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    Another use for that spare B-747 that has been sitting around in the back 40.

    Build a house out of it. :d

    Malibu house built from a Boeing 747 nears takeoff


    On a 55-acre property in the remote hills of Malibu, Calif., an old Boeing 747 is taking on a new life as the "Wing House."


    http://content.usatoday.com/communit...terstitialskip
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    Nice idea. The roof even provides enough area to slap a nice amount of solar panels on there.

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    Not sure I would want that type of house, but hey, whatever floats their boat I guess.

    Ingenious way to recycle an airplane!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cloud9Gal View Post
    Not sure I would want that type of house, but hey, whatever floats their boat I guess.

    Ingenious way to recycle an airplane!
    No C9G, "not float your boat." Wrong metaphor. More like "fly your kite".

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmig View Post
    No C9G, "not float your boat." Wrong metaphor. More like "fly your kite".



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    Put an F-4 in the backyard for a guest house, and a T-37 for the mother-in-law.

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    Here are a few more airliners converted for private use.

    http://www.airportjournals.com/Displ...?varID=0305005

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bone View Post
    ... a T-37 for the mother-in-law.
    With the ejection seat fully armed and ready to go?

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    Wings my tukus. They wasted the best part of the 'ol 747... the fuselage. Imagine the rumpus room that would make.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trans_23 View Post
    Here are a few more airliners converted for private use.

    http://www.airportjournals.com/Displ...?varID=0305005

    Those are interesting. I wonder how well the aluminum holds up to weathering?
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