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Jun 19^th, 2007 at 2:14pm

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The first sentence of the article amuses me. It refers to two groups of people: Those who can afford these planes and those who pretend they can afford these planes. LOL!!!!

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070619173934.2ux5s3d8&show_article=1

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Reply #1 - Jun 19^th, 2007 at 2:35pm

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That don't look like a 10-12 degree pitch. Is the pilot drunk.

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Reply #2 - Jun 19^th, 2007 at 5:07pm

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Seeing as the article says that the buyer is not American or European, my money goes on a member of one of the royal families from an OPEC member.

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Reply #3 - Jun 19^th, 2007 at 5:38pm

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elite marksman wrote on Jun 19^th, 2007 at 5:07pm:

Seeing as the article says that the buyer is not American or European, my money goes on a member of one of the royal families from an OPEC member.

Bingo! In order to engage into conspicuous consumption at that level, you have to be king of an oil rich nation. Your money came by someone else with the ability discovering oil under your land, then teaching your subjects how to get at it. Because you're royalty of these oil rich nations, the riches came easy. The Bill Gates and Warren Buffets of the world earned their wealth, you'll not see them tooling around the skies in personal 747s or A380s. Roll Eyes

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TURKEY TROTS TO WATER GG WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE 34 RR THE WORLD WONDERS

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Reply #4 - Jun 19^th, 2007 at 7:22pm

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Whoa that would be a crazy investment for us normal people. Shocked

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Reply #5 - Jun 19^th, 2007 at 8:23pm

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Hey, I'm just going by precedent. I remember seeing something on the history channel awhile ago about similar things, and many of the owners of said objects were princes of Arab nations. For example, a silver car, yes, elemental silver, as in Ag, not stainless steel, and not electroplated either... Or how about a palace that puts the Versailles and Schloss Sanssouci combined to shame?

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Reply #6 - Jun 19^th, 2007 at 11:32pm

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It was Probably Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud(Saudi Arabia) who
bought it....have you seen his palace?

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Reply #7 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 12:34am

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He's not the first, and I certaintly dont expect him to be the last. Highly impractical. Id love to see someone turn a C-17 into a private jet. Fly to virtually anywhere with the STOL capabilities.

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Reply #8 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 8:45am

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Reply #9 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 4:08pm

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At Least they finally sold one Wink

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Reply #10 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 4:41pm

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trojan rabbit wrote on Jun 20^th, 2007 at 4:08pm:

At Least they finally sold one Wink

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They have sold over 150 so far.

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Reply #11 - Jun 21^st, 2007 at 3:04am

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Hey, wait til I get my hands on an Antonov An-225 (pictures of 124 coming as soon as I find my camera lol). I will take out the APU...and replace it with a tap...that sprays out beer, from a HUGE tank located inside the plane.

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Reply #12 - Jun 21^st, 2007 at 11:32am

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bok269 wrote on Jun 20^th, 2007 at 12:34am:

Id love to see someone turn a C-17 into a private jet. Fly to virtually anywhere with the STOL capabilities.

Unfortunately not for sale.
What about an An-124 private jet?

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Reply #13 - Aug 3^rd, 2007 at 11:20pm

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Hey, wait til I get my hands on an Antonov An-225 (pictures of 124 coming as soon as I find my camera lol). I will take out the APU...and replace it with a tap...that sprays out beer, from a HUGE tank located inside the plane.

Please fly over my house and make beer rain!

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Reply #14 - Aug 16^th, 2007 at 5:38pm

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Its the Qatar Royal Family. It was in a Scottish newpaper months ago.

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Reply #15 - Aug 25^th, 2008 at 4:52pm

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dcunning30 wrote on Jun 19^th, 2007 at 2:14pm:

The first sentence of the article amuses me. It refers to two groups of people: Those who can afford these planes and those who pretend they can afford these planes. LOL!!!!

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070619173934.2ux5s3d8&show_article=1

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Reply #16 - Aug 31^st, 2008 at 10:01am

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That saudi guy is getting the first one... the rest will probably follow.

UAE one is already certain too but will most likely be a second hand one (of Emirates as they want the larger version)

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Reply #17 - Aug 31^st, 2008 at 12:31pm

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what kind of snoopy arse needs an A380 as a private jet?

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Reply #18 - Aug 31^st, 2008 at 7:26pm

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New airforce one? imagine how that would go down Grin

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Reply #19 - Sep 1^st, 2008 at 1:23pm

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It's Prince Al-Walid in case you didn't know.

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