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Aircraft as mobile homes
Mxsmanic wrote in
: Gig 601XL Builder writes: There was also a TV show back in the early 70's called "The Magician." Bill Bixby played the title roll and used his skills to help people. He had what I think was a jet (might have been a 727) that was not only where he lived but was also the garage for his Corvette. Then there was Johnny Quest, who had an aircraft the size of a B-52 that could hold only four people and a dog. You really realy need to adjust your dosage.. Bertie |
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Aircraft as mobile homes
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... I was thinking today, first about independent truck drivers, then about those people who sell (almost) all they own and buy a huge RV. In the case of truck drivers, they often have expensive, fancy rigs complete with bed, television, and other amenities that make their trucks a kind of home away from home--or perhaps even their primary domicile, if they really enjoy driving around the country. In the case of the RV owners, they give up a fixed residence and live directly in the comfort of their RVs, as they roll around the nation, constantly visiting new places. Then I thought to myself: Why can't an airplane be used the same way? Suppose you sold your house and various other goods, and bought yourself a really nice aircraft. Suppose you outfitted it with RV-style amenities (as space permits), such as a bed, TV, tiny stove or microwave, refrigerator, PC, and so on. In theory, with the right kind of aircraft (obviously something larger than a Piper Cub, but it need not necessarily be a Boeing Business Jet), you could live out of it, flying periodically from place to place and visiting the country from above (rather than from the highway). You could sleep over at an airport right in your aircraft, then start out the next day for a new destination. Has anyone done this? Is it a practical project, or are there things that make it impractical or impossible to use an aircraft as a camper or RV? I know that if you have a really large aircraft, such as your own 737 or 747, you obviously can live out of it, if you want, but I wonder if this would also be true for smaller aircraft--the kind many people might be able to afford if they were committed to using an aircraft as their domicile. why dont you ask Johnny Travolta??? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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qansett writes:
why dont you ask Johnny Travolta??? He doesn't live in his aging 707, as far as I know. He does park it outside the house, though. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Aircraft as mobile homes
Mxsmanic wrote in
: qansett writes: why dont you ask Johnny Travolta??? He doesn't live in his aging 707, as far as I know. He does park it outside the house, though. All airplanes are aging, you idiot. Bertie |
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Bertie the Bunyip writes:
All airplanes are aging, you idiot. The 707 has been doing it longer than most. John Travolta's was built in 1964. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Bertie the Bunyip writes: All airplanes are aging, you idiot. The 707 has been doing it longer than most. John Travolta's was built in 1964. And the AWACS 707s are going to be in service post 2037. |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: Bertie the Bunyip writes: All airplanes are aging, you idiot. The 707 has been doing it longer than most. John Travolta's was built in 1964. Flow older, lots older. And so what? Fjukktard Bertie |
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"Ken Finney" wrote in
: "Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Bertie the Bunyip writes: All airplanes are aging, you idiot. The 707 has been doing it longer than most. John Travolta's was built in 1964. And the AWACS 707s are going to be in service post 2037. They'r enot actually 707's. They look a bit like them, but they're substantially different airplanes.. Boeing's own designation for them was 717, in fact. Bertie |
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message .130... "Ken Finney" wrote in : "Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Bertie the Bunyip writes: All airplanes are aging, you idiot. The 707 has been doing it longer than most. John Travolta's was built in 1964. And the AWACS 707s are going to be in service post 2037. They'r enot actually 707's. They look a bit like them, but they're substantially different airplanes.. Boeing's own designation for them was 717, in fact. The predecessor of the 707 was the KC-135, the 717. The AWACS 707s are indeed militarized commercial 707s. |
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"Ken Finney" wrote in news:JFq444.Lr6
@news.boeing.com: "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message .130... "Ken Finney" wrote in : "Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Bertie the Bunyip writes: All airplanes are aging, you idiot. The 707 has been doing it longer than most. John Travolta's was built in 1964. And the AWACS 707s are going to be in service post 2037. They'r enot actually 707's. They look a bit like them, but they're substantially different airplanes.. Boeing's own designation for them was 717, in fact. The predecessor of the 707 was the KC-135, the 717. The AWACS 707s are indeed militarized commercial 707s. Oops, you're dead right! Bertie |
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