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Author : Charles Barton
Publisher : Aero Publishers (CA)
ISBN 13 : 9780816864560
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (645 download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes and His Flying Boat written by Charles Barton and published by Aero Publishers (CA). This book was released on 1982 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Graham M. Simons
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473838789
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose written by Graham M. Simons and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howard Hughes' life ambition was to make a significant contribution to the field of aviation development. But the monumental folly of his endeavours on the H-KI Hercules meant that he came to be known and remembered to a great extent for all the wrong reasons. The 'Spruce Goose' (a name Hughes detested) became a product of his wild fixation on perfection and scale. Once completed, it was the largest flying machine ever built. Its wingspan of 320 feet remains the largest in history. Yet it only completed one flight; flying for a mile on its maiden voyage above Long Beach Harbour, before being consigned to the history books as a failure.Experienced author Graham M. Simons turns his attention to the production process that saw this colossus take shape. In words and images, all aspects of this process are illustrated. We have shots taken during the initial design period, images of the craft under construction, and photographs taken at the test flights. In addition, Simons has been gifted access to the highly prized and rarely seen aircraft manual produced for the aircraft, content from which has been extracted and used to supplement the narrative.The book goes on to explore the political issues that sprung up as a result of Hughes' endeavours, looking into the Senate War Investigations Committee's findings which explored the extent to which government funds had been utilised in the development and construction of the airship, adding a whole new layer of controversy to the proceedings.
Author : Charles Barton
Publisher : Charles Barton Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780966317503
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes and His Flying Boat written by Charles Barton and published by Charles Barton Incorporated. This book was released on 1998 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Graham M Simons
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN 13 : 9781399014410
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose written by Graham M Simons and published by Pen and Sword Aviation. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howard Hughes' life ambition was to make a significant contribution to the field of aviation development. But the monumental folly of his endeavors on the HK-I Hercules meant that he came to be known and remembered to a great extent for all the wrong reasons. The 'Spruce Goose' (a name Hughes detested) became a product of his wild fixation on perfection and scale. Once completed, it was the largest flying machine ever built. Its wingspan of 320 feet remains the largest in history. Yet it only completed one flight; flying for a mile on its maiden voyage above Long Beach Harbor, before being consigned to the history books as a failure. Experienced author Graham M. Simons turns his attention to the production process that saw this colossus take shape. In words and images, all aspects of this process are illustrated. We have shots taken during the initial design period, images of the craft under construction, and photographs taken at the test flights. In addition, Simons has been gifted access to the highly prized and rarely seen aircraft manual produced for the aircraft, content from which has been extracted and used to supplement the narrative. The book goes on to explore the political issues that sprung up as a result of Hughes' endeavors, looking into the Senate War Investigations Committee's findings which explored the extent to which government funds had been utilized in the development and construction of the flying boat, adding a whole new layer of controversy to the proceedings.
Author : Milton L. Schwartz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780865580183
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (81 download)
Download or read book The Howard Hughes Flying Boat written by Milton L. Schwartz and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hughes Tool Company
Publisher : Periscope Film, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781935327707
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (277 download)
Download or read book Hughes Flying Boat Manual written by Hughes Tool Company and published by Periscope Film, LLC. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary H-4 Hercules was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Intended to defeat the German U-boat threat, the plane was intended to be a super transport that could ferry 750 troops from the USA to Europe, and serve as an aerial ambulance on the return flight. Owing to wartime restrictions on the use of aluminum, the prototype Hercules was built using laminated birch wood. Although company CEO Howard Hughes hated it, the name "Spruce Goose" was coined for the plane and it stuck. The Hercules would be the largest flying boat ever built, and one of history's largest and most expensive planes. Many questioned the practicality of the aircraft, and after the war ended and the project was roundly criticized as a boondoggle. To silence the critics, Howard Hughes decided to prove the plane could fly. On November 2, 1947 he and a crew of 21 conducted a series of taxi tests with the plane. On the last test, the plane became airborne for a brief time and flew just under two miles at an altitude of roughly 70 feet. It would never fly again, but Hughes had silenced his critics. This Hughes Flying Boat Manual was originally prepared for the U.S. Government's War Department, and made available through the Freedom of Information Act. It provides an overview of this massive plane's design and operation for the pilot and flight crew, and puts you right in the cockpit of one of history's great planes. Please note, because this document originated from an archival copy, legibility can vary.
Author : George J Marrett
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1682470377
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (824 download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes written by George J Marrett and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George J. Marrett, a former test pilot for aviator Howard Hughes, separates fact from fiction to tell the inside story of the genius who set flight speed records in the 1930s and went on to develop some of America’s most famous aircraft and weapons. The author draws on his wealth of experiences and those of other Hughes confidants to take readers inside Hughes’s complex and clandestine world. Marrett integrates stories of Hughes the ace pilot with Hughes the designer and businessman who became America’s first billionaire.
