[In 2022, we published another article covering the first flight of this remarkable aircraft, which you can read HERE.] In 1939, Howard Hughes, who was among many things the largest shareholder of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The cockpit where Howard Hughes was seated during its only flight at Long Beach Harbor on Nov. 2, 1947. Hughes kept the aircraft in flying condition for nearly 30 years in a massive climate ...

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, ...