BAE/DESIGN Q 'SAFARI JET'

FOR MOST OF US, WHEN WE TRAVEL, WE TRY TO BRING SOME OF THE COMFORTS OF HOME WITH US EVEN WHEN THE TRIP CONSISTS OF 'ROUGHING IT'. RECENTLY BAE SYSTEMS AND DESIGN Q HAVE COME UP WITH THE ULTIMATE IN TRAVEL LUXURY WITH ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME. THE FOUR-ENGINED ACRO BUSINESS JET EXPLORER FOUR HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO LAND ON SHORT RUNWAYS AND UNEVEN LANDING STRIPS, DELIVERING ITS PASSENGERS DIRECTLY TO THEIR EXOTIC LOCATIONS. THEN, WITH THE FLICK OF A SWITCH, A DOOR ON THE SIDE OF THE JET OPENS AND A VIEWING PLATFORM EXTENDS FROM THE FUSELAGE, OFFERING SPECTACULAR OPEN-AIR VIEWS. PRICED AT AN ESTIMATED £16 MILLION, THE 'SAFARI JET' HAS ROOM FOR TWO PILOTS, EIGHT PASSENGERS AND CREW. INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT, A GALLEY KITCHEN WHICH CAN DELIVER GOURMET MEALS TO AN EIGHT SEAT DINING AREA, AND LARGE SOFA FOLD OUT TO PROVIDE ON-BOARD BEDS. ONCE PASSENGERS HAVE HAD THEIR FILL OF 'ROUGHING IT' THEY SIMPLY TRANSFORM THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO ITS 'FLYING MODE' AND FLY OFF TO THE NEXT LOCATION. THE 100ft AIRCRAFT IS BEING BUILT TO ORDER IN THE UK, AND A SPOKESMAN FOR BAE/DESIGN Q SAYS THE AIRCRAFT WILL 'OFFER A NEW LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION FOR THE DISCERNING CUSTOMER'. WITH MARBLE FLOORS AND QUALITY FINISHES THROUGHOUT, THE INTERIORS CAN BE MODIFIED AND DESIGNED TO SUIT THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE CUSTOMER.