Air Force One primarily modified the interior of the aircraft and its facilities to better suit the President as he traveled his duties in the air, with lounge areas, office areas, two kitchens, an operating theatre, pharmacy, communications systems, telephones and televisions. Special space is also reserved for the President's family, White House staff and the press. In a state of emergency, such as a nuclear war, Air Force One could also become a military command center. It also incorporates equipment for aerial refueling and an anti-surface-to-air system.
The U.S. "Air Force One" is a veritable "White House in the air," practicing the principle of "what the president can do on the ground, in the air also do," also known as the "flying ellipse. "flying oval office". Airplane **** has nearly 400 square meters of space. The president has a "presidential suite", living room with Simmons beds, leather sofas, high-grade carpets, electric curtains, etc.; suite also has a bathroom, shower equipment, the president can comfortably enjoy. Next door to the living room is the President's Oval Office, there is also a studio, which is equipped with the latest video equipment, projection screen, maps. There is also a special room for the first lady and a room for senior officials on the special airplane. The center section of the fuselage is a lounge for presidential aides, reporters and other staff.
"Air Force One" has 370 cubic meters of internal floor space. Except for the seat belts on all the seats, it looks more like a hotel or executive office than a jetliner. The lowest cabin is usually used as a cargo hold. Most of the passenger rooms are located in the middle cabin, while the upper cabin is mainly used for loading communications equipment.
The staff gathers in a large conference room with twice the space of the Presidential Dining Room. Senior staff have their own office areas, while the rest have their own space for work and play. Accompanying journalists have separate areas for their activities. There are also plenty of rooms for the flight crew to work in. All in all, Air Force One has plenty of room for 70 passengers and 26 crew members.
The lower deck on Air Force One also has a large dining room and two modern "sky kitchens" that can accommodate more than 100 people at a time. There is also a medical center on board, equipped with a collapsible operating table. All the equipment in the medical center is completely state-of-the-art, cutting-edge equipment, in case of any emergency, it can immediately play a first aid function, even more modern than the general hospital emergency room. "Air Force One" on the food collection belongs to the random mode, in order to ensure that the president's food safety, usually in the morning of the aircraft takeoff, or the night before the general supermarket collection, to avoid the deliberate destruction of terrorists.
"Air Force One" is also the "Pentagon in the air", serving as a temporary U.S. military air command center. The aircraft is equipped with a perfect communication system, can provide the U.S. President and his aides around the world normal or classified information transmission and reception. The length of various wires on board reached 3,000 kilometers, equipped with 87 telephone lines, 10 advanced computers, a large copy machine, a fax machine, as well as 57 various types of antennas. Fitted with air-to-air, air-to-ground function of multiple pulse frequency radio communications equipment, its main function is when the "Air Force One" in the encounter with the impact of nuclear explosions or foreign radio interference, to ensure the safety of the personnel on board and the smooth operation of communications equipment. Military experts believe that the U.S. "Air Force One" can be called the world's most sophisticated, the most destructive aircraft. Its electronic countermeasures system can interfere with enemy radar, confuse the missile targeting system, so that it can not lock the target. According to the British "Jane's Defense Weekly", "Air Force One" is also equipped with a set of directional weapons system, can determine the location of incoming missiles, and launch laser or infrared beams, destroying the missile guidance system. "Air Force One" detection equipment is also very complete, with space-based and land-based detection network, timely detection of threatening air targets, and timely notification of the nearest U.S. military or allied warplanes to provide air support. "Air Force One has air-to-air and air-to-ground pulse-frequency radio communication equipment, which can ensure the safety of the personnel on board and the normal operation of the communication equipment in the event of a nuclear explosion or interference from external airwaves. In the case of no air refueling, "Air Force One" range of up to 11,490 kilometers, stay in the air for about 12 hours; if the air refueling, it can stay in the air for 72 hours, enough to send the President of the United States to any part of the world. To call "Air Force One" the "White House