PYTCHAir is the name given to a Boeing 727 located in the Brislington area of Bristol. The aircraft was originally a Japan Airlines passenger aircraft which first flew in 1968. It was converted into a private jet and operated by various owners including LarMag Aviation.[2]
| Pytchair | |
|---|---|
 PYTCHAir resting on containers | |
| General information | |
| Type | Boeing 727-46 |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Owners |
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| Construction number | 19282/495[1] |
| Registration |
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| History | |
| Manufactured | 1967 |
| First flight | 13 November 1967 |
| In service | 1967 - 2015 |
| Preserved at | Bonville Road, Brislington |
| Fate | Broken up in 2015; fuselage preserved |
It was purchased in 2020 to be used as an office. The relocation was delayed until February 2021, when it was transported by road to Bonville Road, Brislington.[3] As of November 2021[update], the fuselage is on display and used as an office, filming location and is available for charity events.[4] It has been featured as a “quirky" and "cool" office.[5][6]
In March 2022 the fuselage was covered in street art by Bristol street artsists Harriet Wood, Curtis Hylton and Hasan Kamil.[7] The art work drew media attention.[8]
Gallery
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PYTCHAir -
Exterior artwork -
Cockpit -
Interior view -
Interior corridor -
Transportation -
Interior view -
Fuselage being prepared for transportation -
Arrival in Bristol
References
edit- ^ "VP-CNM". rzjets. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Registration Details for VP-CMN (IDG) 727-46 - PlaneLogger". Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Bristol motorway journey for huge Boeing jet". BBC News. 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "PYTCHAir (Boeing 727)". Bristol Open Doors. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Finch, Hannah (8 April 2022). "Nine of the UK's quirkiest offices from a jumbo jet, DJ booths to a dance floor". Business Live. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ Turton, Tora (1 February 2023). "The UK's 10 coolest offices of 2023". Adzuna. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Boeing 727 plane in Bristol transformed after paint job". 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Boeing 727 that travelled along M5 transformed". 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
Further reading
edit- Campos, G. (31 August 2021), "Inside the Midwich-equipped PYTCHAir private jet", Avinter Active, retrieved 23 May 2023
- "Boeing 727 to be transported down M5 and M4". 12 February 2021.
- "Former private jet to become unique office and meetings space". 4 November 2020.
- "Bristol entrepreneur purchases Boeing 727 from Cotswold Airport for office expansion". 10 February 2021.
- "Boeing 727 'stuck in the mud' at Cotswold Airport". 29 January 2021.
- "Bristol motorway journey for huge Boeing jet". BBC News. 27 February 2021.
- "Here's a Cut-Up Boeing 727 Slowly Crawling Down the Motorway to its New Home". 2 March 2021.
External links
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Media related to Pytchair at Wikimedia Commons
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