Man Lives In A Boeing 727 In The Middle Of The Woods
Bruce Campbell is an inventive engineer who bought a retired Boeing 727 aircraft fuselage and upcycled it into an unusual and innovative home. The huge 3-engine commercial airliner is propped up on concrete pillars in a suburban wooded area outside of Portland, Oregon, and has its own driveway.
The aircraft features a makeshift shower, but he is still working to install a working lavatory and to restore some of the plane’s original interior elements, like seating and lights. Campbell lives in this plane 6 months every year, and spends the other part of the year in Japan, where he is also looking to buy and similarly re-use a retired Boeing 747 fuselage. The 10 acres where he’s building his Oregon home cost $23,000 when he bought them in his 20s, and the plane set him back $220,000.
Source: airplanehome.com (h/t: huffpost)
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“Retirement into an aerospace class castle should be every jetliner’s constructive fate. They should never be mindlessly scrapped” – said Bruce Campbell, the aircraft’s owner (and resident).
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Image credits: John Brecher
“Shredding a beautiful and scintillating jetliner is a tragedy in waste, and a profound failure of human imagination”
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Image credits: John Brecher
“Jetliners are masterful works of aerospace science, and their superlative engineering grace is unmatched by any other structures people can live within”
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Image credits: Even Quach
“They’re incredibly strong, durable, and long lived. And they easily withstand any earthquake or storm. Their interior is easy to keep immaculately clean because they are sealed pressure canisters”
Image credits: John Brecher
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“You need to acquire two things: An airliner, and suitable land to host it”
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Image credits: John Brecher
“Then you need to transport your airliner to your land. That’s the most daunting challenge”
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Love the idea but wow it could be done sooooooo much better! (Each to their own though). I'm surprised how basic and actually how badly designed he has it, especially with the fact that he's an engineer! Good on him for doing what he wants and enjoys though.
how can I make a reservation if I wanna make a schedule for tour with the Bruce?
He had it transported there. The wings were dismantled and then reattached once it was in place
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So he just lives out there for free? Is it legal to just mosey off and live in the woods?
Can't see why it would be illegal but he only lives in it for 6 months of the year. The other 6 months he lives in Japan. Him doing this may have reasons behind it that allows him to live there whilst following laws/legislations.
Load More Replies... Love the idea but wow it could be done sooooooo much better! (Each to their own though). I'm surprised how basic and actually how badly designed he has it, especially with the fact that he's an engineer! Good on him for doing what he wants and enjoys though.
how can I make a reservation if I wanna make a schedule for tour with the Bruce?
He had it transported there. The wings were dismantled and then reattached once it was in place
Load More Replies... So he just lives out there for free? Is it legal to just mosey off and live in the woods?
Can't see why it would be illegal but he only lives in it for 6 months of the year. The other 6 months he lives in Japan. Him doing this may have reasons behind it that allows him to live there whilst following laws/legislations.
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