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Air Force One
For most of the next 20 years, various four-engine propeller-driven aircraft were used for presidential air travel.
In 1962, the first jet aircraft, a Boeing 707, was purchased for use as Air Force One.
The current presidential fleet consists of two specifically-configured Boeing 747-200B series aircraft - tail numbers 28000 and 29000 - with Air Force designation VC-25A. When the President is aboard either craft, or any other Air Force aircraft, the radio call sign is "Air Force One."
While on the aircraft, the President and staff have access to a full range of services, including communications systems, secure and non-secure voice, fax and data communications, along with access to photocopying, printing, and word processing.
These aircraft are maintained and operated by the Presidential Airlift Group, part of Air Mobility Command's 89th Airlift Wing, based at Andrews Air Force Base, Suitland, Maryland. The VC-25A is capable of flying half way around the world without refueling and can accommodate more than 70 passengers.
An Air Force aircraft carrying the Vice President of the United States is designated as Air Force Two.
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Air Force One: The Aircraft that Shaped the Modern Presidency (Paperback)
by Von Hardesty
Air Force One: The Aircraft that Shaped the Modern Presidency
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This compelling history of presidential air transportation begins with the first president to fly (and to fly abroad, and to have a special plane): FDR. Eisenhower and Truman both had dedicated prop planes, but JFK took the leap into the jet age with the 707 that had the grimmest task of any Air Force One-bringing his body home from Dallas. Other Air Force Ones have had less well-known dramas: Lyndon Johnson's impromptu around-the-world flight in 1967, Richard Nixon's last departure from Washington and Bush's escorted, circuitous route home after 9/11. But mostly the 707s and their successors the 747s have made the president accessible to the world and vice versa, without having to be out of touch with his responsibilities or reducing his security. The price of this is imposing; a double-page spread shows the logistics of a major presidential journey abroad. Among any number of fascinating sidebars are digressions on the transportation of other chief executives and on the presidential helicopters. With well-chosen and well-reproduced photographs, the author, a curator at the National Air and Space Museum, has provided a sterling contribution to the history of both the presidency and of American aviation and even includes an annotated bibliography of print, visual and electronic media.
"GET OFF MY PLANE!"
President James Marshall, from the 1997 Movie"
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Inside Air Force One
Some of the main differences between Air Force One and the standard Boeing 747 include state-of-the-art navigation, electronic and communications equipment, its interior configuration and furnishings, self-contained baggage loader and front and aft stairs.
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VC-25 Air Force One
SPEED: 630 mph
DIMENSIONS: Wingspan - 195ft, Length - 231ft, Height - 63ft
RANGE: 7800 miles (can be refuelled in flight)
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- Air Force One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Air Force One From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Air Force One (1997)
- Directed by Wolfgang Petersen. With Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close. Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he (an ex-soldier) works from hiding to defeat them. Visit IMDb for Photos, Showtimes, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments...
- White House Military Office - Air Force One
- History of Air Force One.
- Howstuffworks "How Air Force One Works"
- Air Force One is the most amazing private jet in the world -- a flying White House complete with a gym! Take a tour.
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Seth1492 wrote...
I like the lens a lot! A fantastic idea. What about adding the funny song about the air force one shoes! That might be funny. I also though this would be a great page for the group about US presidents because the Air Force One defines much of who they are today. The group is http://www.squidoo.com/groups/uspresident.
Again, I loved the lens!
Posted September 01, 2008
