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Design Q Reworks the Range Rover

In Design Q's suite of photos for the Explorer 4 Concept for the Avro Business Jet, there's a Range Rover with the same kind of hinged-side opening seen on the plane. It is this: an lengthened Range with a cap for additional height inside. Meant to remind panjandrums of the jets from which they just disembarked, the extra room has been filled with a reclining lounge, drinks chiller, mini-spa centre, and cigar humidor among other add-ons. It is a little awkward from the outside with the hinge closed, but we don't think anyone will mind at all once they get in, put the seat back and take the first sip of a Belvedere and tonic.

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Avro Business Jet Concept Planes by Design Q

by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wings

When someone mentions having a barbecue deck, they aren't usually talking about an outdoor deck on their plane. Yet that's a possibility presented by the Explorer One concept drawn up by UK firm Design Q for BAE Systems' Avro Business Jet (ABJ). One of five different concepts that BAE and Design Q will unveil for the ABJ, each will cater to a different slice of the VIP segment.

At the rear of the cabin, the side of the fuselage open and an elevated Air Deck platform extends. BAE says it's for "the high net worth individual who wants the freedom to travel and explore remote locations in a stylish and comfortable way." Think a mix of Hemingway and Thomas Crown – hunters of both big game and big business.

After bagging beasts, the interior is meant to make you forget about more trying endeavors with a lounge and ottoman, curved sofas, a white marble floor and a dining vestibule where you can take your seared buffalo in peace. The other Explorer concepts will be revealed over the next few months, but this one isn't a bad way to fly or safari.

Gallery: Avro Explorer One Concept by Design Q