Can retired airliners provide much-needed housing?

It breaks my heart to see photos of retired airliner “boneyards.” These once-proud (and expensive) vehicles are lined up because they aren’t profitable for the airline companies. But they can still be used.

If you own the land, your own well and septic system and solar power this could be an economical option for housing.

Wendy

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No. While it is a fun idea, they take up a large amount of space (physical volume) and provide a relatively small amount of actual space to live. Better to recycle the materials and put them to a better use.

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Reality check. Ever try to move something the size of a commercial airliner?

A few years ago, the aviation museum near my home snapped up a military version of a Lockheed Constellation airliner at a defunct museum north of Champaign Illinois, and shipped it to their museum, a distance of some 350 miles. The bill to disassemble the plane, truck it to Willow Run, and bolt it back together, was over $200,000.

Steve

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But think of all the solar panels you could put on the wings! :upside_down_face:

The Captain

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and you can park your Tesla under it too!! :wink:

'38Packard

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The wings do not come with this silly plane housing idea.

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