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This is why people buy them and turn them into eclectic houses. It's a fun idea. I'd never be able to sell my wife on it, but the boy in me likes it.

by eloff 6y ago

tyingq 6y ago
~19 feet wide by ~12 feet high sure beats a used shipping container at 7' 8" wide x 7' 10" high, despite the ovalish shape. Probably terrible to hire some pilot driver service to move it about though, even if it is just the fuselage.
- megablast 6y ago
  Or a boat, where 1000s of people live. Dry comfortably.
- walrus01 6y ago
  The people who tried to haul the carcass of a 747 to Burning Man discovered how difficult it is to coordinate anything that is such an oversized load, on public highways. Most of the places I can think of that I could get local government permission, and buy cheap land, to put a 747 house in place... Have a near 1:1 venn diagram overlap with places that might have a half mile dirt driveway with trees on both sides, where it would be difficult to get a truck and traditional dimension single-wide mobile home into, nevermind a 747.
  - tyingq 6y ago
    Yes. I imagine just getting someone to cut off the fuel-tanks-througout wings is a challenge. Moving it afterwards is likely very hard.
    - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
      It's just a kerosene/diesel tank (jet fuel is basically kerosene or diesel depending on grade) an aluminum one at that. As far as cutting up fuel tanks goes it doesn't get any easier. Though that won't anyone you hire from trying to screw you on price "because fuel".
  - wutbrodo 6y ago
    They didn't just try, they did it. I've partied in it multiple separate Burns. This year they definitely had some issues getting it off of the playa, but your comment might imply to the unfamiliar that they didn't succeed in getting it on-playa.
    - walrus01 6y ago
      I didn't say they didn't get it there, but it took a lot of coordination with electrical and telecom companies to remove wiring (it's way, way over 13'6"), and they were only hauling it through mostly empty desert and rural areas. Time and effort from local law enforcement to shut down public roads and such. I can't even imagine trying to take a 747 fuselage down a road anywhere more populated that has aerial electrical/telecom wiring. There is a guy in Oregon who lives in a 727-200, but that's a lot less work to take down a road. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/airplane-home-in-the-woods https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/airplane-home-in-the-woo...
      - wutbrodo 6y ago
        > I didn't say they didn't get it there I know, I tried to word my comment carefully to avoid implying that you were being intentionally misleading. I was just clarifying for the benefit of the unfamiliar
k_sze 6y ago
Don’t sell your wife on it. Sell your wife for it.
nathan_f77 6y ago
Haha yes, I just watched 3 videos on YouTube, and so far they have been all been single men. My wife says she's interested though, as long as it's a comfortable place to live and looks decent. (Some of the ones I found on YouTube sort of looked like someone was squatting in an abandoned plane.) One of the people also talked about turning a second one into an AirBnb, so I think that's a great idea. It would be a very unique place to stay, so I think it would be fully booked if you're in a decent location.
- tmzt 6y ago
  Not an example of living in the fuselage, but a unique take on building with one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/747_Wing_House https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/747_Wing_House
  - nathan_f77 6y ago
    Oh yeah! I remember seeing that on The World's Most Extraordinary Homes. You can watch that episode here: https://www.netflix.com/watch/80213105?trackId=200257859 https://www.netflix.com/watch/80213105?trackId=200257859

This is why people buy them and turn them into eclectic houses. It's a fun idea. I'd never be able to sell my wife on it, but the boy in me likes it.

by eloff 6y ago

This is why people buy them and turn them into eclectic houses. It's a fun idea. I'd never be able to sell my wife on it, but the boy in me likes it.

tyingq 6y ago

~19 feet wide by ~12 feet high sure beats a used shipping container at 7' 8" wide x 7' 10" high, despite the ovalish shape. Probably terrible to hire some pilot driver service to move it about though, even if it is just the fuselage.

megablast 6y ago
Or a boat, where 1000s of people live. Dry comfortably.
walrus01 6y ago
The people who tried to haul the carcass of a 747 to Burning Man discovered how difficult it is to coordinate anything that is such an oversized load, on public highways. Most of the places I can think of that I could get local government permission, and buy cheap land, to put a 747 house in place... Have a near 1:1 venn diagram overlap with places that might have a half mile dirt driveway with trees on both sides, where it would be difficult to get a truck and traditional dimension single-wide mobile home into, nevermind a 747.
- tyingq 6y ago
  Yes. I imagine just getting someone to cut off the fuel-tanks-througout wings is a challenge. Moving it afterwards is likely very hard.
  - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
    It's just a kerosene/diesel tank (jet fuel is basically kerosene or diesel depending on grade) an aluminum one at that. As far as cutting up fuel tanks goes it doesn't get any easier. Though that won't anyone you hire from trying to screw you on price "because fuel".
- wutbrodo 6y ago
  They didn't just try, they did it. I've partied in it multiple separate Burns. This year they definitely had some issues getting it off of the playa, but your comment might imply to the unfamiliar that they didn't succeed in getting it on-playa.
  - walrus01 6y ago
    I didn't say they didn't get it there, but it took a lot of coordination with electrical and telecom companies to remove wiring (it's way, way over 13'6"), and they were only hauling it through mostly empty desert and rural areas. Time and effort from local law enforcement to shut down public roads and such. I can't even imagine trying to take a 747 fuselage down a road anywhere more populated that has aerial electrical/telecom wiring. There is a guy in Oregon who lives in a 727-200, but that's a lot less work to take down a road. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/airplane-home-in-the-woods https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/airplane-home-in-the-woo...
    - wutbrodo 6y ago
      > I didn't say they didn't get it there I know, I tried to word my comment carefully to avoid implying that you were being intentionally misleading. I was just clarifying for the benefit of the unfamiliar

k_sze 6y ago

Don’t sell your wife on it. Sell your wife for it.

nathan_f77 6y ago

Haha yes, I just watched 3 videos on YouTube, and so far they have been all been single men. My wife says she's interested though, as long as it's a comfortable place to live and looks decent. (Some of the ones I found on YouTube sort of looked like someone was squatting in an abandoned plane.) One of the people also talked about turning a second one into an AirBnb, so I think that's a great idea. It would be a very unique place to stay, so I think it would be fully booked if you're in a decent location.

tmzt 6y ago
Not an example of living in the fuselage, but a unique take on building with one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/747_Wing_House https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/747_Wing_House
- nathan_f77 6y ago
  Oh yeah! I remember seeing that on The World's Most Extraordinary Homes. You can watch that episode here: https://www.netflix.com/watch/80213105?trackId=200257859 https://www.netflix.com/watch/80213105?trackId=200257859