Thinking to own a jet?  I would propose you to consider the Eclipse 400 single-engine jet priced at $1,350,000. The Eclipse 400 can ride at a speed of 256 knots and burn just 210 pounds per hour (around 26 gallons). The single-engine jet is certified to 41,000 feet, higher against any other single-engine jets until today. Power driven by the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW615F engine, the ecologically aware Eclipse 400 consumes less than one pound of fuel per nautical mile, hence making it the world’s most fuel-efficient jet airliner. The four-place 400 aircraft from Eclipse Aviation is anticipated to get the certification and deliveries by late 2011. All I can say is that it’s worth a wait.

With Boeing and Airbus busy developing latest models of airliners, a thought evolves where to shun world’s marketable fleets that have minted money till date. Are they supposed to be shunned away? Well, transforming them into fragment metal or retrieving as many old parts as possible is one common argument but it seems an astute industrialist based in Korea cannot settle at anything less than extraordinary. And hence here stands World’s fist Boeing 747 (numbered N747-10) turned into a restaurant and still maintaining its identity of a profitable venture. With no answer to how the aircraft was transported to this site, it claims to accommodate over 150 tables.

You would be glad to know that one of the engines of 747 Jumbo has been rehabilitated to a daily privileged menu so that clients can choose what to order before boring their flight.
Enjoy the distant visit to this airplane turned restaurant.

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Officially christened as “The Vision SJ50,” the Jet by Cirrus Design is a deluxe miniature airliner flown by a single pilot. The Cirrus Vision claims to unify the finest of both i.e. high performance single-engine class and very light jet type. Cirrus takes pride in tagging it the slowest, lowest and cheapest jet accessible. Power-driven by a Williams International FJ33-4A-19 engine, the plane can take wing at about 300 knots at an utmost commissioning altitude of 25,000 feet.
Its spherical outline allows more internal space and the detachable seats can house around seven people. The plane features revolutionary V-Tail design, high-tech avionics and flight systems with a fat bonus of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System.

It is being told that the Cirrus Vision SJ50 had its first 45-minute flight last week that was performed from company globally at the Duluth International Airport, Duluth, MN.
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Space Venture! The term is around for a while inviting our curiosity for it being functional. The revolution of space tourism is all set to flourish with enthusiasts engaged in developing sub-orbital space flights costing few $$$$. Now, Steve Bennett (43) based in Manchester is also another prospective candidate of this space-driven race. Called Nova 2, the three-seater capsule can take tourists around 60 miles high in space. Holding the flag of the Space Technology Laboratory at Salford University, Steve is hoping to get the 58-foot rocket tested by year-end. Against £107,000 Virgin Galactic, this one is priced at £98,000 per person. At personal front, Steve wishes to be one of the Britain’s first ‘space tourism’ millionaires and is planning to set up a space port site in New Mexico along with his company Starchaser Industries.
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Japan Airlines (JAL) has developed a revolutionary and ultra comfortable seating for JAL first class and a new seat for their business class that would be established on US routes. The airline will commence the JAL Suite in first class and the JAL Shell Flat Neo Seat in business class once the airline initiates new 777-300ER aircraft on US routes, opening with the Tokyo-New York route on 1 August, 2008. Against current models, the First Class suites of JAL would be now 20% more roomy and are set in a 1-2-1 configuration. The seats of first class suite comes gray leather that can be converted into a full-flat bed.

At a 180° spot the seat coalesces with an ottoman positioned at the reverse end of the cubicle to create one of the prime and most comfortable sleeping areas in first class. And turn it into an upright position, which enables the ottoman offer a seating for the guest.
The descending table can be positioned connecting the seat and ottoman. Every suite comes with Bose noise-reducing earphones and an individual 19-inch personal TV screen and shipment spaces for bags and small items plus a laptop power point. The very presence in the suite would privilege them with the offerings off the menu at any time. If feels like taking a nap, a cabin assistant can put a Tempur-Pedic mattress on the seat bed along with a down eiderdown, a pillow along with a special JAL loungewear.

Coming to innovative business class seat, it tilts back to 171 degrees and comes equipped with a 15.4 inch personal TV screen. The business class cabin also features the “Sky Gallery,” with one wall reflecting a pictorial display that will be frequently altered over the year. The primary exhibit, in alliance with Fuji Film, will be a sequence of shoots of forests in Japan called ‘Forest Forever’.

