I think it it could have been developed in a reasonable time, it could
have been a very important aircraft. But Howard Hughes being the man
he was...lost interest in the plane..and as time went by technology
passed it by...and left it just a curiousity. As a side note..since
it was designed, built and made its only flight in Southern California
that's where it should of remained, instead of being shipped up to
Washington state...just my opinion
On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 14:30:57 -0800, "Mike Henley" <mhenley@bak.rr.com>
wrote:
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>"Therefore" <therefore@sciencefiction.com> wrote in message
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>> Is there any information as to whether or not the Goose
>> would have accomplished the mission it was built for.
>>
>> I have read that only one test was flown just above the water
>> for a few yards only
>> ....................Leslie
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>Here is a posting from a pilot in the Hughes Tool Company aircraft division
>telling about a conversation that he had with the chief engineer of the
>aircraft.
>
>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200406/ai_n9455603
>
>He says there was a problem with the ailerons. I have also read articles by
>other people who said they didn't think the airframe could survive the
>pounding from storms in the Atlantic.
>
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