Nice idea but aircraft and houses are solutions to rather different problems.

Assume an aircraft is a very large cigar tube with wings, tail and wheels on stilts. So, start by cutting off the wings and tail and seal the holes. You need to remove the wheels and fix the thing down so that it wont blow away in a strong wind. It is probably too long for one family, so it will need partitioning or chopping up and the ends stoppered. You'll also need external doors - ideally at least two per dwelling for fire safety. You can't open the windows so those will need sorting out. You probably will want to divide up the living/sleeping/food prep/lav areas. You need plumbing, potentially heating and/or cooling. At least it wont rust, being aluminium. However, being ali. means that alterations will cost a fortune. You can't put steel and ali directly together (Galvanic) and any alterations that puncture the skin will need very careful waterproofing.

I'd go for something like this instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissen_hut They are very cheap to build and are not just for military use.

Shipping containers could be another choice for temporary budget housing and is modular. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_container_architect...

Seems like it would have all the problems of housing in a shipping container, but at 10x the cost

Oy. Please don't. Homes for the homeless ideas are always whacky, always terribly substandard and... Just plain terrible.

When homeless people get into housing, they are no longer homeless. Done.

Yes, we need more affordable housing. But if it isn't something "normal" people would find desirable, don't start dreaming up ways to let homeless people live in it.

Homelessness is more a problem due to a lack of land, than due to a lack of housing materials.

Its more due to government regulations, like zoning and rent controls than anything else.

You betcha they have: http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/bangkok-plane-graveyard/in...

I bet it'd be like using shipping containers, but more expensive. And the shipping containers aren't inexpensive to begin with, once you add the doors, windows, insulation, heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical, etc.

Or land to put the darn thing on, for that matter.

But you can always move them easily using existing unmodified way of transport..

Housing, but at the other end of the spectrum: http://davidhertzfaia.com/747-wing-house/

I'd be concerned about hazardous materials remediation.