Honestly didn’t come into the video expecting to learn about the logistical nightmare that transporting this behemoth was. Thanks for explaining that. Kudos to you for seeing it through.
I am absolutely dying watching that jet get towed down the road! What an awesome idea! I think the DHL livery makes it even more hilarious because you can't miss it. Might have to book a trip up there :)
Awesome work, you guys are really creating something unique and special. So much cooler than your typical flight school and I'm sure you'll do fantastically! Not to mention, as frustrating as that stuff can be, I'm sure it's a blast creating something for you and others to enjoy for years to come!
That N952AX (november 952 alpha x ray) was involved in an incident on jan 9 2009 where it tipped onto its tail because of ice buildup.. this airframe’s story is interestiiing
Wow this in insane!! I haven’t come across your channel in years you where stuck on a cruise ship last time aha !! Now you doing this. You two never cease to amaze me enjoy your new adventure
My dream is to become a pilot and I have over 10 years of construction experience and I am mechanically inclined I will work for exchange for schooling. I'm currently doing your online training and what your doing is so cool!!!!
Im a CASA Cpl_H, FAA -PPL H really looking forward to doing my fix wing add on, really makes me wish i could get over to you guys, Maybe in a few years ill come up and over and do some training, it really does look awesome!! Keep it up and keep us updated with the projects!
Ex-ABX mechanic here. We disconnected the actuating arms and bolted them shut. If you un-bolted them, they would essentially fall open…and, yes, that would make for a cool entry!
you should by the C-119 thats at anchorage parked in the back 40 pver by the old gaurd base... the musem ownes it they were taking offers.. lots of room to put whatever in it
Dude i was trying to contact companies for a quote for just this on an abandoned gulfstream to convert into Palm Springs / Joshua Tree / Vegas AirBnB lol.
if it was a house and could fly at the same time (if its not too old) it will be slick, like just a flying home with wings and engines, i guess everyone's gonna mistake it for a commercial plane
Wow, now *that's* what you call a project! Seeing this a year post-upload through a YT suggestion - How well did it work out? 🙂 One thing I'm curious about, given you have your own runway on site: It's obvious the DC-9 wasn't anywhere near airworthy (Kinda hard to fly a plane with no engines! 😉) so taking it by road makes a lot of sense...But if it had been airworthy, would it have been cheaper to fly it if it was expired and a temporary certificate (etc) had to be issued for the purpose? 😇 Greetings from FAB! ✈🇬🇧👋
I remember when the German technology museum at Sinsheim got their Concorde Air France sold it to them for 1 Euro, but shipping cost them 1 Million Euros^^
👋I have done almost 20 years of heavy civil construction and ran all sorts of equipment🚜 ... college bachelors degree📚 ... also have my IGI and AGI✈. and of course would love to learn more about video editing 🎥 my checkride is coming up and then I'm available to help thank you❤ for all of your videos for getting me this far !
My dad got AN-225 that he bought 33 years ago when union collapsed, it was in a disastrous condition but he only payed 5000$ for it, in a year lots of people offered him up to 50.000$ to take it apart for scrap but he denied everyone and in 1995 throught some connections registered it as a tracktor, since its impossible to move it just sits now in the field untouched for 15 years or so, last time i've been there was in 2010, but now they closed the town and we cant get there lol.
I’m curious as to why you didn’t just hook a tow bar up to the nose gear and move it down the road that way. It’s been pushed and pulled many miles in the course of its flying days.
Worried about jack knifing under hard breaking and lack of control on ice. Ended up adding a 15,000lbs counterweight to the jeep for added traction since it was November.
is it too late to ask for a general construction job spot for your awesome planes? I just came across your channel and its amazing! My name is Darren and I'm a huge aviation fan with a recent need of a job!
You couldn't have loosened the bolts in the wing box and taken them out with the crane?( as they are meant to be removed, if a wing has to be replaced. ) I will be kind of tricky to reattach them" good enough" without Having the main wing "spars " intact,and the wing root structure messed up after you cutting(and breaking it off )I guess you could have A Support structure holding it up , not so nice looking as having them just sitting in the air by themself maybe .... the butcher method means that the plane will be hard to seal up from water ingress via the wing root, probably. If the wings was intact you could have sealed the joint and re bolted to the plane.
Needed the landing gear to tow it, so couldn't remove the wing at the root. Plus way cheaper to cut, like 50 times cheaper. They reattached well, more of a mono structure than a spar in this one compared to the DC-6
How much did it all cost? The plane? Transportation? Transformation? As when I'm older I wanna convert an a350 or a380 to a house if they are too big then an A321
It does not unbolt, the fasteners they use to build it are semi-permanent. Quicker and cheaper to just cut, and then rivet back together. Here's what it looks like re-assembled: ruclips.net/video/1v0oxD4DlAk/видео.html
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I worked on that aircraft for years as a mechanic, then flew it for more years as a pilot.
thats amazing!
how are they built?
