Comments on: Airplane House http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/17/airplane-house/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alvino Noresio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/17/airplane-house/comment-page-1/#comment-1069805 Alvino Noresio Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:14:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/17/airplane-house/#comment-1069805 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/imgres?imgurl=http://www.historylink101.com/ww2photo/a-10-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.historylink101.com/ww2-planes/aa-a10-c.htm&usg=__5mi4KVe-cjud9Xm2fPAPqxRgCYg=&h=480&w=640&sz=21&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=YmUEKIYN50cGBM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DA-10%2BAirplane%2Bfrom%2BWWII%2Bdays%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den 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

]]> By: Mike Brisendine http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/17/airplane-house/comment-page-1/#comment-924098 Mike Brisendine Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:38:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/17/airplane-house/#comment-924098 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. 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.

]]> By: mrchurchill109 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/17/airplane-house/comment-page-1/#comment-921894 mrchurchill109 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:30:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/12/17/airplane-house/#comment-921894 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 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

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