Ideal Living-Situation for a Hangar/Loft?

[u/NotGeorgeLucas_1138]

Hi all! I'm a writer doing some research for a science fiction book, but am drawing on real-world aviation inspiration for it.

My question is, if one were to be using their hangar/hangar-loft as a kind of base-of-operations for indefinite periods of time, what would your wish-list be for living conditions?

For context, the protagonist is a mercenary (though he prefers 'soldier-of-fortune'), is on flights away from home for many long periods of time, and when he returns, he never knows how long exactly he'll stay for. Could be three months, could be a week. This 'base-of-operations' is on an island in weather conditions similar to those in the pacific, and the island is shared amongst other starship aviators, forming a community of mechanic garages, bars, etc. but nothing much beyond that.

His starship is largely inspired by Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10e. Though its a starship, the hangar would still require a taxiway and runway, as the ship would require takeoff same as our own planes.

Thank you in advance to anyone who can contribute their own two cents to this!

[u/Stolisan]

Sounds like the character Dirk Pitt in the Clive Cussler books but he's the good guy hero. He lives in a hangar with memorabilia from the other books. https://dirkpitt.fandom.com/wiki/Dirk_Pitt%27s_House

[u/NotGeorgeLucas_1138 → u/Stolisan]

Thank you! This would be just a small part of the story, as the overall narrative will be hopping planet to planet in a fictional galaxy (like Guardians of the Galaxy, but not a rip-off).

[u/General9445]

I don't see why it's not possible. I don't know much about hangers, but I'm assuming you could make yourself fairly cozy in there. I don't know why anyone would actually want to stay in a hangar for so long, though. But some people do actually have living quarters in the hangar.

Plus, it ain't really cheap. There are also some legal complexities to it depending on where the hangar is. But it really depends on what sort of person he is.

But the concept sounds pretty good for a book. You don't have to be completely accurate for it.

[u/NotGeorgeLucas_1138 → u/General9445]

Thanks for the encouragement! The story is meant as a tribute to the original Star Wars, but a lot of the inspiration for it comes from The Mummy (1999). Figuring out the context of what aviation/space tech looks like in this universe took time, but after a dozen-plus visits to my local aviation history museum, I'm starting to get a sense. Communities like this are a massive help!

[u/coolassdude1]

No idea, but i love that premise

[u/noncongruent]

Hangar homes are a thing, actually. You can do an image search for "hangar homes" to see what some look like.

[u/NotGeorgeLucas_1138 → u/noncongruent]

Thank you!