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The Spruce Goose ll

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The Spruce Goose ll

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This is an abstract working model of Howard Hughs's Spruce Goose made of thirteen ply plywood. I was given a palate of this wood and was buring it for fire wood before I realized I could glue it togeither and make art out of it. Looking at the cockpit you may think I have the largest lath in the world but I made it by laying down one layer of wood then turning it with my rooter. Then raised it up and layed another layer of wood. I turned the cowling for the motors on my drill press at low speed. It actually starts up and sounds like a real airplane. The tail and steering wheel turn randomly. The propelers are old fan blades and as they pass the speciely engineered copper tubing behind them, the air makes a real airplane sound. Behind the tubes are microphones and in the old suit case is an amplifier and two speakers to ampliphie the sound. It measures 42" high by 68" wide. This can be seen and heard on Utube, type in Spruce Goose and look for it.

Design or Plan used: My own design - Bill Czappa