If you have a dream of flying or are very interested in airplanes, besides flying in the air, collecting collections or knowledge about airplanes, or even becoming a pilot and becoming a lifelong career, what else can show your interest in airplanes? What about passion? Maybe you could consider living in a retired airliner! Unlike the average persons dream of owning a private jet to fly, Bruce Campbell, an engineer living in the United States, bought a retired aircraft: a Boeing 727, on the ground Converted into his own airplane home.
In the woods of Hillsborough, Oregon, USA, you can find this rather weird residence, because it is a good-looking Boeing 727-200 passenger plane, which was originally able to carry 163 to 189 passengers. The Boeing passenger plane is located in a forest. No one would have thought that it turned out to be a unique residence built by engineer Bruce Campbell after he bought the plane.
The passenger plane in the woods instantly added a lot of mystery because it landed in an area that was inconsistent with our common sense. The appearance of a Boeing passenger plane that should be flying in the sky or at the airport in the forest on the ground not only reminds people of the plot of the plane crash, but also the passenger plane surrounded by trees seems to have a story behind it.
But the story behind this unflyable passenger plane is not what you imagined.The mystery is that Bruce, a 64-year-old retired engineer, spent US$220,000 (approximately NT$6.6 million) to buy this retired Boeing 727 and placed it on the 10 acres he bought in his 20s. land and transform it into his dream residence.
In addition to the appearance of a complete fuselage, wings, landing gear and engines that cannot be started, the interior settings of the cockpit have been changed a lot through Bruces hands-on transformation. Bruce turned the interior of the fuselage into a home living area, not only There are work desks, toilets, beds, living rooms, etc. all available.
Even if you look out from the cockpit and it’s not the blue sky but a forest of trees, doesn’t it make you feel passionate just sitting in the cockpit and watching the operating instruments? There are probably very few people who have airplane cockpits at home. Come on!
Although due to the inherent limitations of the long and narrow fuselage, there is no way to create a too spacious living space, but the length is sufficient to allow all living equipment to be well installed, and the design structure of the aircraft itself also makes this aircraft Homes can withstand natural disasters such as storms and earthquakes.
Bruce Campbell also created a special webpage based on this unique experience to share with everyone the process of building a passenger aircraft residence from the purchase of the aircraft to the selection of land, modifications, etc. He believes that retired passenger planes should become peoples dreamThe aviation castle, rather than being dismantled, also provides suggestions to people who have the same idea or interest in building their own aviation residence. The only two things that need to be mastered but the most difficult are: a passenger plane and suitable land. But as Bruce said, his experience is actually quite limited, because he only bought it once... So those who have dreams should be brave and try it!
