Benjamin Neto, a Brazilian doctor and pilot, drew the attention of internet users after showing a 35-ton Boeing 737-200 moving along the runway of a farm in Brazil.
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The farm is located in the municipality of Urutaí, in the southwestern region of Goiás, and belongs to Benjamin’s father, the dentist Ailton Martins de Oliveira. On his TikTok profile, he showed some details of the aircraft, such as the logbook and the black box.
According to information from g1, residents and tourists can visit the aircraft free of charge. The family plans to install a restaurant inside the plane to better serve visitors who are passionate about aviation, with an opening planned for later this year.
The aircraft is 32 meters long and has capacity for more than 100 passengers. Inside, it still contains several relics, such as the flight log, checklist and cabin service cart, in addition to the airline’s original amenity bags.
The family purchased the model online and it arrived at the farm in 2014. According to Benjamin’s father Ailton, the aircraft had to be disassembled for transport, a process that took four months. When the plane arrived in the city, it took another three months to reassemble it.
The aircraft belonged to the former Brazilian airline Vasp, but according to Benjamin it also operated for airlines in countries such as Canada, Germany, Denmark and Nauru, an island nation in Oceania.
Despite its long aviation history, today it serves only as a decorative piece. “A lot of people ask me if it flies, and no, it doesn’t fly anymore. But here on the farm we can play with it, like a small remote-controlled airplane,” Benjamin joked on social media.
Photo and video: TikTok @drbenjamimneto. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
@drbenjamimnetoWhen my father came up with this idea, I thought it was crazy, but after analyzing it calmly I realized that this will never happen again in aviation history: an airline goes bankrupt and sells its aircraft, and today most airline fleets are leased aircraft. Would you like to have a Boeing like this in your backyard, or do you think that’s crazy♬ som original – drbenjamimneto
@drbenjamimnetoPart 2 of the video of my Boeing 737-200. How we brought the plane to the farm♬ som original – drbenjamimneto
