It is the world’s richest private jet that Jack Ma bought for 300 million yuan, and one of China’s top richest personnel

2020/03/2600:40:20 technology 2907

The epidemic has spread all over the world, and international flights have been grounded in large areas, but it has unexpectedly made a highlight moment for a business jet.

by Huashang Taolue Yugang

Currently, business jets are not subject to the aviation ban, making them the easiest means of transportation during the epidemic. A ticket of 300,000 and a chartered flight of 3 million aircraft are out of reach. Gulfstream has produced more than 1,300 aircraft, which are widely used in civil, commercial, government agencies, private and military fields. The G550 and G650 models launched in recent years are even more popular in the market.

At least a quarter of the Fortune 500 companies in the United States use the Gulfstream series of business jets.

[Ma Yun same style, rich people’s favorite]

China’s rich people’s “seek after” for Gulfstream is obvious to all. Ma Yun, Li Ka-shing, Xu Jiayin, Wang Jianlin, Liu Qiangdong, etc. are all its fans. Cai Yanming, Chairman of Wangwang Group, not only owns two business jets such as the Gulfstream G200, but also painted Wangwang color pictures all over the fuselage. makes business jets a veritable advertising "self-media".

Alibaba founder Jack Ma bought a Gulfstream G550 for 300 million ($49.7 million) in cash in 2013, and then leased it back to Alibaba for free, mainly for Ma Yun’s business flight.

The Gulfstream G550 is the first ultra-long-distance business aircraft with a direct range from New York to Tokyo in the history of human flight. It can adapt to difficult airports such as short runways and high altitudes, and can fly continuously for more than 12 hours. It is one of the top international long-range business jets. It can carry 19 passengers, has a range of 11,686 kilometers, a cruising speed of 904 kilometers per hour, and a maximum cruising altitude of 15545 meters.

In 2015, Jingdong founder Liu Qiangdong bought a Gulfstream G650 at a price of 400 million yuan, which directly overwhelmed Wang Jianlin and Ma Yun’s G550 in terms of performance configuration.

Gulfstream G650 was in 2012 Models officially delivered in 2005. Has faster speed and larger cabin area. 16 large Gulfstream panoramic windows, each 28 x 20.5 inches / 71 x 52 cm, allow plenty of sunlight to enter the cabin to maximize viewing comfort.

" So far, G650 is the largest, fastest, most luxurious, longest distance and most technologically advanced jet aircraft ever built by Gulfstream", Editor-in-Chief of "Flying Magazine" Robert Goyer said.

[New G700, a perfect interpretation of luxury]

On February 14th, Valentine’s Day, the new Gulfstream G700 successfully tested. The two Rolls-Royce Pearl700 engines that are equipped with perfectly provide highly efficient power, allowing the Gulfstream G700 to successfully achieve a cruising speed of 1,074 km/h and a range of 13,890 kilometers, making it the fastest and most distant production at present. Business jet.

The improvement of comfort is a perfect interpretation of the definition of luxury.

G700 has the industry’s tallest, widest, and longest cabin. Passengers can extend their ground lifestyle to the air in cabins with up to five living areas, whether for meetings, leisure, or rest. Easy to reach.

The cabin with 20 oval-shaped panoramic windows provides excellent visibility. And keep fresh air circulating at all times. In the cabin, lighting effects can be used to simulate the day and night laws of the target time zone to help passengers adapt to the time difference in advance.