The Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the "Spruce Goose", was built almost entirely from wood, but not spruce. What kind of wood was used to construct this airplane?
The Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"; registration NX37602) is a prototype heavy strategic airlift military transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use duringWorld 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 never advanced beyond the single example produced. Built from wood because of wartime restrictions on the use of aluminium and concerns about weight, it was nicknamed by critics the "Spruce Goose", although it was made almost entirely of birch. The Hercules is the largest flying boat ever built and has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in history. It is on display, and remains in good condition at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum inMcMinnville, Oregon, United States.
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Alan J was first and correct with:
Birch.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, said:
Birch
Stephen F wrote:
Birch wood
Randall replied:
Birch
Deborah responded:
The Spruce Goose was made of Birch. Aside from both spruce and birch being trees, they have nothing else in common. Who did that?
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Kevin K. in Washington, DC said:
Maybe Hughes was afraid if the actual wood that was used was identified, the
plane would be called the "Birch Bitch" instead of the "Spruce Goose"?
Dale of Diamond Springs, Norcali responded:
Birch, Manic Monday Experience happening.
Lois Of Oregon answered:
They had to call it the Spruce Goose because Birch Perch was stupid, and the Germans would just make fun of it.
John I from Hawai'i says,
"pine."
MAM wrote:
Birch ~ The Hughes H-4 Hercules is a prototype heavy transport aircraft designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft company. The aircraft made its first and only flight on November 2, 1947.
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