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An airplane house is a residential home made from a retired or scrapped aircraft. The houses are usually old airliners that once carried passengers, but have now been sent to a scrap yard because of age or because of cuts in the airline's fleet.〔”Airplane Homes” Airplane Homes.com (), 2003, accessed March 15, 2011.〕 ==Information== People buy the airplane from the scrap yard and use the frame as a base for a house.〔”Boeing History” Boeing Aircraft Manufacturing Company (), 2011, accessed March 15, 2011.〕 These houses typically have the same area as a normal house, just in a different shape. Lighting, heating/air conditioning, and plumbing can be installed once the plane is transported to its final destination from the scrap yard. The plane houses often have the cockpit and back of the plane turned into either a bedroom or bathroom. There's usually a room in the middle which is another bedroom. The remaining area can be turned into a living room and kitchen.〔”Airplane Home Project” Boeing 727-200 Home Conversion Project (), 2006, accessed March 15, 2011.〕 These houses have low energy costs because they are designed to be flown in the cold air of high altitudes. Therefore, the fuselages are well insulated. These houses also have ample storage area. The cargo hold underneath, normally used to carry customer luggage, is now available to use as an attic-type storage area and the wings can even be converted into decks.〔”Airplane Home Project” Boeing 727-200 Home Conversion Project (), 2006, accessed March 15, 2011.〕 The average cost to build is about $35,000 to $55,000. This comprises the plane, land, plumbing, electrical, and heating/air conditioning, and the cost of transporting the plane from the scrap yard. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Airplane house」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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