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He has that too …The 747 would attract the women better.
He has that too …The 747 would attract the women better.
Think the 2 x B748 now in progress were actually new commercial aircraft to start with …air force one?
A 747 being used as a private jet? Ridiculous no matter how much money one has.
That's a little different...the security protocols are I'm sure...unique.
Seriously?The cost of an Air Force One would be a heck of a lot more than the cost of a regular 747.
And I expect that if an Air Force One was retired the systems that were on it would still be top secret and would be removed or scrapped in a way that no one could get a hold of it.
It would be interesting to know what cost the most, a fully equipped Air Force One or a fully equipped aircraft carrier?
I never envied the colored shirts, that’s for sure. Working on the 02 level at frame 7 got me as close to that life as I ever wanted…Seriously?
That's an easy Google search. The carrier is much more expensive.
The two 747-8s that were ordered in 2018 had a contract price of $3.8 billion.
The USS Ford, ordered about the same time, was $12.8 billion.
While the Ford was nearly $4 billion more than the previous Nimitz-class, it requires 700 fewer sailors, saving more than $4 billion in personnel costs for a lower operating cost over its lifespan that a Nimitz-class.
There is a lot more to any program than just the cost. Capability matters, and the Ford should be able to generate 50% more sorties per day than a Nimitz. The carrier, and her crew, were always the limiting factor in sortie generation. Better systems, like EMALS, that reduce maintenance requirements and operating personnel requirements, account for the increase in carrier capability.
Several Arabic and rulers of the Saudi family have one. Let's face it if most of us had $200 Billion lying around we'd have something similar. Keep in mind all of the staff that travel with on the aircraft.A 747 being used as a private jet? Ridiculous no matter how much money one has.
Several Arabic and rulers of the Saudi family have one. Let's face it if most of us had $200 Billion lying around we'd have something similar. Keep in mind all of the staff that travel with on the aircraft.
Aircraft carrier. 1.18 Billion a year or 4-6 million dollars per day.The cost of an Air Force One would be a heck of a lot more than the cost of a regular 747.
And I expect that if an Air Force One was retired the systems that were on it would still be top secret and would be removed or scrapped in a way that no one could get a hold of it.
It would be interesting to know what cost the most, a fully equipped Air Force One or a fully equipped aircraft carrier?
I think everyone here is aware how many people a 747 can carry in cattle car configuration.747s typically hold 400-500 passengers.
A 747 being used as a private jet? Ridiculous no matter how much money one has.
Needs a buyer. The conversion costs millions. Hard to operate a freight company with one plane - and zero pilots. Getting a freight company off the ground (sorry) takes a lot of cash. And you’re competing with DHL, UPS, FedEx and frankly, major airlines.Why not cargo plane or too hard to startup?
I meant a cargo company already existing not new one.Needs a buyer. The conversion costs millions. Hard to operate a freight company with one plane - and zero pilots. Getting a freight company off the ground (sorry) takes a lot of cash. And you’re competing with DHL, UPS, FedEx and frankly, major airlines.
Fair enough. I misunderstood. I have to believe they already looked at it. If the maintenance wasn’t kept up, or the preservation not performed (and documented) correctly, it is an unknown money pit. It may not be worth buying, even at scrap value, if tens of millions are required to get it back in fly able condition.I meant a cargo company already existing not new one.