{"id":2723,"date":"2015-09-05T12:46:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T12:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/a-perfect-landing-for-old-wings\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T15:26:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:26:33","slug":"a-perfect-landing-for-old-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/a-perfect-landing-for-old-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"A Perfect Landing for Old Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ever wonder what happens to older aircrafts as new ones fly forward? Well, here are a couple of stories of what CAN happen. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">Innovative hotel lodgings are adopting the flip-side of that cliche plot of a planned romantic get-away turn crash landing into a wild jungle. The irony aside, the hotel Costa Verde wanted to offer a unique experience to its residents. Inspired by the thought, they salvaged a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airplane from where it lay under dust in San Jose airport. Doing away with its former life, flying as South AfricaAir and Colombia&#8217;s Avianca Airlines, this now refurbished plane is an epicurean en-suite jumbo <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >room<\/a> in the National Park of the Costa Verdes II area.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.costaverde.com\/727\/g\/727mp_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" align=\"none\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com\/Images\/Hotels\/Big\/CostaVerde635404834948822500_big.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" align=\"none\" \/><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source 1:\u00a0<u><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.costaverde.com\/727.htm\">http:\/\/www.costaverde.com\/727.htm<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source 2:\u00a0<u><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com\/CostaVerde\">http:\/\/www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com\/CostaVerde<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><u><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">In attempting to replicate the feeling of being airborne for its dwellers, it is perched about 50-feet off the ground, with its right wing acting as a deck to look at the ocean view far ahead, with a jungle canopy frame. Retouched mostly with hand-carved wooden furniture from Indonesia and Costa Rica, it comes complete with air-conditioned <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Bedroom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/bedroom\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/bedroom;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02_58j;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Bedroom\" >bedrooms<\/a>, a private bath, a kitchenette and foyer to dine in, the classic spiral staircase in the heart, and all surrounded by beautiful gardens. If one is lucky enough, the residents of the 727 can also catch a glimpse of local wild-life such as sloths, toucans and monkeys.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com\/Images\/Hotels\/Big\/CostaVerde634900899244893750_big.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" align=\"none\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com\/Images\/Hotels\/Big\/CostaVerde634900927710050000_big.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" align=\"none\" \/><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source 1:\u00a0<u><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com\/CostaVerde\">http:\/\/www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com\/CostaVerde<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source 2:\u00a0<u><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com\/CostaVerde\">http:\/\/www.unusualhotelsoftheworld.com\/CostaVerde<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><u><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">Luxurious flight-plans aside, this inventive <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Use (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/use-law\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/use_law;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05r4j5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Use_(law)\" >use<\/a> of a retired airliner has inspired the kids of Kingsland Primary School to decide that they want a new classroom&#8230; inside a plane. Beyond those cement walls, propped chairs in front of a black board, these kids in Stroke-on-Trent now <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Study (room)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/study-room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/study_room;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Study_(room);http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03d2yw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Study_(room)\" >study<\/a> in a decommissioned Concorde s-360 that used to travel from Ireland to Spain. The interior of the Concorde is now complete with all the fittings of an educational environment, such as desks, laptops and a big presentation screen in front of the classroom. This cool new idea for a classroom, after 2 years of <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"remodelling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/renovation\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renovation;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06b49c;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Renovation\" >refurbishment<\/a>, is said to have improved attendance and engagement from the kids. What now flies and fosters the schools neo-education surroundings was saved from the scrapheap at <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Market (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/market-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/market_economics;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Market_(economics)\" >Market<\/a> Drayton.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/static.guim.co.uk\/sys-images\/Education\/Pix\/pictures\/2009\/3\/19\/1237483729120\/Is-it-a-plane--Classroom--005.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span size=\"1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source:\u00a0<u><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/gallery\/2009\/mar\/24\/plane-classroom-school#\/?picture=344815312&amp;index=3\">http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/gallery\/2009\/mar\/24\/plane-classroom-school#\/?picture=344815312&amp;index=3<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span color=\"#0000ff\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">Many people would be shocked to discover the immense number of decommissioned and retired airplanes that sit in the middle of a desert, collecting dust &#8211; somewhat reminiscent of an aviation ghost town. There is a general lack of effort being put into re-purposing or recycling these now permanently grounded multi-million pound flying behemoths, and if more people came up with innovative and exciting <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Public housing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/public-housing\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/public_housing;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0184vk;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Public_housing\" >projects<\/a> like the ones described above, we could give these impressive flying machines a new <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"leasing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/lease\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/lease;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03x_d3f;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Lease\" >lease<\/a> of life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span color=\"#0000ff\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span color=\"#0000ff\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-AOQvnutK1bc\/Tlq2jw8tZzI\/AAAAAAAAGOE\/V6k-MZgPZ5A\/s1600\/Arizona+plane+storage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" align=\"none\" \/><span color=\"#0000ff\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span face=\"Cambria, serif\" style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Varsha Venugopalan<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder what happens to older aircrafts as new ones fly forward? 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