Spruce Goose Hangar Dome
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Geodesic dome
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| Function / usage: |
original use: Aircraft hangar |
| Completed in: | 1982 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA, North America |
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| Address: | Windsor Way |
| Coordinates: | 33° 45' 4.00" N 118° 11' 20.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| diameter | 126 m | |
| height | 40 m |
Materials
| dome |
aluminum
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Notes
The building was home to Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose (the world's largest aircraft ever built) until 1992 when it was moved to the Evergreen Aviation Museum in Oregon. The building is now used as a sound stage and ship terminal for Carnival Cruise Lines.
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- PolyFrame; the system solution space structures, presented at Fourth International Conference on Space Structures, University of Surrey, Guildford, 5-10.09.1993.
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0034759 |
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| Created: | 27/02/2008 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |