Ed Guidicelli's dream to convert an airplane into a bed and
breakfast has encountered some rough air. An antique
enthusiast with a knack for restoration and tourism, Guidicelli had
hoped to transform a 42-passenger Convair 240 into a studio-style,
luxury bed and breakfast in Sheffield Township, OH.
As Air Force Two, carrying Vice President Dick Cheney and his
daughter, Liz, neared O'Hare International Airport on Friday, it
was involved in a mid-air collision -- with a bird.
The purpose of the combusting chamber is to provide a stream of hot
gas that releases its energy to the turbine and nozzle sections of
the engine. There are three types of combustion chambers.
"It's a piece of history. And most people are thrilled
that I'm saving it. A part of me knew it would be an uphill battle.
But if I don't do it now, I never will."
Source: Sheffield, OH resident Ed Guidicelli,
who hopes to transform a 42-passenger Convair 240 into a
studio-style, luxury bed and breakfast. Guidicelli believes the
project could help his economically depressed town become a tourist
attraction.
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