History/História: The world's largest airplane ever made its first and only flight/ O maior avião do mundo já fez seu primeiro e único voo.

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1.The largest airplane in the world ever built, the H-4 Hercules, a hydroplane in fact, made its first and only flight on a day like this in 1947 in Long Beach Harbor, California. The project was conducted and hosted by millionaire Howard Hughes, a successful Hollywood film producer. He founded the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1932 and, in 1939, took control of the airline TWA. The H-4 Hercules was commissioned from Hughes by the US government after the country entered World War II (1941) to transport equipment and more than 700 soldiers over long distances. Also called "Spruce Goose," the plane had enormous dimensions: its distance from wing to wing was 97.5 meters and it was driven by eight giant propellers. Its cost was also salted: $ 23 million.

1.PT =O maior avião do mundo já construído, o H-4 Hercules, um hidroavião de fato, fez seu primeiro e único vôo em um dia como esse em 1947 em Long Beach Harbour, Califórnia. O projeto foi conduzido e hospedado pelo milionário Howard Hughes, um produtor bem sucedido de filmes de Hollywood. Ele fundou a Hughes Aircraft Company em 1932 e, em 1939, assumiu o controle da companhia aérea TWA. O H-4 Hercules foi encomendado por Hughes pelo governo dos EUA depois que o país entrou na Segunda Guerra Mundial (1941) para transportar equipamentos e mais de 700 soldados em longas distâncias. Também chamado de "Spruce Goose", o avião tinha dimensões enormes: sua distância de asa para asa era de 97,5 metros e foi conduzida por oito hélices gigantes. Seu custo também foi salgado: US $ 23 milhões.

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