Conceptually, it harkened back to the time-honored formula of shoehorning a big engine ... Another Hughes employee, Bruce Burk, the caretaker of all of Howard Hughes’ stored aircraft, held ...

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The airplane was coveted by at least six airlines, the U.S. Air Force and Navy, the U.S. Civil Aviation Authority, and even billionaire Howard Hughes ... reported “the big Jetliner’s ...

Hughes parlayed this small business into a highly successful and well-regarded aircraft manufacturing operation. Through his efforts, Hughes created a billion dollar enterprise, and more importantly, ...