Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Boeing 747-8 VIP Business Jet (BBJ)

The Boeing 747-8 Business Jet (BBJ) has the ability to operate from around 200 airports globally for hub-to-hub and hub-to-point operations. The range of 14, 815 kms of the aircraft allows direct flights from major cities in Australia, USA, Europe and Asia. For example, the Boeing 747 8 Private Jet can make straight flights from New York to Hong Kong, Los Angeles to Mumbai and London to Singapore, California to Australia.

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The BBJ VIP has a very high speed that can reach Mach 0.86. With eight passengers the range of the Boeing 747 Private Jet is 17,600km and with 100 passengers the range of the Boeing 747 Business Jet is 17,150km. This means that there is no need of refueling even on transcontinental flights.

Construction of the Boeing 747 8
Externally, both the passenger and the freighter versions have identical dimensions. They are made of aluminum rather than composite construction. After being bought by a billionaire owner, each Boeing 747-8 plane is taken to an area where they are painted and outfitted with accessories of their VIP owners choice.

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The cabins of a Boeing 747 8 have engine bleed-air temperature conditioning. Other facilities on this business jet include an upgraded flight deck and an improved wing design with raked wingtips, spoilers, ailerons, double-slotted inboard flaps and single-slotted outboard flaps. The wingspan of a Boeing 747 8 business jet is 68.66m.


In the Boeing 747 VIP Cockpit
The Boeing 747 VIP aircraft cockpit has conventional rather than fly-by-wire controls. Rockwell Collins has provided a new avionics suite which includes: DU-7001 LCD displays upgraded electronic checklist with cursor control panel, navigation performance scales and vertical situation displays; autopilot and navigation systems with GPS landing system; WXR-2100 MultiScan hazard detection system; communication, navigation, surveillance, maintenance, emergency and data management systems. Both versions of the Boeing 747 8 VIP aircraft meet the stage 4 standard and the QC2 standard noise requirements.

Interior of the Boeing 747-8 Private JetThis aircraft may be customized to accommodate around eight to 100 passengers. The area of the Boeing 747 8 cabin (length 63.25m, width 6.12m and height 2.39m) can be configured in executive seating areas, luxurious rooms as well as suites.

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This Boeing VIP Business Jet can be fitted with luxurious decor such as spiral staircases, vaulted ceilings, wall-mounted video displays and fine wood flooring. The interior of the Boeing 747-8 cabin can reflect the design of the millionaire owners home and can be divided into separate rooms such as a study, bedroom, dining room and entertainment area.

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Cost of a Boeing 747 8 Business Jet
The cost of a Boeing 747 8 Business Jet is between $250 - $280 million US Dollars. The cost of exterior paint, interior furnishings and design services may cost an additional $20 million US dollars. Maintenance and crew, of course are another financial cost that millionaire private jet owners have to factor in.

Owners of a VIP BBJ
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Some of the billionaire owners to sit in the luxurious lounge of the Boeing 747-8 Business Jet (BBJ) they bought are Russian oil tycoon Roman Abromavich as well as Google guys Larry Page and Serge Brin.

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6 comments:

Private Jet said...

These jets make the ride so wonderful that people never forget their ride.

Private Jet said...

Good description of Boeing 747-8. Really after reading this we can say it is a VIP business jet.

Aidan said...

Environmentalists will be going insane over that one haha. But that jet is amazing. I'd buy one if I could.

Private said...

These are all amazing private jets, but I was amazed to see a Saudi prince customise the jumbo Airbus A380 for him for $485 million

Anonymous said...

Paint and interior will be more like $50 to $100 million and up. a BBJ (737-700) executive interior and paint starts around $20 million.

بشير عبد الوهاب said...

These jets makes the ride so wonderful