Now, needless to say, The Hercules was a monumental undertaking. I've even been called an eccentric, but I do not believe I have the reputation of being a liar. One second, Senator Brewster! I have one more thing to say here to this committee. Now I cannot help but think that has a little more to do with TWA than planes that did not fly! is the only firm under investigation here today. Yet, Hughes Aircraft, with her 56 million. Over 6 *billion* on other weapons that were never delivered. In all, more than $800 million was spent during the war on planes that never flew. You see, more than 60 other airplanes ordered from such firms as Lockheed, Douglas, Northrup and Boeing never saw action either. Now, if I've lost a lot of the government's money during the war, well, I hope folks will put that into perspective. That's why I put my own money into these planes and I've lost millions, Senator Brewster, and I'll go on losing millions. See, the thing is, I care very much about aviation. Hughes, your personal finances are n - are not. I mean, I put *my* money into these planes, Senator. Hughes? What other larcenies did you commit? So, by your admission in this chamber, Mr. Would you lean a little closer to the microphone, sir?ĭid you receive $13 million to manufacture a prototype of a flying boat known as The Hercules? How many functional planes did you deliver to the United States Air Force? Hughes, did you receive $43 million to manufacture 100 XF-11 spy planes for the United States Air Force? we've already spent over $200,000 rebuilding this plane. Squeeze it to a thousand and we got the fastest plane ever built. To the hell with the top wing and the struts.ġ00 octane fuel will give us a top horsepower of - what? So if the struts won't sustain the engine we need - then we gotta get rid of them.Ī cantilevered monoplane. OK, OK, OK, this is a simple engineering problem. Yeah, well, I want a date with Theda Bara, but that ain't gonna happen either.ĭon't be so sure. If we drain the fuel tank for a couple of runs she might make 180 mph. We've done everything - we've rebuilt her from top to bottom. Minute we go contact, the struts start craking at the attach points.ĭammit, Odie, if the 450's too big, figure something else out! We installed the 450 radial, but the struts won't take the vibration. You tell Juan Trippe something for me, all right? Tell him thanks for the flowers. Where'd you sail from?Īre you sure you want to do this, Owen? You want to go to war with me? The picture of the llama you got last year. You know, Owen, I'm still wondering one thing. You'll get a fair price, I'm telling you. Look, do you wanna go down in history as a war profiteer, Howard? Is that what you want? My committee has the power to hold public hearings. I'd like to save you from that embarassment. It could be really embarassing if this stuff got out. My investigation has turned up a lot of dirt.
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