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The battle of the jets: Putin's lavish plane interior - including gold-plated toilet - is revealed..
DailyMail ^ | 17 July 2018 | Ted Thornhill

Posted on 07/20/2018 12:21:29 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?

From a gold-plated toilet to a king sized bed and even a gym, these astonishing pictures show the lavish interior of one of Vladimir Putin 's private jets.

The Russian president's aircraft touched down in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, yesterday ahead of his historic meeting with Donald Trump, who also boasts his own private jet - Air Force One.

Here we take a look inside both jets to see how they compare...

a screenshot of a map: An infographic showing the dimensions of the aircraft as well as how it is designed as well as its top speed

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Reference; Travel
KEYWORDS: aerospace; af1; airforce1; boeing; putin; trumpputin; usaf
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When I saw Putin land at HEL the other day I thought his plane lacked the distinction of AF1 and looked like a regular passenger plane. So this article is kind of interesting.

However, they say it can reach about Mach 1.5, sounds like BS to me.

"Max speed - 900 knots (1,035mph)"

"On Earth, the speed of sound at sea level — assuming an air temperature of 59 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees Celsius) — is 761.2 mph (1,225 km/h)."

1 posted on 07/20/2018 12:21:29 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Says “Pokemon” on the side ,LOL


2 posted on 07/20/2018 12:24:18 PM PDT by butlerweave
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> 900 knots

text on the image says 900 km/h


3 posted on 07/20/2018 12:28:16 PM PDT by old-ager
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

In a dive!


4 posted on 07/20/2018 12:29:02 PM PDT by Politically Correct (A member of the rabble in good standing)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Personally I think AF1 was a step down from Trumps personal plane. It’s just that AF1 has more security than the private plane.


5 posted on 07/20/2018 12:29:13 PM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jeffersons)
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/ iKlt6rNciTo?rel=0

Willow Run B-24s.

The long hanger at Willow Run, Michigan has a 90 degree turn in it so Henry Ford would not have to pay taxes in the next county. That short end is being saved and restored today as a museum. The big hanger doors are still operational after all these years.

This is one of the best and most informative clips about a great American accomplishment, thanks to the Ford Motor Company during WWII.

A Ford Airplane! AMAZING!

Production began here 6 months BEFORE Pearl Harbor! Henry Ford was determined that he could mass produce bombers just as he had with cars, so he built the Willow Run assembly plant and proved it. This was the world’s largest building under one roof at the time. This film will absolutely blow you away — one B-24 every 55 minutes! — and Ford had its own pilots to test them. And no recalls!

ADOLF HITLER HAD NO IDEA THE U.S. WAS CAPABLE OF THIS KIND OF THING.

MAGA


6 posted on 07/20/2018 12:33:47 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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It looks pretty nice; Trump would like the gold-plated toilet!


7 posted on 07/20/2018 12:35:44 PM PDT by GnuThere
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https youtube embed iklt6rncito rel 0


8 posted on 07/20/2018 12:37:12 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=https+youtube+embed+iklt6rncito+rel+0&qpvt=https+youtube+embed+iklt6rncito+rel+0&view=detail&mid=28530FE69AFDB65ECCAD28530FE69AFDB65ECCAD&&FORM=VRDGAR

I need help;)


9 posted on 07/20/2018 12:38:35 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: McGavin999

And, probably, specialized communication gear too.


10 posted on 07/20/2018 12:39:00 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Ours is practical, Putin’s is lavish...


11 posted on 07/20/2018 12:45:54 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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Can’t get to your vid. But I have actually been to Willow Run (when my dad was in the military he flew there into their 60’s). And I drove by on I-94 in March.

Will try more youtube later.


12 posted on 07/20/2018 12:46:09 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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Does it come with mini-giraffe?


13 posted on 07/20/2018 12:47:26 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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“Trump would like the gold-plated toilet!”

Could be he has one on his own plane; he’s in to gilding, and a lot of the plumbing fixtures are gold plated. I hate that look of wretched excess that’s in the NY apartment, but each to his own.


14 posted on 07/20/2018 12:56:06 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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Right....a red, white and blue....passenger plance.

And IIRC, Trump is having AF1 painted red, white and blue.

15 posted on 07/20/2018 12:59:37 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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"Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big Tylenol."
16 posted on 07/20/2018 1:02:42 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MayflowerMadam

I’ve been to the bathroom in the D.C. Trump Hotel - I remember a lot of gold, probably not the toilet seat...


17 posted on 07/20/2018 1:04:06 PM PDT by GnuThere
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You can put all the gold fixtures, fancy wood and nice leather in you want, but it still is a Ilyushin Il-96. I suppose you could also gold plate a Yugo. Although the plane is a relatively recent design, it doesn’t have nearly the safety pedigree that a Boeing airplane has.


18 posted on 07/20/2018 1:22:45 PM PDT by gtk
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My understanding is his NY apartment has that opulently decorated floor for photos and for entertaining guests, but the the other floors are decorated more contemporaneously.


19 posted on 07/20/2018 2:02:29 PM PDT by Crolis ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it." -GKC)
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text on the image says 900 km/h

No, not knots! Klicks!

900 kilometers per hour equals 559 MPH.

Ilyushin Il-96 Top speed: 559 mph.

And metric would fix it, they said.


20 posted on 07/20/2018 2:20:13 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (This Space for Rent)
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