Eyrie Vineyards, a short drive from downtown, holds a special place in Oregon wine history. Founded by David Lett, who was ...

When you look at the history of aviation, it’s full of quirky and inventive designs. Some worked beautifully, while others ...

Speaking of wine, it would be a serious oversight to visit McMinnville without acknowledging its status as the urban hub of ...

Stratolaunch completed two flights of its autonomous Talon-A2 rocket plane earlier this year, as the US aims to gain ground ...

This is the first time anyone in the United States has flown a reusable hypersonic rocket plane since the last flight of the ...

McMINNVILLE — The Hughes Flying Boat, aka the Spruce Goose, is arguably the most famous aircraft in the world despite flying just once. The flight logbook, in a display case inside the belly of ...

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum held its grand opening on June 6, 2001. McMINNVILLE — The Hughes Flying Boat, aka the Spruce Goose, is arguably the most famous aircraft in the world despite ...

Spruce Goose To gain the needed expertise in designing and building such an aircraft, Kaiser went into partnership with Howard Hughes, who was already famous for his exploits in aviation ...

Harding's win over James Cox. In 1947, Howard Hughes built and piloted the world's largest airplane, the 200-ton flying boat Spruce Goose, on its only flight, at Long Beach, Calif. The Goose ...

Most of us have probably been in a Boeing 737 at some point in our lives. We have at least heard of it as it is ubiquitous. But when we look through the annals of aviation history, it turns out ...

The whole ordeal lasted roughly 30 seconds, cost about $25 million, and the Spruce Goose never flew again. “What killed that airplane? It’s 95% wood,” says Evergreen Museum tour guide ...

He stuck with it, even as Kaiser lost interest and dropped out. Critics called the airplane the “Spruce Goose” or “Flying Lumberyard.” The only piece of good news was that the U.S. Army ...