Katie B. Published on September 17, 2018
Retired Engineer Transforms Boeing 727 Into His Dream Home
Picture it: you’re walking through the woods, enjoying a pleasant hike. The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and you’re enjoying the peaceful tranquility. Then, all of a sudden, you stumble upon an airplane! Thoughts
race through your head—is it a plane crash? a junkyard? It could be anything. But if you happen to find yourself in Hillsboro, Oregon, then it could only be one thing: Bruce Campbell’s one of a kind home.
Bruce Campbell certainly was not the first person to ever dream up a unique house. From boats to cars to even school buses, people have repurposed all sorts of things to turn them into homes. But while other oddball houses have become more common of late, Campbell’s home definitely stands out from the rest.
For ages, people have built their homes in trees as well as on the ground. Houses have been made of bricks and stones, wood, mud, leaves, even vines. But an airplane?
There were more than a few obstacles standing in Bruce Campbell’s way when he decided to convert a Boeing 727 into a livable home. First, plenty of laws surrounding zoning and construction had to be tackled. Not to mention the Herculean task of dragging the gigantic aircraft onto his property. Then came the actual task of converting a commercial jet into living spaces. For anyone who has ever ridden in a plane, it’s not hard to imagine that turning those cramped cabins into a living room, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom is easier said than done! Lucky for Bruce, he is one handy fellow!
Before retiring, Bruce Campbell worked as an electrical engineer. Always having had a knack for invention, Bruce started to collect old planes so he could up-cycle them into mind-blowing masterpieces, believing that they had potential beyond their original purpose. Thanks to his amazing imagination, he was able to transform a Boeing 727 into the most unique home on earth! Let’s go have a look inside!
Just click on the link below.