Howard Hughes
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Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was an American aviator, aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, and investor. He was one of the richest and most influential people in the world during his lifet
Hughes in 1938
Hughes in April 1912
Hughes's house
Hughes on the cover of Time magazine, July 1948 (with the Hughes H-4 Hercules in the background)
Hughes H-1 Racer
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The Hughes H-1 Racer is a racing aircraft built by Hughes Aircraft in 1935. Using different wings, it set both a world airspeed record and a transcontinental speed record across the United States. The
The H-1 Racer at the National Air and Space Museum (below)
The H-1's two-bladed constant speed propeller was still the performance standard
The original H-1 Racer on display at the National Air & Space Museum, November 2014
Jim Wright's H-1 replica, later destroyed in a crash