The man living in a Boeing 727

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I'd call this one an extreme hobby.

An American aviation enthusiast has bought a scrapped Boeing 727 and made it his home. Lots of pictures in the article and a detailed explanation of everything. Note how even an old, scrapped aeroplane still costs a fortune to buy, transport and modify.

Looking at the pictures, one can see that the engines have been removed leaving just the nacelles. Also, since aviation fuel is highly flammable and toxic, I guess that they must have taken extra measures to scrub out every last drop of it from the tanks, but there's nothing about this in the article.

A Boeing 727 is the last thing you'd expect to see nestled in a clearing in a forest in Oregon. Even more surprising still, the retired aircraft is home to former electrical engineer, Bruce Campbell.

Complete with a cockpit, airline seats and flight controls, home conversions don't get much more extraordinary than this.

In 1999, Bruce Campbell sourced the plane from a site close to Hillsboro Airport in Washington County, Oregon, paying $100,000 (£77k) for the aircraft.
He then spent a further $96,000 (£74k) on moving the vehicle and renting a staging site to temporarily house the plane.

Inside the 727 aeroplane converted into a home

Former electrical engineer Bruce Campbell calls a retired Boeing 727 home.

uk.yahoo.com

 

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That's freaking awesome!



Looks strangely comfy!!

Bruce hopes to change the attitude of what he sees as our throwaway culture by educating people from all over the world, who reach out to him and visit the plane.

I couldn't agree more. There is so much we can repurpose. But we keep on buying and building new stuff.

Note how even an old, scrapped aeroplane still costs a fortune to buy, transport and modify.

The aero enthusiast estimates that you could create your own recycled home from a Boeing 727 for as little as $50,000 (£39k).

Still relatively cheap, compared to buying a house, in most cases. Remember: no mortgage! It's basically a one time payment, maintenance aside (which you'd also have for a regular house).

I love these sort of projects. For example, I've also seen a guy converting one of those American school buses into a fully functional home. It's pretty sweet.