DAILY MAIL
October 14, 2012
Engineer Bruce Campbell is living the high life after converting a retired passenger jet into his dream home.
The 62-year-old bought the Boeing 727-200 for around $100,000 and spent a decade turning it into his abode.
Tucked away in the woods of Oregon, the aircraft Mr Campbell describes as 'a bird that's meant to fly' has all modern conveniences but he says his 'favorite playroom' is the cockpit.
Dream home: Engineer Bruce Campbell, pictured, transformed an old 727 200 aircraft, situated in the woods of Oregon, into his 'dream home'
The engineer ripped the rows of seats from the 727-200's main cabin and turned the space into a bedroom, lounge and office.
Mr Campbell, of Hillsboro, cooks his meals in the former cabin-crew kitchen and has also upgraded the plane's bathroom and built a shower.
He loves to give visitors tours around his unusual choice of home.
Cockpit: Bruce Campbell, pictured, worked on the cockpit of his Boeing 727-200 retired airliner in Hillsboro, Oregon
Wheel life: The 62-year-old, pictured, bought the Boeing 727-200 for just under $100,000 and spent a decade turning it into his abode
Retired: The retired Boeing 727-200 commercial airliner now has a new life as a home in Hillsboro, Oregon
Couch potato: Bruce Campbell, pictured, sits on his couch near the tail of his 727-200 153-foot long jetliner
Mr Campbell had to tinker with the aircraft's three toilets but they were soon up and running.
'It's small but I'm small', he told CNN of the restroom.
He also installed a shower within the main cabin of the plane.
Mr Campbell concedes the shower doesn't afford much privacy but points out that if you live in the middle of the woods that isn't a pressing concern.
Unusual abode: Campbell, pictured, has converted the aircraft into a fully functional home in Hillsboro, Oregon
Mod cons: Bruce Campbell, pictured, works on his computer on board his grounded 727 airliner
Describing the venture as an 'experiment', Mr Campbell hopes that others will follow his lead.
'It is a good experiment in a living environment that, I hope, will prove to be something that mankind will embrace with vigour at a later time,' he said.
Lighting up with glee, Mr Campbell loves to usher guests into the space he describes as his 'favourite playroom': the cockpit...
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