Bill,
I was very fortunate to actually see the Spruce Goose in 1983 when it was still in Long Beach. It's just one of those things that you can't adequately describe or imagine unless you see it. One of the specs I think I remember is that the horizontal stab has a bigger span than a 727. Pretty impressive for having been built in the 40's. I'm just glad someone was able to keep it preserved.

Randy