“Many people will be able to relate to Bruce Campbell dedicating time and effort into creating his dream home.
But fewer will understand when he reveals his future home is a 727-200 aircraft tucked away in the woods of Oregon.
With electricity already functioning, one of the first tasks in transforming the jumbo jet into a hospitable living space was, of course, getting a working plumbing system.
Campbell is still tinkering with it but one of the aircraft’s three toilets is already up and running.
‘It’s small but I’m small’, he says, peeking into the functioning restroom.
Furthermore, he has installed a temporary shower within the main cabin of the plane.
Campbell concedes the shower doesn’t afford much privacy but points out that if you live in the middle of the woods that isn’t a pressing concern.
Describing the venture as an ‘experiment’, Campbell hopes that others will follow his lead: ‘It is a good experiment in a living environment that, I hope, will prove to be something that mankind will embrace with vigour at a later time.’
Lighting up with glee, Campbell ushers his guests into the space he describes as his ‘favourite playroom’: the cockpit.
And in warmer weather, the aircraft’s wings make for great decks – easily accessed through the emergency exits.”
Well it’s a new twist on aircraft preservation – live in one! With the shortage of “affordable” housing, and the surplus of old airliners, mayble living in an aircraft is not such a mad idea.
Plus, aircraft museums could turn this into a money spinner: let someone live in your aircraft, and charge them a fair rent. Someone gets a place to call “home”, and the aircraft museum gets an income stream to assist with preservation costs. You’ll want to look after an aircraft if you live in it – so what’s not to like?
By: PeterVerney - 3rd June 2012 at 19:40
Just possibly a Dumbo
By: Newforest - 3rd June 2012 at 17:50
Trust the Daily Mail (!), a 727 is not a Jumbo! 😮
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June 3, 2012 at 4:55 pm