YouTuber discovers hidden secret inside massive abandoned Boeing 737 private jet
- Check out ‘the cheapest Boeing 737 on the face of the Earth’
- It’s ‘the coolest airplane’ this famous YouTuber has ever seen
- However, there is a dirty little secret in the luggage hold
Published on Sep 02, 2024 at 7:44 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Sep 03, 2024 at 4:06 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
The US-based YouTuber who converted Elvis’s private jet into an RV may have found his new project via an abandoned Boeing 737 private jet.
He labels it ‘the coolest airplane he’s ever seen’.
We are informed that it’s ‘the cheapest Boeing 737 on the face of the Earth’.
Plus: ‘It still kinda works’.
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The 1982 Boeing 737-200 private jet
Upon surprising his team with the humongous and abandoned aircraft, it’s said: “I don’t think we can turn this into an RV’.
The 1982 Boeing 737-200 private jet was converted into a private jet.
While it can technically fly, it’s no longer legally operational.
However, YouTuber James Webb, the man behind the Jimmy’s World YouTube channel, wants to explore it and see what the possibilities are.
We previously followed his progress on converting Elvis’s private jet into an RV at an eyewatering cost.
Running costs
As cheap as the aircraft itself might be, the operational costs are extortionate.
This includes fuel consumption of 1,100 pounds per hour at idle, with refueling costs ranging between $30,000 and $40,000.
Those prices don’t even take maintenance into account.
Check out, the annual running costs of owning a superyacht – they’re enough to buy a mansion.
A hidden secret
The plane has an incredible interior, complete with an impressive conference table, an archaic entertainment system, and a bathroom with a couch.
That makes it seem like a potential Airbnb, an office, or even an aircraft as a simulator for flight training.
However, it is hiding a secret below deck in the luggage hold.
The APU shroud – a fireproof, sound-reducing covering that must be removed before access can be gained to the APU’s components – is sitting within it.
However, when Jimmy climbs inside, there’s an overwhelming ‘mustiness’ that takes him aback.
The lavatory tank, aka ‘the poop shoot’, is seemingly responsible.
“The odor and smell that I’m getting now is a certain Florida mustiness mixed with a hue of mouse pee.”
That, alongside their top negotiation skills, allows the team to reduce the potential price of the private jet from $2 million down to less than $50,000.
If you want to hear more about abandoned planes, this man found two abandoned jet fighters on Google Earth and traveled to find them.
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
