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Rick
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:10 pm    Post subject: Spruce Goose Reply with quote

Some neat photos on here today:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227304/Spruce-Goose-Howard-Hughes-On-65th-anniversary-brief-flight-history-monumental-folly.html

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting that it is called the Spuce Goose when the vast majority of the wood used was birch. The plane is on display at the Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon and it is worth seeing if you are ever in that area. I have attched some photgraphs of a fact sheet given out by the museum - please excuse the notes written on it.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 12:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote="dclf1947"]Interesting that it is called the Spuce Goose when the vast majority of the wood used was birch.


I think we can forgive them the Spruce Goose - Well I mean the Birch Buzzard just hasnt got the ring to it has it. Just joking my friend thanks for the good post.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 12:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

On a more serious note did the Russians see a future in this concept and try to develop it? it dose look kind of similar

http://www.vincelewis.net/ekranoplan.html
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