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You don’t understand how much money is really out there. Some Arab kings will have 3 or 4 of these as their private planes. Travel from the Middle East to New Y
by xwdv 3y ago
You don’t understand how much money is really out there. Some Arab kings will have 3 or 4 of these as their private planes. Travel from the Middle East to New York and be back in time for prayer.
- LeifCarrotson 3y agoOP is correct that there's no rational reason for this aircraft to exist - no one will be able to extract enough value from this tool that it makes sense to spend the money on it. But you are also correct that people are not rational.
- Retric 3y agoNot in comparison to the R&D costs. The market for people willing to spend 200+ million on an aircraft is tiny. Assuming a crazy profit margin you would still need to sell something like 1,000 of them to potentially break even on R&D costs which isn’t going to happen. The market for 50 million dollar business jets is healthier, but even if you assuming half the purchase price was going to R&D you simply aren’t going to sell enough to pay the 10’s of billions needed let alone the risk premium associated with such an extreme solution.
- rob74 3y agoWith this exciting new engine tech, I recommend they pray before getting on the plane (as well as after).
- dennis_jeeves1 3y agoDoes in the plane count? i.e closer to the supreme being.