Howard Hughes was a visionary in aviation, pushing the boundaries of speed, design, and aircraft capabilities. His relentless ...

The aircraft was restored and reassembled as ... The lone entry is signed by one of the flight engineers, not pilot Howard Hughes. Unworthy of a radar blip by today’s standards, the flight ...

Not just for the aircraft, but it would have been a death blow to the reputation of Howard Hughes himself, who had already taken a lot of heat for producing a wooden aircraft. Opponents to his ...

[In 2022, we published another article covering the first flight of this remarkable aircraft, which you can read HERE.] In 1939, Howard Hughes, who was among many things the largest shareholder of ...

From wooden seaplanes built in the 1940s to the aircraft making space travel possible, we've taken a look at some of the ...

Leonardo DiCaprio plays Howard Hughes, a larger than life character.) No, it’s not in the airline business. Hughes Aircraft Company and Trans World Airlines (TWA) were separate entities owned by ...

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, ...

Biopic of billionaire Howard Hughes, starting with his early filmmaking years as owner of R.K.O. Pictures, but mostly focusing on his role in designing and promoting new aircraft. Hughes was a ...