Cool Shit: Half a Billion Dollar Super-Plane

So that’s what you can buy if you had all of the money in the world!

The above photo is a breakdown of an Airbus A380 that is being made specially for Saudi prince al-Waleed bin Talal. (I always knew there was money in being a Saudi prince!) It is the first such airplane that’s been sold to a private owner, which makes sense since this bad boy is going to cost the prince a pretty penny. $488 million worth of pennies, to be exact. Just look at some of the features this sucker is going to have:

• A lift to get between the three floors of the plane.
• Five private suites.
• Twenty “normal” sleeper suites, you know, for the less famous.
• A “prayer room” that generates virtual prayer mats facing Mecca. (I’ve obviously been praying to the wrong guy.)
• A boardroom with a giant iTouch screen for presentations.
• A steam room.
• A full dining room.
• A “saloon” bar for alcoholics.
• The “Wellbeing Room” which features a giant screen on the floor showing the ground being flown over.
• A concert hall with a baby-grand piano that fits 10 audience members.
• A garage, so the price doesn’t have to get out of his limo and be soiled by “normal-people” sunlight.

Take note, this isn’t something the prince is renting out to paying customers. He’s just using this to get around. Goodness. Here’s another photo:

Head over to Gadling for a full gallery, and then go ahead and start figuring out how you can go about being a Saudi prince.