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> Nevertheless, the brief flight proved to detractors that Hughes’ (now unneeded) masterpiece was flight-worthy

This low-level flight didn't prove that it could also fly without the help of ground effect though...



Modern modeling tools must be able to answer that question now though, correct?


I'm not sure how accurate this is but, for the hell of it, enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q-jzuoeFiI&ab_channel=OverK...

(Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Sim Update 11 - Spruce Goose)


Yeah, but modeling the actual plane precisely as it was built is probably easier said than done. And if you don't get it right, then it's garbage in, garbage out.




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