Tham khảo Hughes_H-4_Hercules

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  1. Winchester 2005, p. 113. Note: The Hughes Corporation had developed the duramold process which laminated plywood and resin into a lightweight but strong building material that could be shaped.
  2. McDonald 1981, p. 41.
  3. Odekirk 1982, p. II.
  4. 1 2 McDonald 1981, p. 45.
  5. Odekirk 1982, p. 1V.
  6. McDonald 1981, p. 41-44.
  7. 1 2 McDonald 1981, p. 40. Quote: "Kaiser announces the most monumental program in the history of aviation."
  8. 1 2 3 Winchester 2005, p. 113.
  9. McDonald 1981, p. 56.
  10. McDonald 1981, pp. 58–59.
  11. The Great Aviator: Howard Hughes, His Life, Loves & Films - A Documentary. Los Angeles: Delta Entertainment Corporation, 2004. Note: Hughes' Senate Hearings testimony is now in the public domain.
  12. McDonald 1981, pp. 78–79.
  13. McDonald 1981, pp. 85–87.
  14. Francillon 1990, pp. 100, 102.
  15. Wing In Ground effect aerodynamics
  16. David 1991

Đọc thêm

  • David, Peter. The Rocketeer: The Official Movie Adaptation. Burbank, California: W D Publications Inc., 1991. ISBN 1-5685-190-4.
  • Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920: Volume II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990. ISBN 1-55750-550-0.
  • McDonald, John J. Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books Inc., 1981. ISBN 0-8306-2320-5.
  • Odekirk, Glenn E. Spruce Goose (Title inside cover: HK-1 Hercules: A Pictorial History of the Fantastic Hughes Flying Boat). Long Beach, California: Glenn E. Odekirk and Frank Alcantr, Inc., 1982. No ISBN.
  • Winchester, Jim. "Hughes H-4 'Spruce Goose'." Concept Aircraft: Prototypes, X-Planes and Experimental Aircraft. Kent, UK: Grange Books plc., 2005. ISBN 1-84013-309-2.
  • Yenne, Bill. Seaplanes & Flying Boats: A Timeless Collection from Aviation's Golden Age. New York: BCL Press, 2003. ISBN 1-932302-03-4.