Говард Хьюз у рекордного самолета H-1B
Howard Hughes with NR258Y before his attempt on the World landplane speed record. Good looking and 6 ft 3 in tall, he looked like he could have been a star in his own films.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hughes H-1 - СШАUSA - 1935

Stars of "Hell's Angels", an SE5A with 2 machine guns on the cowling a la Sopwith Camel and a genuine Fokker DVII doing part time duty as a camera plane.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fokker D.VII - ГерманияGermany - 1917RAF S.E.5 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1916

Boeing 100A 247K c/n 1094 as a two-seater at the factory before delivery to Howard Hughes for use as a sports plane. The passenger seat was for Boeing's own use but Hughes replaced it with extra fuel tanks.
The Model 100-A was photographed as a single-seater on 22nd July and as a two-seater four days later. Hughes undertook the redesign and passed the contract work on to Lockheed Aircraft.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing F4B / P-12 - СШАUSA - 1928

Howard Hughes with 247K after its first rebuild with NACA cowling, streamlined headrest, faired legs and spats. Engine was a 450 hp Wasp Junior and Hughes flew it at 212.39 mph on a timed course on 5.3.33.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing F4B / P-12 - СШАUSA - 1928

As NC247K the Boeing 100A with taller fin and rudder was sold to Arthur Goebel who removed the flammable fabric fairings from the undercarriage and fitted a skywriter pipe underneath.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing F4B / P-12 - СШАUSA - 1928

In its final form, the Boeing 100A as "Bradley's Beast" with a redesigned tail unit, cantilever undercarriage legs and a propeller spinner. The fuselage had by this time been skinned in metal, replacing the earlier fabric cover. Known as an established air show performer, the former Hughes machine was written-off in a crash in 1957.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing F4B / P-12 - СШАUSA - 1928

Hughes learned to fly in 1927 on a Waco 10 open cockpit biplane with 90 hp Curtiss OX-5 8-cyl water-cooled vee engine.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: WACO 10 / O Series - СШАUSA - 1927

Howard Hughes' first private aircraft was a Waco 10-W with a 220 hp Wright J-5 9-cyl radial like this example seen new at the factory. It had 2 seats side-by-side in the front cockpit and a single pilot's cockpit behind.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: WACO 10 / O Series - СШАUSA - 1927