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Woman to build house out of 747

That would be a neat house. Its also good to see that all of that alluminium is being recycled. Aluminium costs so much to make :eek:. It would be a waste to see it be buried or something.
 
Shamus said:
That would be a neat house. Its also good to see that all of that alluminium is being recycled. Aluminium costs so much to make :eek:. It would be a waste to see it be buried or something.
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Good point Shamus, it is nice to see the Aluminum being recycled. If for nothing else, that alone makes her choice to build a house out of a 747 seem like a decent idea. :)
 
If I had a house like this, I'd make a room to entertain some lady friends, with a massive bed, soft lighting, candles, incense, porn-ish music playing in the background, and I'd call it the Cockpit.
 
Abstract said:
If I had a house like this, I'd make a room to entertain some lady friends, with a massive bed, soft lighting, candles, incense, porn-ish music playing in the background, and I'd call it the Cockpit.
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Thanks for making me spit coffee on my screen.
 
Abstract said:
If I had a house like this, I'd make a room to entertain some lady friends, with a massive bed, soft lighting, candles, incense, porn-ish music playing in the background, and I'd call it the Cockpit.
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LOL :D That is great Abstract- thanks for the laugh! :) :)
 
jared_kipe said:
Not really, the lift of an airplane wing is provided due to a difference in pressure from the bottom to the top. If there isn't wind going under the wing, it won't "fly" off the house.
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Yeah, but there will be a difference of pressure; because the more air going, the less pressure there is (I don't quite remember the equation, but the sum of something involving the pressure plus something involving the wind speed is a constant). It's even worse because there's no wind going under the wing... it creates a bigger pressure difference. Even normal roofs fly off their houses because of this if the wind is strong enough... so I hope this won't be constructed in a overly windy place.

EDIT: It's the Bernoulli Equation. See here and here

EDIT 2: Geez, if I had read the whole thread, I would have seen this :eek: :

It seems to me that -- all else being equal -- the lift would be even greater because the air beneath the wing is basically motionless. The pressure difference between the top and bottom of an airplane wing is between two moving streams of air, but the house would have one moving stream over the top and still air underneath. But since the wind speed would be much lower than a 747 in flight, I'm not sure it would matter anyway.
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It looks vaguely "ultra-modern" in the 1950's sci-fi B-movie sense. Too bad they cut up a nice 747.

Oh, and RE: the wing/roof taking off in the wind...the liftoff speed for a 747 is pretty high, we're talking triple digits. And if you have 100mph+ wind conditions it doesn't matter what your roof is shaped like, you are in trouble. :eek:
 
Linkjeniero said:
Yeah, but there will be a difference of pressure; because the more air going, the less pressure there is (I don't quite remember the equation, but the sum of something involving the pressure plus something involving the wind speed is a constant). It's even worse because there's no wind going under the wing... it creates a bigger pressure difference. Even normal roofs fly off their houses because of this if the wind is strong enough... so I hope this won't be constructed in a overly windy place.

EDIT: It's the Bernoulli Equation. See here and here

EDIT 2: Geez, if I had read the whole thread, I would have seen this :eek: :
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I know, but this is true for all houses. ;)
 
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