thisthing.Igotmyreputationallrolledupinit.AndIhavestatedseveraltimesthatiftheHerculesfailstofly,eback.AndImeanit.III.WritingModelpaperforyourreferenceHowardHugheswasanAmericanentrepreneurandanaviationpioneer.DuringWWII,heenteredintoacontractwiththeUSgovernmenttomakeplanesthatwouldbeabletotransporttroopsandmaterialsacrosstheAtlanticOcean.TheprototypehefinallyproducedwasnicknamedtheSpruceGoose.Itwasmadeentirelyofwood,anditwasthelargestairplaneeverbuilt.OnNovember2,1947,theSpruceGoosemadeitsfirstandonlyflight,andafterthatitwasputintostorageandthenondisplayforthepublic.ManythinkthattheSpruceGoosewasafailureandawasteoftimeandmoney.Butifwethinkofthefactthatmanyofitsdesignfeatureshavebeenincorporatedintothemoderncargoplane,wewillnotbesoquicktoblameHowardHughes.Hewassimplyaheadofhistime.(143words)
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