@@subaruamazon......
@@subaruamazon there is google and RUclips videos😉
@@subaruamazoni think in a factory, but i could be wrong.
This is a former Air-Borne Express DC9 N952AX that I worked on at KMSY in the 90's glad to see it is going to a good cause,
That's awesome! come visit when it's done!
That was an airplane we used to work on in Wilmington OH during the ABX air days prior to 2008 very cool
Come visit when it's done!
Honestly didn’t come into the video expecting to learn about the logistical nightmare that transporting this behemoth was. Thanks for explaining that. Kudos to you for seeing it through.
Glad you enjoyed it! Stay tuned for updates on the reassembly and construction!
Very cool. Ive always wanted to convert an L-1011 into a house.
Are there any left to do that with?
Omg I want to see that happen the l1011 is such a cool plane
I've always wanted one of the late '70s DC-10s, or Boeing 747, they were so luxurious that there's nothing built today to even compare it to
I am absolutely dying watching that jet get towed down the road! What an awesome idea! I think the DHL livery makes it even more hilarious because you can't miss it. Might have to book a trip up there :)
Come up and visit us!
@@jonkotwicki As soon as I get my PPL wrapped up! (Getting close). I'll need to get a tailwheel endorsement somehow :)
727 is probably one of the coolest models to do this with. I'm surprised there's still one left in flying condition. Kinda sucks to cut it up.
I mean, there is still a hand full of 727s actually flying
Aerosucre still has some...for now
@Paolo-uu3ux did you even watch the entire video?
@@truekisokahe meant at the end when a 727 is teased for a future project.
WOW! N952AX, I worked on that DC9 when at ABX Air in KILN. Glad you saved her!
I live 15-20 miles from Wilmington Air Park.
Awesome stuff, John! Looking forward to visiting:)
So insanely cool Jon! Good luck with the all of these projects. It will be unique and an aviator's dream!
Awesome work, you guys are really creating something unique and special. So much cooler than your typical flight school and I'm sure you'll do fantastically! Not to mention, as frustrating as that stuff can be, I'm sure it's a blast creating something for you and others to enjoy for years to come!
5:44 I bet that crane operator had to change his pants after that tail swung toward him. 🤣
Very cool. I’ve got a lot of hours in that exact plane.
We hope you come see it when its completed!
15:45
that's weirdly high off the ground for a low-floor trailer....
What a great project. It's going to be fantastic!
LMAO!! I got to work on that exact airplane when I worked for DHL! Congrats on your new house!
She is live on Airbnb! www.airbnb.com/rooms/908681227751910215?source_impression_id=p3_1704493187_qP1Y1k3OseIApd9N
That N952AX (november 952 alpha x ray) was involved in an incident on jan 9 2009 where it tipped onto its tail because of ice buildup.. this airframe’s story is interestiiing
You should see how much snow and ice built up she has on her now from just sitting in AK
Man it’s coming along… so proud of you guys!
Thank you!
You’re wild man! Cool to see your plan come together! We’ll have to visit when you have it set up.
Wow this in insane!! I haven’t come across your channel in years you where stuck on a cruise ship last time aha !! Now you doing this. You two never cease to amaze me enjoy your new adventure
Welcome back!
My dream is to become a pilot and I have over 10 years of construction experience and I am mechanically inclined I will work for exchange for schooling. I'm currently doing your online training and what your doing is so cool!!!!
This -41 started out in Japan for Toa airways in 1974, then JAS, then ABX. Pretty cool old bird.
Im a CASA Cpl_H, FAA -PPL H
really looking forward to doing my fix wing add on, really makes me wish i could get over to you guys, Maybe in a few years ill come up and over and do some training, it really does look awesome!!
Keep it up and keep us updated with the projects!
Probably one of the best videos I’ve watched. Been watching your content for years and this was fantastic content! Looking forward to see more!
Shoulda bought Jimmy's world Elvis plane. Bet he'd be willing to dump that mistake bigly.
No kidding. Buying the Elvis jet was a fool’s errand.
lol
Well he just bought a old fedex 727 sooo
@@cubbles5689well there goes another one 🫡
@@cubbles5689it's DHL not fedex
My hands have been all over that plane. I was a sheetmetal mechanic at ABX for 16 years, before leaving in 2008. Very surreal to watch this.
I worked on that plane when I was interning at ABX Air! So good to see it didn't end up scrapped ❤
We got her here now for her new life: ruclips.net/video/1v0oxD4DlAk/видео.html
Man, this would be an awesome opportunity. I wish I wasn't tied down and could re-locate to take advantage of it!
For a second I thought it was a Boeing, because the door was missing.
For a second I thought this was funny.
For a second I thought the name of the plane was in the title
Lol
Good one.
😂😂😂
This is so awesome! I hope to someday come up here and stay and maybe do some training. So incredible!
The MD80 next to it was probably getting nervous it’ll become a house too lol
Haha...it would make for a nice shiny house!
I was a loadmaster for Airborne Express on their YS-11's and then DC9's in norfolk,va back in late 80's early 90's.
why transport it by sections when you could use it to your advantage and fly it?
I see all of those rivets on the wings and all I can think of is how much of a "riveting" job it must be to assemble one of these giants.
DC-9 used to have a tail stairway. Would make a cool entrance.
Ex-ABX mechanic here. We disconnected the actuating arms and bolted them shut. If you un-bolted them, they would essentially fall open…and, yes, that would make for a cool entry!
Awesome project ✈️ a house made of a DC9 👏🏻 looking forward to to see it
Coming soon!
POV: Using a DC10 with its almost 6m wide cabin
how much did it cost
It wasn't cheap
If you dont mind me asking how much did the plane cost and if you can estimate the transport, machines etc
flipping awesome. my husband and I love the AK and love aviation. when can we visit and rent an airplane house?
Here is the link to book: book.fly8ma.com/
you should by the C-119 thats at anchorage parked in the back 40 pver by the old gaurd base... the musem ownes it they were taking offers.. lots of room to put whatever in it
Um, did you see who the new owner is as of last week??? ;)
Dude i was trying to contact companies for a quote for just this on an abandoned gulfstream to convert into Palm Springs / Joshua Tree / Vegas AirBnB lol.
if it was a house and could fly at the same time (if its not too old) it will be slick, like just a flying home with wings and engines, i guess everyone's gonna mistake it for a commercial plane
Pilot cabin should became a simulator room(computer room)
We do plan on installing a sim in the cockpit.
you have a great knack for making complex topics fun! ♂️
Glad you think so!
What an awesome idea stay the course!!!
Thanks! Will do!
Just started watching. Fascinating. Who scraps aircraft in Alaska. How is this possible?
The airframes simply cant be flown anymore. Its not that they want to but its not airworthy to fly, so in our case we took advantage of that.
Awesome 😂I passed you guys in Willow.
Wow, now *that's* what you call a project! Seeing this a year post-upload through a YT suggestion - How well did it work out? 🙂
One thing I'm curious about, given you have your own runway on site: It's obvious the DC-9 wasn't anywhere near airworthy (Kinda hard to fly a plane with no engines! 😉) so taking it by road makes a lot of sense...But if it had been airworthy, would it have been cheaper to fly it if it was expired and a temporary certificate (etc) had to be issued for the purpose? 😇
Greetings from FAB! ✈🇬🇧👋
Looking forward to your journey, cheers from Bundaberg.
Much appreciated
Bundaberg ginger beer is my favourite
fun fact the wing on the tail is called the elevator and thet helps the plane ascend and descend
Ever looked at getting that northwest dc9 in Holt, MN that basically just has the tail and fuselage left of it?
I would have loved to do the same on my fav aircraft...L1011s. Loved them when flying a lot in the 80's.
I'm so glad retired aircraft don't completely get scrapped. So happy some of them go to amazing people like you.
Here's what it looks like now: ruclips.net/video/1v0oxD4DlAk/видео.html
I've seen a lot of wild things in Big Lake Alaska but I think this takes the cake by a long shot.
Hahaha...I'm in competition with Mokie to see who can put more stuff in their backyard
I remember when the German technology museum at Sinsheim got their Concorde Air France sold it to them for 1 Euro, but shipping cost them 1 Million Euros^^
👋I have done almost 20 years of heavy civil construction and ran all sorts of equipment🚜 ... college bachelors degree📚 ... also have my IGI and AGI✈. and of course would love to learn more about video editing 🎥
my checkride is coming up and then I'm available to help
thank you❤ for all of your videos for getting me this far !
Send over a resume!
is an alluminium egg a good foundation for a warm house?
My dad got AN-225 that he bought 33 years ago when union collapsed, it was in a disastrous condition but he only payed 5000$ for it, in a year lots of people offered him up to 50.000$ to take it apart for scrap but he denied everyone and in 1995 throught some connections registered it as a tracktor, since its impossible to move it just sits now in the field untouched for 15 years or so, last time i've been there was in 2010, but now they closed the town and we cant get there lol.
That's pretty cool!
I cannot imagine what had to go through! But I am really excited to see what’s next to come.
Do you do any flying there? Too many salvage airplane videos. Would be good to see some flying videos.
