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The article says they want to take it to air shows, where presumably it will need to be airworthy. But yeah, I would hope they plan to do more with it than tha

• j33zusjuice 2y ago
  $20M is not even close to the cost of a new jet. Jets are insanely expensive. Idk whether jets are best measured by dimensions or capacity, but a jet with a similar wingspan is a 737-800, and those cost like $106,000,000. If we’re going by capacity (I’m using seating-capacity because it’s easier to find than volume measurements), a G550 sits up to 19 (depending on the configuration: most rentals I saw list up to 16 passengers), and retails at $62,000,000. You can get them used for around $20M.