What was the nickname of the H4 Hercules flying boat, that never went into production after it's maiden flight due to post war cutbacks in 1947.
Flying boat 707 proved impossible. The Hughes H-4 Hercules, in development in the U.S. during the war, was even larger than the BV 238 but it did not fly until 1947. The "Spruce Goose", as the 180-ton H-4 was nicknamed, was the largest flying boat ever to fly. Carried out during Senate hearings into Hughes use of government funds on its construction, the short hop of about a mile at 70 ft above the water by the "Flying Lumberyard" was claimed by Hughes as vindication of his efforts. Cutbacks in expenditure after the war and the disappearance of its intended mission as
The City That Never Sleeps (nickname) The City That Never Sleeps (nickname) The City That Never Sleeps is a well-known nickname for New York City that was popularized by Frank Sinatra, in the Theme from "New York, New York"'s words: Although New York City may have been the first well known city termed "The City That Never Sleeps", and the city's subway system never closes, the term has been applied to other cities: New York City's free 25 minute Staten Island Ferry runs "operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with boats leaving every 15 to 20 minutes during peak hours and every 30