Tweet In 1943, Franklin Roosevelt became the first acting president to fly in an aircraft. But it wasn’t until 1953 that the official call sign “Air Force One” was adopted. The call sign was established after a commercial flight entered the same airspace as the president’s plane due to a confusion over call signs. Since […]
In 1943, Franklin Roosevelt became the first acting president to fly in an aircraft. But it wasn’t until 1953 that the official call sign “Air Force One” was adopted. The call sign was established after a commercial flight entered the same airspace as the president’s plane due to a confusion over call signs. Since then, the plane known as Air Force One has gone through many models and presidents, but has remained a powerful American icon.
Here is president-elect Barak Obama’s first flight on board Air Force One:
Air Force One: Fact Sheet
The two Boeing 747s which operate as Air Force One are flown by the 89th Airlift Wing of the U.S. Air Force.
General Characteristics - Air Force One
Primary Function: Presidential air transport
Contractor: Boeing Airplane Co.
Power Plant: Four General Electric CF6-80C2B1 jet engines
Thrust: 56,700 pounds, each engine
Length: 231 feet, 10 inches (70.7 meters)
Height: 63 feet, 5 inches (19.3 meters)
Wingspan: 195 feet, 8 inches (59.6 meters)
Speed: 630 miles per hour (Mach 0.92)
Ceiling: 45,100 feet (13,746 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 833,000 pounds (374,850 kilograms)
Range: 7,800 statute miles (6,800 nautical miles) (12,550 kilometers)
Crew: 26 (passenger/crew capacity: 102)
Introduction Date: Dec. 8, 1990 (No. 28000); Dec. 23, 1990 (No. 29000)
Date Deployed: Sept. 6, 1990 (No. 28000); Mar. 26, 1991 (No. 29000)
Inventory: Active force, 2; ANG, 0; Reserve, 0
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I love Obama, i am so proud of his accomplishments.