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Generations of U.S. fighters at the renamed North American Aerospace Museum in McMinnville, Oregon [Credit: North American Aerospace Museum/Robert Zeh]

‘Spruce Goose’ Home Rebrands as North American Aerospace Museum

Oregon’s iconic aviation facility drops ‘Evergreen’ moniker to better reflect its expansive educational mission.

Hercules Pavilion at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon [Credit: Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum/Robert Zeh]

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum Debuts Immersive New Layout

Oregon gallery’s recent ‘reset’ is designed to bring visitors closer to legendary aircraft.

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum Names New CEO

The Oregon facility is the home of the Hughes Flying Boat, as well as an SR-71 Blackbird, an F-117 and a Titan II Space Launch Vehicle.

A Fanciful Flight in the ‘Spruce Goose’

Ride along on a Microsoft Flight Simulator journey through history in the H-4 Hercules.

Fly a DC-3, or ‘Spruce Goose’ in the New Microsoft Flight Simulator

The tech giant’s latest version takes advantage of gaming technology with scenery that may rival that of commercial flight simulators.

Inside the ‘Spruce Goose’

FLYING takes you on a must-do tour inside the iconic Hughes Flying Boat.

An historic image of the aircraft that would become known as the Spruce Goose, as it starts to lift off the water for its one and only flight.

When the ‘Spruce Goose’ Took Flight

Howard Hughes’ giant wooden seaplane took its first flight 75 years ago.

Comparing the World’s Largest Airplanes

The gargantuan size of modern mega-planes would eclipse the tiny Wright Flyer that spurred on the aviation industry more than a century ago. In fact, the wingspans alone of these airplanes stretch wider than the entire 120-foot distance flown by the Wright brothers.