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Spurce Goose
Has anyone created this for MSFS? Just saw the Simpson's last night
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Trinitywrote:
Hughes named it the Hercules not "Spruce Goose". Interesting. Any idea where the name Spruce Goose came from! (I had better remember that fact for the next time I play trivial pursuit!) :-) |
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"Ace" wrote in message ... Trinitywrote: Hughes named it the Hercules not "Spruce Goose". Interesting. Any idea where the name Spruce Goose came from! (I had better remember that fact for the next time I play trivial pursuit!) :-) It was made mostly out of birch, not spruce. |
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On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 03:05:38 GMT, "Robert Morrisette"
wrote: It was made mostly out of birch, not spruce. And only because the government wouldn't give Hughes the aluminum he wanted to build it. It was designed originally to be made out of aluminum. |
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The Aviator comes out on DVD in as week or so if I'm not mistaken! - I
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p.s. Aviator deserved best film award, best director and best actor
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Agreed! - the problem is simply that the cast and crew are not part of
the "In Crowd" in Hollywood at the moment! |
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After seeing the Spruce Goose I am astounded that people were actually
in that thing when it attempted to take off... I'm sure it only got up about 18 foot and when it was a bit of a trouser filling experience then it flopped into the sea/river again. It would still be a unique simulation though. I seen it in some museum in Oregon. I can remember there were smaller planes situated or suspended under the wings of the Spruce Goose to illustrate the size but when you see it close up it looks quite fragile... well I certainly would not step in it if there was any possibility of someone that could attempt to lift it off the ground. |
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