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Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947."
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Hughes Airport Center: Desert Plumbing insurance releases and subcontracts, 1986
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
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Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 082
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 082
Archival Component
Hughes Airport Center: South Valley insurance releases and subcontracts, 1986
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File
Archival Collection
J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
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Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 083
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 083
Archival Component
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: commercial insulation product sheets, 1987
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
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Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 093
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 093
Archival Component
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: Kemp Monument architectural drawings, 1988
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
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Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 094
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 094
Archival Component
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: M & H Building Specialties architectural drawings, 1988
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
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Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 095
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 095
Archival Component
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: Universal Roofers correspondence and specifications, 1988
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 096
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 096
Archival Component
Hughes Airport Center: general enclosure inspection reports and bids, 1989
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
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Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 109
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 109
Archival Component
Hughes Airport Center 6A and 6B: insurance and lien releases, 1989
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 109
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 109
Archival Component
Hughes Airport Center 6A and 6B: Niederhauser work orders, 1989
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00855
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 110
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 110
Archival Component