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About Boeing Air Force One
Boeing Air Force One Aircraft - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org : Air Force One Technical date: Name: Air Force One; Primary function: Presidential air transport; Contractor: Boeing; Power plant: Four General Electric CF6-80C2B1 jet engines; Thrust: 56,700 lbf (250 kN) per engine; Length: 231 ft, 10 in (70.7 m); Height: 63 ft, 5 in (19.3 m); Wingspan: 195 ft, 8 in (59.6 m); Speed: 630 mph (Mach 0.92); Ceiling: 45,100 ft (13,746 m); Maximum Takeoff Weight: 833,000 lb (374,850 kg); Range: 7,800 statute miles (6,800 nautical miles or 12,550 km); Note: it can be fueled in-flight so it has an essentially limitless range. Crew: 26; Total capacity: 102; Introduction: December 8, 1990 (No. 28000); December 23, 1990 (No. 29000); Deployment: September 6, 1990 (No. 28000); March 26, 1991 (No. 29000); Inventory: 2.
Air Force One is the air traffic control callsign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. Since 1990, the presidential fleet has consisted of two specifically-configured, highly customized Boeing 747-200B series aircraft—tail numbers 28000 and 29000—with Air Force designation VC-25A. These planes are maintained by the U.S. Air Force solely for presidential air transport. The VC-25A is capable of flying 12,550 km (7,800 miles) — roughly one-third of the distance around the world — without refueling and can accommodate more than 70 passengers. From its inception Air Force One has become a symbol of Presidential power and prestige. Before these planes entered service, two Boeing 707-320B-type aircraft — tail numbers 26000 and 27000—had operated as Air Force One starting in 1962. The Secret Service refers to Air Force One by the codename Angel. These aircraft are maintained and operated as military operations by the Presidential Airlift Group, part of Air Mobility Command's 89th Airlift Wing, based at Andrews Air Force Base in Suitland, Maryland. The President is often flown in a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter, callsign Marine...