Plane lifted into back garden as bunker takes shape

(bbc.co.uk)

38 points | by edward 2 days ago

9 comments

  • defrost 50 minutes ago

      He aims to apply for retrospective planning permission on the project, which he hopes to have finished by February.
    
    Ouch - I hope he's got a few channel fans on local council and doesn't get bitten on the regs.
    • xnorswap 31 minutes ago
      It's often easier to get retroactive planning permission, and I suspect an underground bunker isn't as likely to get denied as something more visible.
      • defrost 26 minutes ago
        It doesn't look dense urban, things are very often more relaxed in semi rural areas and low density zones; further he has existing underground structures that I would guess have already been approved.

        If I had to, I'd bet he's had a conversation with a local planner and had a nod and a wink already.

      • sharpshadow 13 minutes ago
        Probably so in foresight that burrowing an airplane would be quite a long dispute to start with.
  • bajard 30 minutes ago
    A 737 fuselage is made of aluminum, which will corrode with rain, salts, and sulfates present in most soils.
    • cannonpalms 19 minutes ago
      Which is why these installs usually involve all sorts of external waterproofing, concrete encasement, galvanic/cathodic protections & sacrificial anodes, drainage systems, and interior climate control. They don't just bury the expensive fuselage and call it a day.
    • rskeens 18 minutes ago
      Wanted to check how long the process would take buried naked and cursory search is maybe 5 to 15 years. Sooner with wet weather.
    • nkrisc 16 minutes ago
      Which is only a problem if it’s in contact with the soil.
    • sschueller 23 minutes ago
      It's sitting on a concrete base and will have concrete pours around it.
  • Nashooo 45 minutes ago
    He should talk to Colin furze
    • Maxion 39 minutes ago
      Colin furze was there to help lower the plane
    • Milner08 40 minutes ago
      Pretty sure they've done stuff together on YouTube.
  • gertrunde 56 minutes ago
    • gertrunde 54 minutes ago
      There's also a bunch of other videos of other stages of the project up to this point.
    • hosteur 12 minutes ago
      Few minutes in and he is mixing concrete: Too much water in this concrete mix. Wrong kind of sand as well... Luckily he seems to have had a professional mix the concrete for the walls, etc.
  • DerDerDaIst 28 minutes ago
    "The first friend he discussed the idea with told him it was "silly", so he went to his seven-year-old son for guidance."

    This is the best feedback he could get to be sure it will run well you YT.

  • Smith-7831 44 minutes ago
    The planning permission situation could end up being more interesting than the actual construction..
  • halflife 56 minutes ago
    How long until someone in Reddit points out at asphyxiation hazard, fire hazard, and the fact that the plane used to transport dangerous chemicals?
    • azornathogron 48 minutes ago
      Tbh I'm not entirely sure I'd trust a partial plane body to have the mechanical strength for the job. In flight the pressure is pushing out not in, and I assume that's what the thing is designed for.

      Though the thing is only barely buried so I suppose it doesn't actually have much external pressure to deal with.

      • sschueller 25 minutes ago
        He is pouring concrete re-enforcement around it. Biggest issue is during the pour which he seems to have planned in stages to not put too much pressure on it.
    • detectivestory 54 minutes ago
      I think the planning permission issue is probably even more pressing
  • throwawaybackag 50 minutes ago
    How do you protect against damp in this set-up?
    • amelius 26 minutes ago
      With a large sheet of plastic I suppose. Which apparently they forgot to add.
  • katdork 59 minutes ago
    dudes rock