The Hughes H-4 Hercules is a prototype strategic airlift flying boat designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use during World War II, it was
Size comparison between the H-4 and a Douglas DC-3
Rearward view of the Hercules H-4's fuselage
The flight deck of the H-4, 2010
The Hughes XF-11 was a prototype military reconnaissance aircraft designed and flown by Howard Hughes and built by Hughes Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces. Although 100 F-11s wer
The second Hughes XF-11 during a 1947 test flight
The second XF-11 displaying hardpoints for drop tanks under the wings, and camera windows in the nose cone and right tail boom; additional cameras were housed in the left tail boom behind retractable doors.