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DC-10 Converted Into the World's Coolest Restaurant.
A photo essay at www.askthepilot.com. Welcome to La Tante DC-10 Restaurant, located just outside Kotoka International Airport in the friendly capital city of Accra, Ghana. For several years this venerable aircraft sat derelict next to a hangar, sans engines and wearing the sun-bleached colors of the defunct Ghana Airways. The hulk was destined for the scrap pile when, in 2013, it was refurbished into a full-service restaurant with seating for 118 passengers — er, diners. There’s something about… (www.askthepilot.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Super aircraft. Enjoyed my flights to Africa. I am pleased to read that the DC10 lives on. Tony Lopes
This was done years ago in my home town of Penndel pa, just outside of philly. The Connie (colloquially known as the Penndel airplane) was taken down in 1997 to Dover AFB to be restored. I even knew the last owners of the restaurant!
http://levittownnow.com/2015/04/26/what-happened-to-the-iconic-penndel-airplane/
http://levittownnow.com/2015/04/26/what-happened-to-the-iconic-penndel-airplane/
Working on an MD11F here now. Scheduled departure date is mid-Feb. :)
If I recall correctly, there was a Constellation used as a restaurant bar at Toronto International Airport (Now Pearson Airport) for a number of years in the early 80's
You are right Wayne...that Connie was parked at Regal Constellation Hotel (I wonder where that name came from..lol) on Dixon Rd and used as a bar http://www.blogto.com/city/2015/11/toronto_used_to_have_a_cocktail_bar_in_an_old_airplane/
There is still a Connie that is used as a resturant but I can't remember where it is at. I heard about it 6 months ago. If I think of the name and place I'll repost it
There was a post on here last year about a 737 restaurant at an airport in Arkansas.