Superyacht - Superplane - Supercar?

[northwest monkey]

Reading the superyachts thread has got me wondering...

If I was in the position to be dropping £80m on a boat it would be 'relatively' straightforward.

Same with somewhere to live & again 'relatively' easy to buy or build something suitable for a bloke with an £80m boat.

What do I do about a plane though?

I'm assuming I'd go to Boeing / Learjet & get one customised to my taste?

What are we talking money wise for something impressive?

[davepoth]

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/bbj/
http://www.airbus.com/aircraftfamilies/corporate/

You can probably spend a billion if you really go to town on an A380 or 747.

[GWC]

That would require an optional extra list that would be quite extraordinary. Isn't the basic cost of a 747 about 220 million pounds?

[davepoth]

GWC said:

That would require an optional extra list that would be quite extraordinary. Isn't the basic cost of a 747 about 220 million pounds?

Something like that.

http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052748...

It's not really a list as such. If it will fly, it can be put in a plane. I bet if you had the money and really put your mind to it, you could spend a billion. Let Gulzar do the exterior.

[GWC]

davepoth said:

Let Gulzar do the exterior.

Perish the thought!

[Verde]

The problem with going 'big' (Boeing/Airbus converted commercial jets) like Sergei over at Google did (he's the co-founder and CEO and bought and fitted out a 757 for business travel) is that you give up an important feature of private jets. That is, the ability to get in an out of shorter runways. Surely a G5 doesn't have the capacity of a Citabria, but the approved runway length for a given density-altitude enables their passengers to arrive and depart from far more airports than you can access in a B757 (for example). And a few of the upper-crust private jets have greater range than all but the newest/largest commercial jets around.
Of course you give up size, seating and furnishing capacity when comparing a G5 or Bombardier to a BBJ (Boeing Business Jet) or larger but it's still an incredibly elegant way to travel. Trust me, I've got significant personal experience on this topic.
So, for most business/casual flyers, in general, bigger is not better.
V

[Fishtigua]

As this is PH, Speed Matters.

The Cessna Citation Ten has hit Mach.935, pretty swift for a business jet.

http://www.jetforums.net/jet-aviation-discussion/4...

[LimaDelta]

My boss looked at an A320 some years back, before he bought his G5.

[Fishtigua]

LimaDelta said:

My boss looked at an A320 some years back, before he bought his G5.

My old boss also looked at the A320 to replace his elderly 737. It was then early days for private Airbuses, so he stayed with Boeing. They knew how to look after custmers.