Holiday in a Sea King?
Well, it's different, I'll give it that...
Sea King helicopter transformed into glamping pod - BBC News |
This was on George Clarke's Amazing Spaces on CH4 last night if anyone wants to see more of the build.
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amazed no 'Fly Navy' type museum bought it given the amount of kit it still contained (observer / acoustics stations, dipping transponder, flight deck panels etc)
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A great idea. Good to see it preserved (even though it was a Navy one :p ).
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Does it have a ceiling fan?° And if it's Navy, surely it's a cabin, not a pod......
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Pod or cabin?
And "mini galley" instead of "mini kitchen", "en suite heads" instead of "en suite bathroom" etc...
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There's half a dozen or so in a field in Co Durham apparently awaiting the same treatment.
They look much less complete though, wouldn't be surprised if they sit around rusting for a few years then quietly get scrapped. |
Slightly sad and ageing when you look at the airframe number and know it is your logbook! Nice cabin though.
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Slightly sad and ageing when you look at the airframe number and know it is your logbook! CG |
Tashengurt - they dont rust?;)
So he spent £7000 in the auction to acquire it, £7000 to transport it to his garden, £26000 to do it up! £40k for a shed! Wants £150/night to stay in it. Mind he did a good job overall. Fair play. |
Clearly we are undercharging for our gites in France!
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7000 quid to transport it? Someone had a serious lend of him!!
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Did you mention Puma CG?
Ream Hills Holiday Park Of course, for those of a slightly older generation, there is the Wessex...... Windmill Campersite |
Much more upscale glamping in the USA with a former USCG S-61 in a cottage "hangar" - up to $899 per night:
Unique Resort Cottage in Connecticut - Helicopter | Winvian Farm |
I have been retired over 20 years, but worked on Sea King equipment years before I retired.
They must be fit for nothing more than ground exhibition. have you see what salt spay can do to Aluminum air-frames. |
Hotel Costa Verde, Costa Rica...
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media...8f3ab15jpg.jpg https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media...3zfhqekjpg.jpg The 1965 Boeing was transported from a plane graveyard in San Jose to the Costa Rican jungle, and nestled on a 50-foot pedestal. The luxurious hotel is full with hand-carved Indonesian teak furniture and two air-conditioned bedrooms, an ocean-view terrace and some wild neighbours like sloths and monkeys..... Hotel Costa Verde, Panoramic pictures |
I note the episode of "George Clarke's Amazing Spaces" that Sook mentioned above is repeated on 4seven tonight.
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