Boeing is renown for making some of the world’s biggest airplanes you can currently see flying the skies, yet there simply is nothing like their newest model, the 747-8. The third generation 747 is a wide-body jet airliner that currently holds the record for the largest commercial aircraft in US and the longest passenger aircraft in the world.
Now imagine this huge airplane that is able to carry up to 467 passengers at Mach 0.855 completely redecorated to look like a mansion with wings.
We are talking about a cabin that is 20 feet wide and more than 200 feet long (6 meter wide and more than 61 meters long) that was completely reinvented. Clearly a masterpiece of design and luxury, the private interior was created by Kirkland, Washington-based Greenpoint Technologies, a high-class designer that provides aircraft interiors for VIP, corporate and commercial airline clients.
Reports are the company has recently finished their first jet of its kind to be outfitted for personal use. Even though the buyer remains unknown, the company did unveil some conceptual renderings that suggest what the interior might be like, things such as a dining room, two spacious lounge areas, a master bedroom suite, a guest bedroom and office space. The project ended in December and it took three years of work to be ready.
As to the aircraft itself, Boeing has stated that compared to the 747-400, the -8I is to be 30% quieter, 16% more fuel-efficient, and have 13% lower seat-mile costs with nearly the same cost per trip.
There’s not a lot on how much the reinventing of the huge aircraft cost, but considering that a new Boeing 747-8 for commercial use starts at $357 million, we’re obviously looking at an affluent buyer, one of the richest in the world.
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