FS2004/FSX/Acceleration Flying Ship Hughes H-4

FS2004/FSX/Acceleration Flying Ship Hughes H-4 "Spruce Goose". The Hughes Aircraft Company H4 was due to WWII designed as strategic airlift; the biggest flying boat ever proposed as troup transporter. Lack of aluminium the world hugest aircraft was made almost entirely of birch wood and this made her commonly known as the "Spruce Goose". It was a joint project of Henry J. Kaiser and Hughes Aircraft Company. By 1944, it had lost its strategic importance. Howard Hughes himself made only one test flight with ground effect in about 10 m/33 feet height and for less than one mile, on Nov. 2, 1947. In the 1980's the "Spruce Goose" was displayed in Long Beach, California under a large dome and next to the former ocean liner "Queen Mary". Since 1993 the "Spruce Goose" can be visited in the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon. The model comes with a photorealistic 2D panel and the VC shows the complete cockpit including all the crew desks and equipment and the passenger seats for the invited persons of the test flight. When on water surface, special animations send a motor yacht to the exit door whilst Howard Hughes waits for the boat. Seventeen FSX cameras show you the giant from its best sides and lets you explore the huge cockpit. FSDS 3.5 model by Erwin Welker. (See also SPRGOOSE_NOSEKEEL_FIX.ZIP)