Howard Hughes’s H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the “Spruce Goose,” was the largest flying boat ever built. Designed during World War II, this massive aircraft made just one brief flight but left behind a ...
Sep. 28—After nearly 40 years of hot air ballooning, pilot Doug Gantt says it's time to retire. Gantt is selling his signature balloon, a 115-foot-tall flying pig named Ham-Let, after its final ...