This distinctive aircraft was among the first airliners to be pressurized and make the transcontinental flight with ...

Hughes piloted the brief test flight of this enormous craft in 1947, lifting it a short distance above the water but ...

The aircraft was originally conceived by shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser and it was designed and built by billionaire Howard Hughes and his Hughes Aircraft Company. Because of Kaiser’s initial ...

Spruce Goose To gain the needed expertise in designing and building such an aircraft, Kaiser went into partnership with Howard Hughes, who was already famous for his exploits in aviation ...

Howard Hughes' former Florida property has listed for a staggering $55.5 million. Legendary Productions A Coconut Grove, Florida estate with deep ties to American aviation legend Howard Hughes has ...

Hughes parlayed this small business into a highly successful and well-regarded aircraft manufacturing operation. Through his efforts, Hughes created a billion dollar enterprise, and more importantly, ...

Howard Hughes was a business magnate, engineer, pilot, film director, and philanthropist... and his interest in aviation and aerospace travel, forming the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1932.

Not just for the aircraft, but it would have been a death blow to the reputation of Howard Hughes himself, who had already taken a lot of heat for producing a wooden aircraft. Opponents to his ...