This Man Literally Lives On a Jet Plane And Wants Another!

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If you stumbled upon it by accident, you'd be worried. But despite looking out of place it's intentionally placed there. It's the home of retired electrical engineer Bruce Campbell.

His motivational for renovating and moving into the craft? He didn't want it to go to waste.

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Campbell says of his " aerospace class castle" that "they [jetliners] should never be mindlessly scrapped". He thinks there should be more of them turned into homes.

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His pride and joy is located in suburban woods in Portland, Oregan.

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Campbell has added a shower and a driveway. but there's no mistaking that this is a plane. He purchased the retired plane and has done much of the renovation himself. It's certainly spacious enough!

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Campbell spends half the year in this wonderful home. His other six months, he spends in Japan. And guess what? he's looking for a Boeing 646 shell to build into his full time home over there. He's had the practice, you would think he has the technique down by now!

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You won't believe how much he bought the original plane for $100,000! That was back in 1999, but he has spent another 120, 000 on transport and staging it. Still, for such a unique and special home, that isn't crazy!

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Campbell is very passionate about his plane-home idea. He gets angry at wasting the fuselage of retired plans, calling it a "tragedy" and "a profound waste of the human imagination." He also sees the metal that the plane is built from as far superior to wood. He calls wood "termite chow". He likes the reliability of his hi-tech home.

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There are other various benefits to living in a plane, raves Campbell. He believes (and he would know) that the engineering of the plane is far superior to your average house. It is also an incredibly safe home.

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His chrome castle, he says will "easily withstand any earthquake or storm." It's also incredibly easy to keep clean, because it is sealed so well. There is no dirt that's going to sneak on in.