The richest person in the world, Elon Musk, is also a great fan of private jets, and he has recently added a new jet to his fleet of aircraft.

According to a report published in June by the news site Austonia, which is based in Texas, Musk has reportedly made an order for a Gulfstream G700. The date that Musk purchased the jet was not included in the paper.

The G700, which made its debut in October 2019, is anticipated to take the place of his existing jet, which is a G650ER, according to the article.

Musk takes his own private plane for most of his trips. According to the flight records obtained by the Washington Post, the millionaire logged more than 150,000 miles on his G650ER in the year 2018.

Insider’s requests for comments were not met with a response from Musk or Tesla.

According to Flight Global, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reportedly continuing to analyze the software of the G700 jet, which may cause a delay in the plane’s deliveries of anywhere between three and six months.

At the moment, Musk possesses a total of four private planes, three of which were manufactured by Gulfstream. In addition, Musk is the proud owner of a Dassault 900B, which was the very first jet he ever bought. According to the FAA registry, all of Musk’s private aircraft are registered to Falcon Landing LLC, a front firm that has connections to Space X.

The aircraft can be purchased for a starting price of $78 million.

Keeping the G700 operational might also be an expensive endeavor. According to Liberty Jet, if you fly the jet for 400 hours, you may rack up operational expenses that amount to around $3.5 million. According to the aviation website, the most expensive aspects of operating the plane are the cost of fuel and the maintenance of the engine.

Musk is not a novice when it comes to these astronomically high running costs: According to the Twitter account @ElonJet, which follows Musk’s trips, the fuel costs for his flight on October 31 on the G650ER from Los Angeles to New Jersey was $14,829. According to the narrative, Elon Musk spent approximately four and a half hours in the air.

A report from an insider

According to a specification sheet provided by Gulfstream, the G700 can accommodate a maximum of 19 passengers. It is the largest private jet in the world that was constructed specifically for private use.

According to Bloomberg, the G700 is an “extended” version of the G650, and its size is intended to compete with that of the Bombardier 7500. According to Gulfstream, the length of the aircraft is 109 feet and 10 inches, while the height is 25 feet and 5 inches.

Because the G700 has a range of 7,500 nautical miles, it is possible for the aircraft to go from Singapore all the way to San Francisco without making a stop.

According to the same Gulfstream spec sheet that was linked above, the G700 can cruise at a speed of Mach 0.925, which is slightly slower than the speed of sound.

At a cruising speed of Mach 0.90, the Gulfstream G700 completed the flight from Georgia to Geneva, Switzerland in 7 hours and 37 minutes, as stated in a news release issued by Gulfstream in the month of May.

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According to Gulfstream, the G700’s cabin is 56 feet and 11 inches in length, making it the longest cabin among business jets. This length gives the G700 the ability to have five separate living zones.

According to the virtual tour of the jet, the cabin of the G700 is divided into several different areas. These sections include a lavatory, galley, forward seating, entertainment suite, and dining area. These sections are in addition to the stateroom and the en-suite bathroom.

As can be seen in the pictures of the interior of the G700, the stateroom can be configured with either a single bed or a double bed. The G700 has a total of 20 windows, which lets in a substantial amount of natural light throughout the cabin.

According to the virtual tour, the bathroom is outfitted with a number of storage spaces for personal items such as toiletries and valuables, a full-length mirror, and a leather-seated toilet.

It is one of the very few private jets that is big enough to fit a shower that you can stand in.

According to what was previously reported by Thomas Pallini of Insider, the G700 may also be personalized so that the bathroom can be equipped with a shower.

According to Gulfstream, the rear of the aircraft houses a baggage compartment that has a capacity of 195 cubic feet and is positioned there.