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Sultan of Brunei's Private Airplane

This aircraft was being "remodeled" in Waco.

Yes, the sinks are solid gold and one of them is Lalique crystal.

The Sultan bought the aircraft for roughly $100M; had it flown to Waco,brand-new, had the interior completely removed; and had the folks at E-Systems (now Raytheon) install $120M worth of improvements inside and outside.

Maybe the rich really are different than the rest of us!

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Vinesh said…
my first time to your blog.
great layout i must say!
is your name Pa. Vijay? :-)

and hey, i really envy the sultan of brunei.. and all his money! :-(
9:23 PM
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