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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:56 am 
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Can someone tell me why the cockpit layouts are so different in the two photos, considering only one Goose was built

http://karrsisters.com/MM&SpruceGoose.html

http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo ... ruce-goose


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Probably because the whole time the H1 was sequestered in its special hangar, Hughes had changes made. He could never finalize a design, and he had guys working on the aircraft, keeping it airworthy until he died.

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Yep, what Rick said.

IIRC the fire extinguishing system was added sometime after it's only flight.

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