5 Rediculously Expensive Aircrafts

"It is possible to fly without motors but not without knowledge". The Wright Brothers made flying possible. Just imagine life without aircrafs. Much slower and difficult to travel. Perhaps even much more boring.

But today, aviation was taken to a whole new level. Billionaires spend millions buying jets and more millions in the custom.The military is possesing aircrafts that are technologically advanced and intelligent.

Here is the complilation of the worlds top 5 most expensive aircrafts to date.


5. C-17 Globmaster 3: $330 Million

Designed by McDonalds Douglas the Boeing aircraft is an strategic airlift aircraft designed for the US Air Force. This beast can take off with a maximum weight of 265 tonnes (72 tonnes of cargo) and can reach 540 mph equivalent to 917 km/hour. The US Air Force has 210 C-17 Globmaster 3 each costing around $330 Million.


4. F-22 Raptor: $350 Million

The supersonic Lockheed Martin tactical figher F-22 Raptor is considered to be most powerful and advanced military aircraft developed for the US Air Force. This little boy can fly at supersonic speed for long distances, destroy cruise missiles and avoid most types of radar detection. Each costing $350 Million the production ended in 2012 with 190 operational F-22.


3. Airbus A340 Custom: $500 Million

The russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov spent an estimated $500 Million in this Airbus A340-300. The plane itself costs $240 Million but Usmanov spent more $260 Million in customs. This luxury jet can carry more than 350 people and fly for 10,000 miles in one scale. The perfect ride for a billionaire!


2. Airbus A380 Custom: $500 Million

The 26th richest person in the world and founder of Kingdom Holding Company, the saudi price Al-Waleed Bin Talal spent $500 Million on the biggest passenger aircraft in the world. The Airbus A380 was customized for the prince's garage, bedroom and more luxury settings. Awsomeness!


1. B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber: $2 Billion

The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber is the most expensive aircraft in the world. Only 21 were produced and are under control of the US Air Force. In February 2008 one of the 21 B-2's crashed in Andersen Air Force Base, USA. This $2 Billion machine can take off with a maximum of 150 tones and can reach 630mph equivalent to 1000 km/hour. Heavy and fast big bird!