I agree with you that the United States is the most wonderful nation ever! No wonder everyone wants to live here!

Yeah sadly now they're trying to burn down our history.

Edward Jones wish I could’ve and wish it would have stayed in Long Beach

It's BIGGER than the 747.

@@QuanLeTravel it used to be the biggest aircraft in history right? Isn't that aircraft that launches spacecraft now the widest wingspan?

Way bigger than a 747

aboat plane so far from water? yes, but as you said, there where going to scrap it? how signed up to that idea? but the building was only ever leashed why, I wonder what they are doing with it now, like it not really much use for anything else? anways it nise to see it being looked after

D Day iron man.

Happy Ramadan toots

I also saw it when it shared the pier with the Queen Mary. Now both are gone. :( On the other hand, someone cares enough to keep them from being scrapped so I don't feel bad that I'd have to make separate trips if I wanted to visit either attraction in the future.

largol33t1 the queen mary is still there.

@@Paiadakine Not anymore the SJWs cancelled it saying it was Racist and promoted toxic masculinity

Another reason to dislike Disney Corp. Like we need anymore.

I remember seeing it down there in California as well, when I was just a kid. I'm glad it's here in Oregon.

Not me it's that much further to. Drive well then again maybe it's better off with u up there it was going to be probably would have ended up as chips in a dump had u guys not taken it. The amount of development that probably will never be matched in pure skill as engineers with. Very little in knowledge of what is possible and what is not for them to build it and I believe it would have done exactly what it was designed for and Hughes knew it was a marvel . Very little in appreciation did people have in its extream feat of engineering and still until his death he cherished and protected the impossible feat he accomplished.im in awe of its capabilities .how many planes today could haul what it could and how many can take the forces of the water landings and even still yet be. Not made of much metals .insane.just like him (Howard) was. But still makes me laugh at the thought of it being just a bit below Boeing the competition. In its final landing both naval and aeronautical.

Darren Doyle I live in Oregon. So I don't

Your lucky it got saved at all be greatiful

Ha. I grew up 30 miles from it in Long Beach. Then I moved to Oregon and it followed me here. Now I live 30 miles from it in McMinville.

You're very lucky!!!

@@robertlewis1965 I work in McMinnville now and drive by it every day

Back then loggers would just kick those hippies asses!

You must have a miserable life.

Ian Stevenson Lol yeah, it is unfortunate. Allthough I wonder if, using modern materials, if there would be a way to construct a 1:1 scale working replica...

It's all container shipping dock & storage now.

this plane never "flew" for more than a few hundred feet and was solely designed to take off from the water.

We had a huge Martin Mars seaplane here when SoCal was shopping for water dump aircraft for fires. Watched it takeoff, similar in size to H1, taxied out by Belmot pier, pointed west, took over a mile of sea surface to get takeoff speed & finally lifted off- ocean tides/ not bad in our breakwater protected port. It was a Sight to see. 🛫👀

E. Davis in oregon

McMinnville is north of Salem, OR, but south and a bit west of Portland, Oregon.

E. Davis its in Oregon

It's conservatives that don't believe in science.

I have this liberal friend who desperately wants to believe that wealth can not be created. They refuse to talk to anyone who they think is going to force them to confront the truth of the matter.

Liberal here. Love the plane. Don't know what the f-ck your problem is, though.

Carlo- Spare us the smug, potty mouth routine. You know it's true, the people who disliked this video likely did so because they know this plane was designed, paid for and built by a bunch of mostly white guys and Howard Hughes didn't like big government. The fact that you personally aren't one of the dislikes on this video changes nothing. You're probably no less of a racist, America hating bigot than the average Liberal.

Wow, this a lot of presumptuous projections that has literally nothing to do with aircraft or aviation. Can we not for once come together to appreciate a marvel of engineering, or is that also just some hippy dippy kumbaya politically correct liberal horseshit? The latter? Alright, you guys have a Merry Christmas anyways.

Never realized how deep Hughes was in with the CIA. Holy cow.