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Fri, May 27, 2011

Homebuilder Knocks Out Wall To Liberate Airplane

It Was The Only Way To Get It Out Of The Basement

A homebuider became something of a home wrecker when he had to knock out a basement wall to set his experimental airplane free.

Dan Reeves of Camp Hill, PA had been building an unspecified two-place airplane from kits in his basement. It didn't take long before there was no way to get the assembled parts back up the stairs.

So, the Associated Press reports, Reeves dug a trench down the side of his house, removed a basement wall, and pulled the airplane to safety. To let his neighbors know what was going on, he put up a sign that said "Airplane Removal Wednesday" before the operation commenced.

In all, Reeves told The Patriot-News of Harrisburg that the excavation, demolition, and rebuilding the wall added about $5,000 to the $40,000 price tag of his new bird.

No word on the reaction of his wife, or if he even has one.

FMI: www.eaa.org

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