More flying to come! We've had a busy winter with a lot of terrible weather.
Nice job done by all of you, and man that truck driver tall.
Thanks 👍
I really want to see the process of making people pull over to make way for this big airplane on the roadway.
I’m curious as to why you didn’t just hook a tow bar up to the nose gear and move it down the road that way. It’s been pushed and pulled many miles in the course of its flying days.
Probably the inability to have adequate braking for the tractor pulling it??
Worried about jack knifing under hard breaking and lack of control on ice. Ended up adding a 15,000lbs counterweight to the jeep for added traction since it was November.
Why not just take the md-9 from American airlines in the backround? Its in perfect shape, plus you would get the cockpit witch is super cool
We already have a DC-6 and a 727 in addition to the DC-9 we don't need any more aircraft haha.
Very cool! it would be awesome to live in a plane, This is one of my favourite ones. I wish they were still flying...
So do I
is it too late to ask for a general construction job spot for your awesome planes? I just came across your channel and its amazing! My name is Darren and I'm a huge aviation fan with a recent need of a job!
You couldn't have loosened the bolts in the wing box and taken them out with the crane?( as they are meant to be removed, if a wing has to be replaced. )
I will be kind of tricky to reattach them" good enough" without
Having the main wing "spars " intact,and the wing root structure messed up after you cutting(and breaking it off )I guess you could have
A Support structure holding it up , not so nice looking as having them just sitting in the air by themself maybe ....
the butcher method means that the plane will be hard to seal up from water ingress via the wing root, probably.
If the wings was intact you could have sealed the joint and re bolted to the plane.
Needed the landing gear to tow it, so couldn't remove the wing at the root. Plus way cheaper to cut, like 50 times cheaper. They reattached well, more of a mono structure than a spar in this one compared to the DC-6
I bet that AA MD-80 probably thinking Am I next?😳😨
How much did it all cost? The plane? Transportation? Transformation? As when I'm older I wanna convert an a350 or a380 to a house if they are too big then an A321
It wasn't cheap.
I think only your people can do great projects and videos.... nice
I remember a Boeing 727 named Lady patricia who is now standing near vejle as a conference room.
May I ask you how much did the plane cost? Because in the future i want to have a plane house too.
Well, I am over budget currently on the build out for the DC-9 at over a million.
Do you still have the back vertical stabilizer?
Yup! ruclips.net/video/wfoXOznmKDU/видео.html We put it back together!
Thanks for the video.
You Bet!
Did you take out the wires?
How expensive was the dc9?
It wasn't cheap.
when is the DC-9 ready
It should be ready next month.
I used to work on those in the Air Force.
But how tall was that dude
Absolutely brilliant video to watch and learn thanks 🤟👌💚👍✌️🤞💯💯✈️✈️🛩️🛩️✈️✈️🛩️🛩️
Thank you!
Let's see this, going to be interesting
Any plans for a 747? Looks like a lot of fun.
Haha...I want to! Probably not too soon though
Man gets injured, luckily no one was injured 😂
Bolds ? I fell asleep, why in the Winter ?
You have to make a simulator in the 727.
If anyone ever googles "How to disassemble my DC-9" I bet this video will be the number 1 result for many years to come.
Glad we could fill that niche
how much dose it cost to get a License for a small prop plane start to finish?
$20,000 ish now...used to be cheaper
Why didn’t you unbolt the tail
It does not unbolt, the fasteners they use to build it are semi-permanent. Quicker and cheaper to just cut, and then rivet back together. Here's what it looks like re-assembled: ruclips.net/video/1v0oxD4DlAk/видео.html
how do you by a plane
Please continue the pilot lodge series…. Thanks
Holy! That is a dream come true.
It's a fun project! Excited for it to be done: ruclips.net/video/1v0oxD4DlAk/видео.html
I love the dc-9/md-80/90/B717! I wanna live in a plane now
It's a pretty sweet house! Here's the update where we are at with construction: ruclips.net/video/1v0oxD4DlAk/видео.html
Would love to live in a plane Would probably want to buy some land in scotland to place it on if you could get planning permission
1:43
"I'm busy standing on this slick, non-level metal surface 30 feet up in icy conditions, I will address your 'safety wire'-suggestion later."
Just gotta ask. What does a scrap DC9 cost?
A lot! Currently we are over budget with the entire build out.
2:21 that’s a random time😂
I cannot wait to see this finished and hopefully one day come and visit!
Wait what dhl was passenger airliner?
It was a freighter...previously passenger before freight
how much does a used decommissioned DC9 cost? 20 - 60k ?
Anywhere from 0-100k, depending on condition and how much is picked over. Expect another $100k in disassembly and transport.
Whares the place this aircraft was purchased from ?
Fairbanks, AK