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The Hughes XF-11 (redesignated XR-11 in 1948) was a prototype military reconnaissance aircraft designed and flown by Howard Hughes and built by Hughes Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).
Το Hughes XF-11 ήταν δικινητήριο πρωτότυπο αναγνωριστικό αεροσκάφος που σχεδίασε και πέταξε ο Χάουαρντ Χιουζ. Αν και η Αεροπορία του Στρατού των ΗΠΑ (USAAF) παράγγειλε 100 αεροσκάφη το 1943, τελικά κατασκευάστηκαν μόνο δύο πρωτότυπα.
5 Απρ 2023 · The story of the Hughes XF-11 and how it almost killed aviation pioneer Howard Hughes after he tried to make an emergency landing on the 9th hole of the Wilshire Country Club in Beverly Hills, California.
The Aero Telemetry XF-11 – the world's largest and fastest scale model of the Hughes XF-11 aircraft - and ten other airplanes they provided for The Aviator have made their way into Hollywood history in the film's much acclaimed flight sequences.
Howard Hughes' XF-11 was a prototype reconnaissance aircraft made for the US military. The XF-11 used two of the most powerful airplane engines on earth, had a 100 + foot wingspan and weighed nearly 58,000 lbs.
The XF-11 was designed as a high-altitude photo reconnaissance aircraft capable of speeds in excess of 450 mph. Hughes selected the boon tail twin engine 3000 HP configuration with revolutionary contra-rotating propellers for extra airspeed and efficiency at high altitudes.
20 Δεκ 2018 · The Hughes XF-11 was the last fixed-wing aircraft built by the Hughes Aircraft Company and the aircraft that nearly killed Howard Hughes. WWII was over by the time prototypes of the specialized aircraft flew.
