1:48:02
Can white elephants really fly?
That is everybody's question.
1:48:05
lt is the whole of the
world mightiest airplane.
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A flying boat built by Howard Hughes,
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220 feet long,
higher than a 5 storey building.
1:48:13
Power line have to be cut.
1:48:14
lt starts from California to
the Pacific 30 miles away.
1:48:19
Moving the 60 tonnes load is
quite an engineering problem.
1:48:22
But you gotta ask, would anything
this big ever suppose to fly?
1:48:26
There goes 1 wing section, a 160 feet
long with 4 engine housing.
1:48:31
Double that and you got some idea,
the Wings Spread.
1:48:34
An airplane that challenges
the mountain for a size.
1:48:45
How long can they keep us grounded?
1:48:49
Could be months.
1:48:52
They're already running
a 14 million dollar debts,
1:48:54
How're you gonna afford to keep
them out of service a week?
1:48:57
Look, CAB bill just isn't going away.
That bill passes
1:49:01
And you bought all these
god damn planes for nothing.
1:49:04
Meanwhile, how do you
suggest we get TWA flying?
1:49:10
Which l might add the airforce
doesn't even want it anymore.
1:49:13
Look, Howard. l'm glad Jack here is
feeling so sunny about things
1:49:16
But l have seen the boats.
1:49:21
You gotta make the choice.
1:49:23
You wanna be bankrupted
by the big plane
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Or by the big airline?
1:49:44
Use the desk, use the pen.
Use everything we got.
1:49:59
You put a god damn microphone
under my desk.