Author : Hughes Tool Company
Publisher : Periscope Film LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781935327783
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (277 download)
Download or read book Hughes HK-1 (H-4) Flying Boat Manual written by Hughes Tool Company and published by Periscope Film LLC. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary Hercules flying boat was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Intended to defeat the German U-boat threat, the plane was intended to be a super transport that could ferry 750 troops from the USA to Europe, and serve as an aerial ambulance on the return flight. Owing to wartime restrictions on the use of aluminum, the prototype Hercules was built using laminated birch wood. Although company CEO Howard Hughes hated it, the name "Spruce Goose" was coined for the plane and it stuck. The HK-1 (later designated H-4) would be the largest flying boat ever built, and one of history's largest and most expensive planes. Many questioned the practicality of the aircraft, and after the war ended the project was roundly criticized as a boondoggle. Howard Hughes decided to prove the plane could fly. On November 2, 1947 he and a crew of 21 conducted a series of taxi tests with the plane. On the last test, the plane became airborne for a brief time and flew just under two miles at an altitude of roughly 70 feet. It would never fly again, but Hughes had silenced his critics. This Hughes Flying Boat Manual was originally prepared for the U.S. Government's War Department by the Hughes Tool Co., and made available through the Freedom of Information Act. It provides an overview of this massive plane's design and operation for the pilot and flight crew, and puts you right in the cockpit of one of history's great planes. Please note: because this document originated from an archival copy, legibility can vary and some images may be substandard.
Author : Anne Timm
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640698592
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)
Download or read book A Journey into the Life and Work of Howard Hughes written by Anne Timm and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2010-09-06 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Biographien, , Veranstaltung: Leisure and Tourism Markets, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: This term paper deals with the American film producer and aviator Howard Hughes live about twelf pages. In dieser zwölfseitigen Biografie wird das Leben des Filmproduzenten und Luftfahrtpioniers Howard Hughes abgehandelt.
Author : Donald L. Barlett
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393078582
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness written by Donald L. Barlett and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life that inspired the major motion picture The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Howard Hughes has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle, and reclusiveness. This is the book that breaks through the image to get at the man. Originally published under the title Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes.
Author : Donald L Barlett
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393326024
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes written by Donald L Barlett and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2004-09-21 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aviator, Playboy, Film Producer, Entrepreneur, and Recluse, Howard Hughes lived a life that was the stuff of headlines. Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele's biography is an extraordinary and brilliantly researched work on Hughes's multiple careers; his romances with Katharine Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Lana Turner, and Rita Hayworth; and his turn away from the world into addictions and secrecy. Book jacket.
Author : John Keats
Publisher : Random House (NY)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes written by John Keats and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1972 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Albert Benjamin Gerber
Publisher : New York : Dell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bashful Billionaire written by Albert Benjamin Gerber and published by New York : Dell. This book was released on 1967 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. manufacturer, aviator, and motion picture producer much publicized for his aversion to publicity as well as for the uses to which he put his vast wealth.
Author : Donald J. Porter
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Howard's Whirlybirds: Howard Hughes' Amazing Pioneering Helicopter Exploits written by Donald J. Porter and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howard Hughes, the movie mogul, aviation pioneer and political hound dog, has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle and reclusiveness. Companies responsible for major technological leaps often become household names. An exception is Howard Hughes's pioneering helicopter company, Hughes Helicopters, a name that has fallen into oblivion. Yet most schoolboys in the world have heard of the company's prize-winning product: the Apache helicopter. Hughes popularised the light helicopter trainer, mass-produced the first turbine-powered light observation helicopter, led the way in hot cycle rotorcraft propulsion research and, finally, developed the world's most advanced attack helicopter that was purchased and saw service with the UK. Here's how some of the world's most innovative helicopters were developed. Covering the period from the Second World War until the mid-1980s, you will learn why Hughes military aircraft contracts came under close scrutiny by the US government. The story is rich with tales of technological breakthrough and test-flying bravado made possible by a small crew of engineers and daring pilots. Written by a technical expert and insider to the industry, Howard's Whirlybirds: Howard Hughes' Amazing Pioneering Helicopter Exploits is a fascinating and alternative view on the phenomenal pioneer with unpublished photographs and material that will fascinate the aviation and military historian as well as the casual reader and cinema buff.
Author : Arelo C. Sederberg
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475969228
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)
Download or read book Hughesworld written by Arelo C. Sederberg and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hughesworld is an authentic account written by a press spokesman for Howard Hughes that traces the highlights of his varied life in motion pictures and aviation but concentrates on the management struggle that followed his death in 1976. Hughes died intestate, or without a valid will, opening up a circus of phony will documents. In addition hundreds of far-distant relatives staked claims. A first cousin, Texas lawyer William Lummis, assumed control after a long and bitter struggle with executives and lawyers who had previously managed Hughes businesses. Hughes is shown as a brilliant aviation pioneer and aircraft designer, as well as a motion picture producer and an able if unorthodox industrialist. At one time he owed a major airline, TWA, a leading oil well drilling bit company, Hughes Tool, and a missile and electonics concern, Hughes Aircraft. In the final phase of his business life, he owned six Las Vegas hotel-casinos. He ended as a tragic character, living secluded in pain from injuries sustained in plane crashes, rendered helpless by drugs.
Author : John J. MacDonald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (592 download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes and His Hercules written by John J. MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Hack
Publisher : Phoenix Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597775495
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (977 download)
Download or read book Hughes The Private Diaries, Memons and Letters written by Richard Hack and published by Phoenix Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
