Howard Hughes was a man who once commanded the world’s attention, sometimes for all the wrong reasons. His story is one of wealth, power, fame, and the dangers of obsession. Howard Robard Hughes, Jr., ...
In the world of aviation, Howard Hughes is known for such films as Hell's Angels and Jet Pilot, the H-4 Hercules flying boat (better known by its derisive nickname, the "Spruce Goose"), helicopters ...
The aeronautical vision of Howard Hughes continues to beguile us. Robert Bernier The H-1 Racer was developed to be the fastest landplane in the world, but it also had an impact on the design of ...
Before he was a famous recluse -- codeine-addicted and obsessive-compulsive -- tycoon Howard Hughes was a record-breaking pilot, a moviemaker and playboy. Hughes is the subject of a new film, The ...
Of all the defense plants spotted around the U.S., few have been more tightly cloaked in secrecy than the Hughes Aircraft Co.’s sprawling (74 acres) layouts at Los Angeles, Culver City, Calif., and ...