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Subscribe to RSSAbove, Bruce Campbell relaxes in the Boeing 727-200 that he converted to a home in rural Hillsboro, Oregon. Campbell bought the used airplane from Olympic Airways, and had it flown from Athens, Greece to Portland-Hillsboro Airport. He removed the wings before towing the fuselage to his property and reattaching the wings there. (John Brecher / msnbc.com)
John Brecher / msnbc.com
The rear staircase serves as the main entry to the home, which is sited in a former walnut orchard.
John Brecher / NBCNews.com
Bill Briggs reports in the Bottom Line blog that Campbell won't subdivide the interior into rooms, as he thinks planes work well just they way they are:
“Aircraft are flying homes for people,” Campbell said. “They stay in the sky sometimes for 12 to 14 hours at a time and people have to eat and use the toilet and do almost everything else we normally do -- and all of those facilities are in there. They’re built along with lighting and climate control, everything.
“What I’m trying to demonstrate is that the conversion process can be really very simple and straightforward. If people want something different (inside), they can always redecorate.”
See more images inside and out of Cambpell's converted airplane home in this slideshow. And for even more information, see his project's website at AirplaneHome.com.
John Brecher / msnbc.com
Built in 1969, the airplane made 43,000 flights for Olympic Airways in Greece before Campbell acquired it. This image was stitched from three frames.
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I have heard of a couple other planes used as homes but they removed the wings. It looks much better with the wings attached. I especially love the transparent floor. Operating his business out of there makes it seem a little cluttered.
Is he still receiving frequent flier miles? Was he cleared to land in those trees? Do the squirrels have the right of way on taxiways? Does he make his wife serve coffee every few hours? Does the toilet have the same blue water? Do his quests have to pass thru security first? I could go on and on.........
Vernon Jobson
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Doesn't look much different then having a double-wide trailer. He got screwed on this deal. I can't see see nothing about this that is worth $100k. I saw a story of a woman in AZ I believe, who has very, very nice home made out of parts of a large plane. But I think she spent over $500k for hers.
It may look like a trailer but I can assure you it's much better, air tight, and won't rust well insulated with a fantastic vent system for heating and cooling.
I assume by looking at the place he is very much the bachelor.
But the best part will be watching the county assessors scratching their collective heads trying to figure out the property tax bill:)
Looks like a piece of junk with even more of it inside. There's nothing impressive about this. It doesn't conform to it's surroundings. Relocate this pack-rat to the airplane graveyard in the Mojave Desert and then I might think it's a worthwhile idea.
I agree 100%.
Definitely looks like one of those ideas that seemed fantastic at first, but then you couldn't withdraw from after you over-committed.
I think all this needs is money... A complete renovation. Walls, granite counters, wood floors, wood trims, carpet. Ohh man there's so much you could do to make it look like a real home. Im an electrician, there's so mush you could do with different lights and it will give a whole new look.
Imagine how large the space would be if he cleaned it, especially before taking pics.
I was thinking, maybe clean up the place a bit before the camera crew come.
Plus it would look way cooler if he cut it in half and attached the each end to a house as to look more like a plane coming through your house. That place looks like a really nice fort for kids. Not a place grown adults live.
He's an electrical engineer if you read the article and he works from his home. All the containers and stacks are mainly supplies and manuals. It's liken to he lives and works out of his garage... I doubt he's going for the "designer" look or trying to please us with the aesthetics.
I'm more concerned with the crap he's spewing into the surrounding area. Paint chips... wash water? Is there any regulations for his dumping?
this guy may have found his nirvana, but his treasure is another man's trash. I find the whole thing to be highly unusable, environmentally out of place, and structurally in need of refurbishing. By the time he is finished with those suggestions, he might want to consider buying a tent.
WOW!! A trailer with wings!!!
That's a perfect analogy......LOL
Spaceballs. Where is his mog? Half man/ half dog!
Yep, looks like a typical redneck double-wide trailer.
Hoarders on Planes!
I've seen much better airplane houses. They look more like homes inside. This one looks more like a storage unit that someone happens to live in
C'mon! Give the guy a break. It's a "work in progress".
Must be no zoning where this guy lives.
It looks very 'lived in'. A work in progress has turned into settling for. But then, I lived in an old dairy truck for 2 years.
When I was a kid there was an airplane restaurant in Pendel, PA where one of the wings spanned over the two-lane road it was on. I thought it was really neat and loved seeing it, but I've heard it was torn down. It was a nice novelty idea back when you would see all kinds of weird stuff on the road that you don't see anymore. I think if the seats were left in place, an airplane might make a decent place to sleep for homeless people. I've sometimes thought that's what they should do with the battleship graveyard in Philly - let the homeless sleep in them - they're just rusting in the river. I wonder what it costs to buy an old airplane, although I don't think most neighborhoods would welcome them as homes.
@ JerseyKat............yes, it is gone. when we were kids and old enough to drive ourselves we loved to drive out that way and see the plane. of course we did not just drive out there to see the plane. i think we used to go that way to go someplace that escapes my memory now. i know Reedmans was out US1 right up the road. anyhow, good memories.
Love the superstructure but insdie looks like a @!$%# hole, I have seen better put together fusalages for homes and offices, it seems like he furnished the place in "early junk yard" motif
"One man's junk is another man's treasure" .......who said that?
Ok, so...maybe it's just me, but the interior looks like he's getting ready to move OUT! These planes can carry between 149 to 189 passengers, so this means a whole lot of space. All this junk lying around makes it look like that small, claustrophobic cargo plane from INDIAN JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM - there's WAY too much junk in there. Great idea to recycle a plane as a home, but the LEAST he could have done was to economize the space...especially BEFORE he posted the pic for our panoramic viewing pleasure.
I'll stick with my cave.
Guess it is not plane and simple...
One mans JUNK IS another mans JUNK!~
He would have an Apple laptop too
sure hope my rat packer neighbor doesnt see this.
It would be cool for deer camp.......
Check with the people in the Emirates to design a luxury interior; but then this is a work space with clutter and a Costco supply. Looking forward to a panoramic view when the upholster finds the woods you are inhabiting.
Love this idea, especially since it is somewhat original. Too many people today seem to want or think they must have a half million dollar home to be happy or to impress someone.
He could have made better use of the $100k he spent on this disaster. He would have saved money and had more space and utility by buying a couple shipping containers and putting them together.
Dump, wonder how close it is to his neighbors bet they (would) love it, what an eye sore!
I wonder if DB Cooper is his roomate ?