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Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby Knighjet » Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:20 pm

Does anyone know where i can get a Hughes Spruce Goose for FSX?
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby BuggsK100RS » Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:34 pm

Wrong place and please the aircraft you an about was not called the Spruce Goose it was called the Hercules.
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby Knighjet » Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:16 pm

my bad but still you know where i can get 1?
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby Keep It Simple » Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:16 pm

Wrong place and please the aircraft you an about was not called the Spruce Goose it was called the Hercules.



Actually, the Spruce Goose
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby Knighjet » Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:17 pm

ok but do you know where i can get the older one
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby Keep It Simple » Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:24 pm

There is a "Spruce Goose" that was made for for FS-9

http://www.simviation.com/fs2004vintage21.htm
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby Knighjet » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:07 pm

thanks but is there 1 for FSX
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby MattNW » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:48 pm

No but have you tried the one for FS9 in FSX yet. Some FS9 airplanes work OK in FSX.
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby Knighjet » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:49 pm

k i'll try that
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby MattNW » Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:08 pm

"Spruce Goose" was the name the media gave it due to it's all wood construction. That name didn't make Mr. Hughes very happy. Another piece of trivia: My father installed some of the avionics on the H-4 Hercules.
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby Knighjet » Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:02 pm

good news an bad news the "Spruce Goose" for FS9 works but all the gauges don't run in it could someone plz re config it for FSX
also the paint job does not show
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby bok269 » Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:54 am

"Spruce Goose" was the name the media gave it due to it's all wood construction. That name didn't make Mr. Hughes very happy. Another piece of trivia: My father installed some of the avionics on the H-4 Hercules.


How cool!  THat's awesome that your dad was a part of aviation history like that.
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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby Ashton Lawson » Sun Aug 26, 2007 1:30 pm

"Spruce Goose" was the name the media gave it due to it's all wood construction. That name didn't make Mr. Hughes very happy. Another piece of trivia: My father installed some of the avionics on the H-4 Hercules.


How cool!  THat's awesome that your dad was a part of aviation history like that.


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Re: Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose

Postby Knighjet » Sun Aug 26, 2007 1:55 pm

That's very cool and all but does anyone know where i can get a "Spruce Goose"!
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