#flying palace

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Global 8000

Elie Saab x Bombardier

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J.D. Crowe

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More on Qatar’s gift of a 747-8 to Trump

Two additional comments on the corrupt offer of Qatar to give Donald Trump a Boeing 747-8 for his personal use.

First, Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo discusses the fact that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to update the aircraft to the security standards of Air Force One. The secure communications and defenses would take years to install—meaning that the plane would be ready for delivery after Trump is out of office. At that point, it would be his personal plane. See Talking Points Memo, Don’t Get Conned By Trump’s Air Force One Boondoggle.

Second, Adam Schiff produced an explainer video on the scandal. See The Schiff Notes, Plane-ly Corrupt, by Sen. Adam Schiff. The video is interesting because it includes photos of the plane's interior and explains that the gift of the plane is only one way in which Qatar is enriching the Trump family. It is worth ten minutes of your time to watch.

Yesterday, I explained the legal and constitutional bases that prohibit the gift to Trump from Qatar. While informative, that message is too complicated. Most voters do not care about “the Foreign Emoluments Clause.” They care that they can’t get an appointment until next September to be seen about a heart condition, while Trump is riding in a “Flying Palace.”

Remember and repeat: Flying Palace.

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Lufthansa Technik’s VIP interior ACJ320neo

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Boeing BBJ 787 

Designed by Christopher Nobles & Sarah Mespelt Larranaga for @freestreamaircraft.

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Here is a showcase of the Flying Palace! My internet went out for two hours while I was in the middle of checking model submissions, so I re-watched the whole movie and then started on this. I forgot how good the whole thing was. I included the cannon turret animation from my earlier video as well.

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“Connie” Lockheed Constellation L-1649A Starliner,

One of only four of its kind left in the world, at TWA Hotel, New York,

Courtesy: Stonehill Taylor

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BBJ Max7 By Massari Design