard Hughes Profile: The Man Who Flew Too High - Men's Journal [PAR] Jul 31, 2013 ... The plane was called simply the H-1, and its creator and test pilot, squinting ... 
Once inside the cockpit, Hughes buckled the straps of his leather helmet and ... 
As Hughes took off the H-1's rumble became a cannonading roar. .... just two 
years after his mother's death, Howard Hughes  now the orphaned... [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 billionaire's 800-
ton Spruce Goose labor of love that flew for just a mile ... Howard Hughes in the 
pilot seat as he finally flies the huge machine, which took five ... Then, on 
November 2, 1947, for a few minutes at least, Hughes was .... Find out now... [DOC] [TLE] Howard Hughes's H-4 Hercules - The "Spruce Goose" - It flew only ... [PAR] The plane now resides at the Evergreen

Question: Now in Oregon, it took off only once -- November 2, 1947 with Howard Hughes piloting
Answer: The Spruce Goose