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A Look Inside Air Force One: The President's Luxury 747
TLDR Air Force One is a luxury 747 that provides a comfortable and secure environment for the President, with impressive specs including three stories, four general electric jet engines, and defense mechanisms. It is equipped with living quarters, cargo space, a conference room, and even a flight doctor on board.
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President Barack Obama had a busy week of traveling, including stops in Las Vegas, LA, and San Francisco, before heading back to D.C. to meet with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.
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President Barack Obama travels on a luxury 747 with the tail number 28,000 or 29,000, known as Air Force One, for his presidential flights.
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During Truman's administration, Air Force One was decorated with various designs and upgrades, and Eisenhower introduced two propeller planes and upgraded the equipment, including air to ground telephone and teletype. Kennedy further upgraded Air Force One with Boeing 707 jumbo jets and tasteful decorations, which set the standard for future designs.
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Kennedy added a more advanced 707 to the Air Force One fleet, and a twin plane was added in 1972, which flew Kennedy to Dallas and brought his body back later that day.
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Air Force One is a 747 with impressive specs, including being three stories tall, as long as a city block, and having four general electric jet engines that produce 56,700 pounds of thrust each.
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Air Force One has 4,000 square feet of interior space, with three levels including living quarters, cargo space, and a conference room that doubles as the president's dining room.
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Air Force One has retractable stairs that allow access to different levels of the plane, including a staff area, two galleys, a conference and dining room, and a space for reporters and staff that is like a first class plane.
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Air Force One is equipped with defense mechanisms such as shielding to protect against electromagnetic pulses, flares to throw off heat-seeking missiles, and electronic countermeasures to jam radar, and it undergoes thorough security checks and background screenings for the crew and the food is sourced from random local markets.
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Air Force One provides a more relaxed and human environment for the president, especially with a good flight doctor on board.
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