Airplane House (Jan, 1947)
Filed under: Just Weird — @ 12:11 am
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1947
| Buy on Ebay
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1947
| Buy on Ebay
Airplane House at right solved the dwelling shortage for E .H. Kantz of Dallas, Tex. He built it from an old A-10 fuselage, an ancient Cadillac chassis—which he extended 10 feet—and a Ford V-8 engine. It won’t fly, but you ,get the sensation of landing an airplane when you buzz along at 50, he says.
It’s kind of amusing (the same thing has been done to a DC-3 fuselage as a camper, and a Boeing Stratoliner as a houseboat!) but I’m not seeing house here…camper yes, but house?
Motor home must be what was meant…
Alan
Comment by mrchurchill109 — December 17, 2007 @ 5:30 am
Many years ago I saw a TV segment about a woman who converted an out of service airliner (wings removed), I think it was a DC9 into a trailer like home. The whole inside was gutted and rebuilt. A bedroom was built in the back and a sunroom in the front. I’m not sure where the living room, bath and kitchen were located. I bet it would make a great weekend cabin.
Comment by Mike Brisendine — December 17, 2007 @ 6:38 pm
If anyone is curious , the plane bought by Mr Kantz of Dallas , Tex was built by Beech Aviation as an advanced trainer for the Army Air Corps and saw service at Corsicana Field near San Antonio in WWII.
Heres a link to a picture of one in it’s former glory days.
http://images.google.com/imgre.....%26hl%3Den
Comment by Alvino Noresio — July 18, 2009 @ 1:14 am