Here is a terrific examples of recycled aircraft. But Dave Drimmer's Cosmic Muffin, the iconic 'plane-boat' made from Howard Hughes' prized Boeing B-307, has to be the quintessential example. Deemed un-flyable in 1969, Hughes' former 'flying office' was rescued from the landfill by Fort Lauderdale Realtor and pilot Kenneth W. London who then spent the next four years transforming it into an exotic houseboat that has been featured everywhere from CNN to Ripley's Believe It or Not! to Jimmy Buffet's 1996 song "Desdemona's Building A Rocketship!"

Based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, the Cosmic Muffin is truly one-of-a-kind. According the website, No other watercraft, before or since, has ever been constructed from a land-based airplane…. Today the Cosmic Muffin has a completely rebuilt hull, updated interior, new motors and a restored cockpit, and the owners have ambitious plans for everything from private charters to elementary education and nonprofit fundraising projects.