"Air Force One" is known as the world's most sophisticated aircraft, the facilities inside the White House comparable. The U.S. media said that the White House has, "Air Force One" is not lacking. For example, the aircraft has more than 4,000 square meters of space, in addition to the presidential suite, there is an imitation of the Oval Office of the White House, a modern kitchen, fitness center and medical center. Sometimes the president may be interviewed on Air Force One, so the plane also has a special lounge for presidential advisers and other staff such as journalists.
As a presidential aircraft, "Air Force One" has very thorough security measures, it can defend against electromagnetic pulse generated by nuclear explosions, but also equipped with advanced anti-listening equipment. In order to prevent enemy aircraft attacks in the air, "Air Force One" take-off generally by the U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter escort; arrived in the country's airspace, where the country's most advanced fighter jets will take over the F-16 fighter escort, until "Air Force One" Safe landing.
According to customary practice, the U.S. presidential visits abroad, regardless of need, the Secret Service will always be in the "Air Force One" special aircraft with a presidential car, in case of emergency. Obama's trip is no exception, according to the U.S. media, the Secret Service will be Obama riding in the 2009 Cadillac stretch luxury bulletproof sedan with the side. The car in the mouth of the bodyguard was gimmick called "beast". "Beast" of the protective performance over the infantry fighting vehicles, its windows bulletproof glass 55 mm thick, the car bulletproof glass adds up to 2.7 tons, only the driver on both sides of the windows of the bulletproof glass can be raised and lowered to facilitate the driver and the agents to contact, the other windows are sealed. "Beast" of the body, the car bottom and roof are equipped with titanium alloy, high strength ceramic and composite armor, cockpit using pressurized sealing design, can resist biological and chemical weapons attacks. In addition, the Beast is also equipped with an electromagnetic jammer, which can emit a powerful electromagnetic pulse to temporarily disable explosive devices or timing systems within a range of several hundred meters. The vehicle is equipped with a number of light weapons in case of emergency.
The U.S. presidential car once decommissioned, most of the way to throw into the sea, blasting, crushing or buried deep underground and other ways to destroy, never allowed to flow into the civilian population. Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, out of office from the Diplomatic Security Service to bring back the year's car - Cadillac Fleetwood, but did not get the keys back. The security service replied to Clinton that he could polish the glass of the Cadillac Fleetwood, but would not be allowed to enter the steel beast again.