Airlines looking to retire old jets may have a new market: the housing industry.
One California woman is building a home from recycled Boeing Co.747 parts, reports the Associated Press.
An environmental architecture firm came up with the idea of building a “green home” using the wings of a 747.
“I finally found a client crazy enough and willing enough to do it,” said architect David Hertz.
Hertz found a 747at an airplane junkyard in the Mojave Desert and bought it for the bargain price of $40,000. It cost about $200 million new. He had it cut up and trucked more than 100 miles to Camarillo, near Malibu.
The plane’s wings will serve as the roof for Francie Rehwald’s house.
“I love to recycle, I love green houses and contemporary architecture, and I especially love nature and the natural environment,” said Rehwald, whose family owns Mercedes-Benz dealerships in California.
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