It’s hard to think of a way to get from point A to point B faster than air travel. Especially if the flight passes with all imaginable comfort.
In our top ten collected the most expensive aircraft in the world. And if military vehicles cost millions of dollars thanks to a high-tech filling, then the cost of private airliners soars to the sky due to gilded ceilings and marble plumbing.
10. Bombardier Global Express by Mikhail Fridman ($ 57 million)
The expensive aircraft of the founder of Alfa Group was purchased back in 2005. The interior trim contains the usual valuable species of wood for oligarchs, genuine leather and gilding.
9. Airbus A-319-115XCJ - Ukrainian board No. 1 of Viktor Yanukovych ($ 86 million)
Chic liner was assembled by order for three years. To appreciate the luxury of an airplane, it’s enough to say that a gilded faucet and pink marble sanitary ware are installed in the bathroom on board the airplane.
8. Boeing 747 of the Swaziland King Mswati III ($ 170 million)
The plane was purchased in 2002 with government money, while most of the country's population lives on less than $ 2 a day. The purchase almost became the cause of the revolution, because the cost of an expensive aircraft was 5 times higher than the national debt.
7. Airbus 340-300 by Alisher Usmanov ($ 350 million)
The richest man in Russia in 2012 owns an airplane with the inscription “M-IABU” on board, which stands for “I am Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov”.
6. American fighter F-22 "Raptor" ($ 350 million)
The most expensive fighter in the world is not only insane, but also extremely whimsical to operate. One hour of combat vehicle flight costs about $ 19 thousand.
5. Boeing 747-200B by George W. Bush ($ 375 million)
One of the largest government aircraft in the world has not only a luxurious interior, but also missile defense and electronic warfare devices, as well as an electromagnetic protection system in the event of a nuclear attack.
4. Boeing 767 Roman Abramovich (according to various estimates from $ 500 million to $ 1 billion)
In the decoration of the liner used black and mahogany, gold of the highest standard. The aircraft is even equipped with a missile defense system. The Abramovich fleet also has an Airbus 340.
3. Airbus A380 of the Saudi prince Al-Walid bin Talalu. ($ 520 million)
On board there are several bedrooms, a concert hall, a spa area with a sauna and a hydromassage, a dance floor, a gym and a bar. For the guests of the prince, there are 20 cabins that are not inferior in comfort to the rooms in a five-star hotel.
2. Boeing 747-430 of Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (at least $ 1 billion)
The salon of the world's most expensive private liner is decorated with oriental luxury - handmade carpets are adjacent to plumbing made of pure gold. The ruler of a small country on the border with Malaysia is considered one of the richest people on the planet. The Sultan also owns two Aerobus A-340s and one Boeing-767.
1. B-2 Spirit bomber ($ 2.1 billion)
The most expensive in the world strategic bomber can become invisible to the enemy thanks to the technology of "stealth". These aircraft were used by the US Air Force during the bombing in Afghanistan and Iraq.
