Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat taxiing on two inboard engines in water moments before its maiden flight. A ship in the background and a helicopter in flight.
The flying boat starts all eight engines, accelerates toward flying speed and her hull rises in the water as she approaches lift off on maiden flight. Location: United States. Date: November 2, 1947.
The Hughes H-4 Hercules also known as the “Spruce Goose” is a prototype strategic airlift flying boat designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company.
The aircraft made only one brief flight on November 2, 1947, and the project never advanced beyond the single example produced.