[BurningFrog]

Most 747s won't be used again.

Could I buy one to have in my backyard?

Any idea on price?

[sjwright]

Assuming you don’t have a 1500–2000 metre heavy aircraft runway in your backyard, it’s the shipping costs that would likely kill you.

[BurningFrog]

I guess it would have to be disassembled and shipped in pieces.

Unless a cargo blimp can take it. Do such things exist?

[lmm]

The Airlander 10 wrote off their old prototype, and has a maximum payload of 10 tonnes, whereas an unloaded 747 is about 180 tonnes. Remember it's a plane so big that they used to piggyback the space shuttle orbiters (which are not small) on it.

[BurningFrog]

Sounds like it could be done in 20 trips.

Also sounds like even if they give the plane away, just shipping it will be a ~7 digit expense.

I hereby withdraw my interest!

[Wowfunhappy]

I know nothing about this, but there are people who move their houses, surely a plane is easier than that.

[sjwright]

I think you are grossly underestimating just how large a 747 is.

[pinot]

Check out the "spruce goose" and how it was moved.