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Largest flying boat

Largest flying boat
Who
Hughes H-4 Hercules 'Spruce Goose'
Where
United States (Long Beach Harbor,)
When
02 November 1947
The largest flying boat ever constructed was the Hughes H4 Hercules flying boat, more commonly known as the Spruce Goose. The eight-engined 193-tonne aircraft had a wing span of 97.51 m (319 ft 11 in) and a length of 66.65 m (218 ft 8 in). It was raised 21.3 m (70 ft) into the air in a test run of 914 m (3,000 ft), piloted by Howard Hughes (USA, 1905-76), off Long Beach Harbor, California, USA on 2 November 1947, but never flew again.