Air Force One - A Beast for a Single Man

Thangarajan Gowthaman,
                           
Air Force One, flying over Mount Rushmore February 2001.

                     Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign of a United States Air Force aircraft carrying  the  President  of  the  United  States. In common parlance the term refers to those Air Force aircraft specifically designed, built, and used for the purpose  of  transporting  the  president . The presidential aircraft is a prominent symbol of the American  presidency  and  its  power.

                    One of the most well built planes in the world  and  what  many  consider  the  world’s most secure moving location, Air Force One has plenty of security . The  United  States  President  travels  in a modified Boeing 747-200B series aircraft. It has the world’s most advanced flight avoidance, air-to-air defense, and electronics technology packages available anywhere in the World, all for the protection of the Commander-in-Chief and his entourage.

Air Force one at Base Los vegas
    This  top  secret  air  force base in Nevada  is guarded  so well  that  no  one  can  get  in , and even  flying  over  it  is  forbidden . The  area  is covered  in  motion  sensors  and  is  heavily patrolled  by  all  sorts of vehicles. It’s  the  home
 of anything  pertaining  to UFOs and  alien conspiracies.
    The Boeing VC-25 is a military version of the Boeing 747 airliner, modified for presidential transport and operated by the United States Air Force as Air Force One, the call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States.Only two examples of this aircraft type exist; they are highly modified Boeing 747-200B, designated VC-25A and having tail numbers 28000 and 29000. Although technically the Air F
orce One designation applies to the aircraft only while the President is on board, the term is commonly used to refer to the VC-25 in general. The two aircraft often operate in conjunction with Marine One helicopters, which ferry the President to airports whenever a vehicle motorcade would be inappropriate.
Air Force One at Neveda Air Base

Specifications : 
Engine - 4 X Pratt and Whitney JT9D-7R4G2
Power - 54,750.00 lbf
Maximum Cruising Speed - 944.66 km per hr
Service Ceiling - 12,801.60 metres   42,000.00 feets
Rate of Climb - 457.20 mpm   1,500.00 fpm
Numbers Ordered/Sold - 2
Cabin Height - 2.54 metres  8.33 feets
Cabin Width - 6.13 metres  20.11 feets
Cabin Length - 57.00 metres  187.01 feets
Exterior Length - 70.60 metres  231.62 feets
Wingspan / Rotor Diameter - 59.60 metres  195.54 feets
Fuselage Diameter - 6.49 metres  21.29 feets
Baggage Volume - 28.30 cubic metre  999.41 cubic feet
Maximum Take Off Weight - 377,848.80 kgs  833,000.00 lbs
Maximum Payload - 68,180.00 kgs  150,309.63 lbs
Fuel Tank Capacity - 52,410.00 gallon  198,392.81 litres
Fuel Economy - 0.06 km per litre  0.13 NM per gallon
Minimum Take Off Distance - 3,190.04 metres  10,466.00 feets       
Minimum Landing Distance - 2,438.40 metres  8,000.00 feets      

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