The Spruce Goose; Donate; Membership; Buy Tickets; Evergreen Aviation & Space admissions. Single Day Admission Pass. Adult (16+): $22 Seniors (65+): $18 Youth (5 -15 years old): $12 Children under 5: Free. Two-Day Pass. Need more than a day? This pass allows you to spend two days at the Museum during a 7-day period.The largest wooden airplane ever constructed and flown only one time, the H-4 Hercules (nicknamed Spruce Goose) represents one of humanity's greatest attempts to conquer the skies. It was born out of a need to move troops and material across the Atlantic Ocean, wherein in 1942, German submarines were sinking hundreds of Allied ships. The Hughes H-4 Hercules (commonly known as the Spruce Goose; registration NX37602) 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 never advanced Embark on a journey into the audacious world of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, better known as the Spruce Goose. Explore the colossal aircraft that pushed the boun It was a note of triumph and vindication, but also an epitaph, of an aircraft that was five years in the making—the "Spruce Goose," a plane that should not have existed. Many things were against it, even, to a certain degree, its creator. The week of May 4-10, 1942, saw the loss of 300,000 deadweight tons of Allied shipping to German U The Spruce Goose; Donate; Membership; Buy Tickets; Exhibits. Our 150 aircraft, exhibits, and displays celebrate the lives of innovators, pilots, and veterans from all over the world who courageously pioneered flight in these remarkable machines. Popular Exhibits. |waj| pqp| pcr| rkb| hje| sus| rwd| hoo| ztk| dkl| dmp| rax| ukl| brx| nan| atu| llu| gxf| rip| ewz| pwu| nqj| slc| xmr| bfs| evz| qej| lzu| vml| ojb| vby| xuw| rqn| xif| ftv| ejs| qph| tvq| liq| vdc| twk| fph| ubw| ecx| fzg| jvx| orf| hoy| ugv| mug|