Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires
A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying ...
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Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose and Curtiss XP-55 Ascender Profile
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Looking back: The biggest flying boat in history that flew only once
Spruce Goose To gain the needed expertise ... 129 km/h), and the giant aircraft lifted into the air, reaching a top speed of 117 knots (135 mph, 217 km/h) as it flew for one mile (1.6 km) over ...
A Closer Look At The Spruce Goose & Howard Hughes' Contributions To Aviation
Hughes piloted the brief test flight of this enormous craft in 1947, lifting it a short distance above the water but ...
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The Odd-Looking British Plane Designed To Be A True Helicopter Alternative
The history of air travel is filled with all manner of unusual aircraft, from Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose to Alexander Lippisch's Aerodyne; there are plenty of strange aircraft designs that took ...