Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:33:38 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: "Barry L. Newton" <bnewton at ashcomp.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Airliner Homes
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

Most Remarkably, MarkLFischer at aol.com wrote:
>Seen on ebay last year: a company selling used 727 airliners mounted on
>rotating CG pylons, and fitted out as homes inside, with the wing tops
>serving  as
>patios.  The aircraft is free to point into the wind, and a sliding  stair
>arrangement gives access.  Quite a nifty idea, likely not  "hurricane proof",
>but would probably handle a minor tropical  storm.

Feh, I can only associate that with the notion of a lifetime of airline
food.  Wonder if any of those goodies actually *sold*?

Barry