More on the Airplane House

[patgund]

Got curious about the idea of using a converted 727 as a home. Turns out the company doing this has a site with a lot more information.

http://www.maxpoweraero.com/ACHomes.htm

According to them, the bearing that the home is mounted on, (the wings, BTW, have been modified to prevent lift), can be operated as either locked in place, motored in a circle, or freely rotating. This allows the "whole airplane (to) weathervane, pointing into the wind."

Property can be as little as one acre, though 5 acres are recommended. (You need a 153' rotating circle for the mount) That is assuming you placed it on land - fresh water and salt water mounting is an option as well.

Supposely, they're safe enough to allow one to stay in them during a hurricane or tornado. Even of that's the case, I suspect I'd want to leave just in case.......

Also, Wired News did an article about them, and a guy in Washington who's building a "fixer-upper" out of an ex-Olympic Airlines 727.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,32184,00.html

Comments

[aeddie.livejournal.com]

Their website also shows a 737. I wonder if they could do a widebody like a 747? Now that would be some space, complete with a penthouse suite.