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:This article is about the aircraft. For the movie, see Air Force One (movie).
Air Force One
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Air Force One flying over Mount Rushmore. Air Force One flying over Mount Rushmore.
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| Name:
| Air Force One
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| Primary function:
| Presidential air transport
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| Contractor:
| Boeing
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| Power plant:
| Four General Electric CF6-80C2B1 jet engines
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| Thrust:
| 56,700 lbf (250 kN) per engine
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| Length:
| 231 ft, 10 in (70.7 m)
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| Height:
| 63 ft, 5 in (19.3 m)
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| Wingspan:
| 195 ft, 8 in (59.6 m)
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| Speed:
| 630 mph ( Mach 0.92)
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| Ceiling:
| 45,100 ft (13,746 m)
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| Maximum Takeoff Weight:
| 833,000 lb (374,850 kg)
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| 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.
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| Crew:
| 26
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| Total capacity:
| 102
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| Introduction:
| December 8, 1990 (No. 28000)
December 23, 1990 (No. 29000)
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| Deployment:
| September 6, 1990 (No. 28000)
March 26, 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac (No. 29000)
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| Inventory:
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Air Force One is the air traffic control callsign of any U.S. Air ForceThe United States Air Force USAF is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. The mission of the USAF is "to defend the United States through the control and exploitation of air and space. Organization There are three components of the USAF: aircraft carrying the President of the United StatesThe President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Because of the superpower status of th. Since 1990This is a list of aviation-related events from 1990: Events Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines, both in financial difficulty, transfer their coveted landing rights at London Heathrow Airport to American Airlines and United Airlines. Janua, the presidential fleet has consisted of two specifically-configured, highly customized Boeing 747-200BThe Boeing 747 also popularly known as the jumbo jet is the second largest passenger airliner after Airbus A380. Until the first commercial flight of the A380 in 2006, however, it remains the largest aircraft in commercial service. The four-engine 747, pr 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 707-320BThe Boeing 707 is a four engined commercial passenger jet aircraft developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Although it was not the first commercial jetliner in service (that distinction belongs to the De Havilland Comet), it was the first one to be commer-type aircraft — tail numbers 26000 and 27000—had operated as Air Force One starting in 1962Events January January 1 Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board January 8 Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is e. The Secret Service refers to Air Force One by the codename Angel.
