Monday, June 25, 2012

About Aircraft 'AIR FORCE ONE'



Striped blue and white aircraft types Boeing VC-25 is a modification of the Boeing 747-200B is often referred to as Air Force One, even though itself was Air Force One callsign for aircraft carrying the U.S. president, whatever his plane.

Accompanied or preceded by a C-17 Globemaster III or C-5 Galaxy that brings all the equipment of the president, like the helicopter Marine One, the presidential limousine, and the U.S. Secret Service agents

When Air Force One will land around the airport air space must be vacated. Another flight is delayed or canceled, and the area around the parking AF I also have to be sterilized and even guarded by agents of the U.S. Secret Service. Seem wasteful, excessive, and do not appreciate the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the country of transit

U.S. president in the country are receiving up to 300 threats every day, it was clear the threat would be greater if he travels abroad.

Air Force One, is basically a three-level aircraft B747-200B which has been modified with a space area of 4,000 square feet. President and his staff work space dominate the two-level deck. The first level deck or the bottom of the aircraft into cargo and luggage space. While the third level deck or the top, just devoted to the cockpit, lounge, and space communications. (For details, see the sketch plane)




Air Force One that can be fitted with 19 television channels broadcast nearly all the television world. because as soon as the complete electronic equipment is installed, some of the weight of the aircraft is in the form of wires. Offal is wrapped wire plane along the 238 miles, twice longer than the cable wrapped around the B747-200 - standard rig Air Force One. This cable has been given a special coating that is safe from the attacks of electromagnetic pulse (EMP / Electro Magnetic Pulse) and the shock waves emitted by a nuclear explosion.

The usual daily tasks in the Oval Office, White House, worked in the Main Room Presidential Suite. This room is located on the front of the plane. On the back of this room, there is a larger room where the U.S. President and his staff can do the meeting. Amazingly, in this plane, White House senior staff are also allowed every president has their own workspace.





You might ask, why not choose the U.S. president's office B747-400 which is much more sophisticated? Just for the record, B747-400 has a longer body, all-digital cockpit (fully-glass cockpit), and can reach a distance of 3,000 km further than the B747-100 is 'only' 10 500 km. After all, the B747-400 has flown two years before the B747-200B on duty (in 1990). Is not there enough time to switch it to the latest series?
no satisfactory answer to that question, however, from the book Modern Military Aircraft (2004) can be traced to the story that the choice may be related to the project of the U.S. aircraft flying commandos had already done the U.S. Air Force in the early 1970s. At that time they already abysmal buying four B747-200B aircraft to be reconstructed into an emergency command that has been designed specifically for the condition of the world devastated by nuclear war. Final aim of the project is fully-electronic plane E-E-4A and 4B

Air Force One can fly at a maximum speed of 1014 km / h (mach 0.92) or close to one times the speed of sound.

Must have more than 2000 hours of flying, flying experience to fly around the world and impeccable records, that requirement if you want to be a pilot Air Force One.
Air Force One considered the world's safest airplanes.

For seating arrangements, reporters sat in the back, while officials and VIP seating in the front row. The more important the closer the position of a person he sat with the president.
Air Force One Air Force based in the field to the 89 Airlift Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, the hangar to the 19. Located 16 miles from the White House.

Because the Air Force's Air Force One, each time the aircraft is flying will be considered a military mission.
Air Force One aircraft that is made ​​specifically with the defense capabilities including anti-missile equipment.

For telecommunications Air Force One had 87 different phone lines, 28 of which have a secure connection and encrypted with an infinite range.

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