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All singles, here you have another reason to be dance, dine and wine…..hold on, I never mentioned that the married lot should start mourning. News is that beginning 2011, there is a possibility to keep the venue of your wedding at space. Realizing the surge in space tourism indutry, Rocket plane Kistler Japan has associated with wedding planner First Advantage to commence hosting weddings on board the Rocketplane XP suborbital spaceplane. Inviting only filthy-rich couples, this form of space wedding ceremony includes an hour-long space flight that would reduce your bank balances by 240 million yen ($2.2 million).

This high sum of wedding ceremony includes a photo and video album, original dress, wedding certificate, to and fro transportation cost from the launch site, accommodation, live broadcast of the ceremony to those making up to the running reception on ground. Woke up would-be couples as you would be entitled to undergo a four-day long session of rehearsal before a final call. The registration for these wedding services is expected to begin in 2011 with acceptance of applications starting 1July, 2008 onwards. Bottom line: Married couple can think of celebrating their silver or golden jubilee there. How about icing this moment with a world’s most expensive wedding dress and making up to Guinness for holding the world’s first ever and most expensive space wedding?

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An aircraft that resembles a Sports Car! Thanks to ICON for unveiling A5 Folding Plane that would cost you a sum equivalent to a Maserati ($139,000). Expected to be commercialized by 2010, the two-seater lightweight airplane comes with folding wings (making it easing for you to install in your garage) and seat belt-like parachutes (offering you the accessibility to keep the whole thing down to the ground). It sports a high-strength, lightweight carbon fiber airframe and is motorized by a steadfast, 100-hp Rotax 912 and can fly at a speed of 120 mph.

Other specks detail an innate, sports car-like arena with MP3 port, and an amphibious design with retractable hallway gear for flying off land. It is inviting pre-orders at a refundable amount of $5,000 deposit.

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A Virginia-based company called Space Adventures arranges a ride on Russian Soyuz rockets to the International Space Station for affluent space aficionados. With plans to buy a Soyuz flight all on its own in 2011, the news is Google co-founder Sergey Brin would also be onboard in the 2011 flight. His $5 million venture in the corporation will serve as a deposit on a prospect flight. Space Adventures has already done the reservation of seats for flights to the space station falling this October and April 2009. Enthusiasts have spilled over $20 million-$40 million for their trips.

By now the company has sent five tourists to the Space.

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The idea of this manned cloud or Airship is to make you travel experience sound no less than a luxury ride taking you travel from remote locations within no time. You may choose to disagree with me but the creation by French industrial designer Jean-Marie Massaud substantiates my thought. History reveals Massaud association with established brands like Yves Saint Laurent (for cologne bottles) and Yamaha (for yacht), but now he is eyeing to partner with Onera, France’s space agency, to develop world’s first luxury airship- The Manned Cloud. Crafted like a whale, the 5.6 million sq ft airship is constructed using double-decker craft and can fly at a top speed of 105 mph offering the comforts of a luxury cruise liner. With a capacity to transport 55 passengers from Paris to Madagascar within four days, Missaud is awaiting the interest of any private investor as it requires $15 billion to start work on it with an anticipated completion by 2020.

Its 2.6 million sq ft hull crammed with helium keeps the airship uphill and the integrated de-icing machine shields the ship from cold weather. The conical tail optimizes aerodynamics by diminishing drag and scheming airflow over the hull. After burning of fuel, the airship becomes lighter and its pumps insert external air into the hull. Its elegant crafted design easily accommodates around 15 travelers’ in its underbelly and the roomy two-story cabin details a restaurant, library, fitness room, spa, and furnishings designed by Massaud.

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Very often, we hear about a bundle of complaints attached with flights offering an impression that air travel these days is no less than a hell. Earlier flying used to be a fun activity against its present status where it has crooked into an absolute errand. With long lines, confined seating, you are expected to pay extra dough in the name of amenities. And in return feel fortunate if they happen to ask you for water. I doubt but Newsweek report claims that amidst ongoing scenario and floating bad thoughts about air travel, there is still some good there in skies provided you are ready to spill over the hefty amount.

There are airlines (mostly flying overseas) that propose magnificence like champagne, caviar, private cabins, and lie-flat beds. The eight most opulent airlines in the world enlisted by Newsweek in order are:

· Virgin Atlantic
· Qatar Airways
· Emirates
· Singapore
· British Airways
· Qantas
· Thai Airways
· Swiss International Airlines

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