The Hughes H4 Hercules was the brain child of Howard Hughes, and eccentric but talented engineer, pilot, and business mogul. The H4 constituted a nearly unbelievable undertaking: it was bigger and ...

The H-4 Hercules was never mass-produced, but its test flight made headlines globally. Howard Hughes spent years defending the project before Congress. Its story reflects the tension between ...

The man who both flew it to fame and was responsible for its creation was Howard Hughes. In those innocent, far-off times Hughes was what was known as a "young sportsman." Born in 1905 ...