in the air" is an understatement. It is 24 hours a day in a state of readiness for takeoff; 18 crew and the most sophisticated instruments, so that it can be at any time, anywhere and the White House for the closest contact; all the president needs all the services, it can provide. Arguably, U.S. Air Force One is the most sophisticated and destructive aircraft in the world. The use of the two Boeing 747-200B "Air Force One" special aircraft is President Reagan ordered by the Boeing Company to manufacture, they were delivered in 1991, the cost of 410 million U.S. dollars. The new Boeing 747-200 was designed for the President's personal use. Since September 2001 alone, the plane has flown more than 170,000 kilometers with the President of the United States. The plane is six stories high, can carry 25 staff members, is as spacious as a regular airliner that seats 75 passengers, and can carry about 2,000 meals on a single takeoff. The cabin is about 1,000 square meters, with plenty of room to walk back and forth, sleep, stretch out, and eat, exactly like a fancy office. In the event of a military emergency, this "Air Force One" will be immediately protected by electromagnetic radar equipment, all cables will be stopped immediately. In addition, a special, unrecognizable ground-type metal screen would cover all the windows so that the plane itself could not be easily detected and tracked. The plane also has the ability to be refueled in the air, allowing it to continue to fly without having to land on the ground for refueling. At the behest of the President, Air Force One can take him anywhere and give him the best service.
The United States has too many enemies in the world, and the President of the United States has become a prime target of international terrorism. As a result, Air Force One has arguably the most advanced anti-missile system in the world. Air defense personnel sitting in front of the workstation equipped with a variety of electronic displays and screens, can monitor all the space around the aircraft. Once a missile attack is detected, they immediately start several sets of electronic jamming systems gently and skillfully, inducing the missile to change direction, thus ensuring the safety of "Air Force One". In addition, when "Air Force One" landed on the runway and taxied, the president and members of the delegation could observe the welcoming crowds at the airport through satellite television. Once the plane is parked, it can serve as a communications command center for the president and his delegation.
Usually, before the president boards the plane, the security service, Assad, always sends a team of staff to check and mark the plane's fuel in case of sabotage. Another team will also check the runway, and if there is any danger when the president boards or disembarks, these people will immediately shoot. In addition, every time "Air Force One" before takeoff, there is another aircraft first takeoff, often loaded with the president's luxury bulletproof limousine and a large pile of light weapons and ammunition. As long as the main body of the presidential flight to where, the backup aircraft will follow where. If the host mechanical failure, the president can always switch to the backup aircraft. In addition, when the President of the United States visits abroad, there is at least 1 National Intelligence Agency communications aircraft accompanied by the purpose of monitoring possible incoming missile airwaves. In addition, there are two presidential helicopters, a number of "Hercules" military transport aircraft, as well as 10 bulletproof cars accompany.
"Air Force One" fuselage covered with thick armor can withstand the shockwave of a nuclear bomb explosion; all windows are installed with bulletproof glass; there is also an automatic ejection device inside the aircraft, which can be automatically activated in case of emergency, and the president will be ejected to a safe place to land.
"Air Force One" also has the world's most advanced anti-missile system, the ECM electronic countermeasures system on the plane can interfere with enemy radar, confuse the missile targeting system, so that it can not lock the target. For heat-seeking missiles, "Air Force One" also has its own tricks, when such missiles come to attack, "Air Force One" can launch a large number of flares, luring heat-seeking missiles to track the bright hot flares. Therefore, it is also known as "the world's safest airplane". The current U.S. President, Mr. Barack Obama's "Air Force One" is the most secure airplane in the world. Obama's "Air Force One" is also the body of the Boeing 747, is a Boeing 747-200B, product number VC-25A, speed is 1014 km / h, flight altitude is 10,000 meters, endurance of more than 10,000 kilometers. The aircraft was officially put into service from August 1990 onwards. Before the two modified Boeing 747 civil aircraft in service began service in 1990, Air Force One was two Boeing 707 aircraft. At the Boeing Museum in Seattle, USA, the original presidential aircraft, Air Force One, is a Boeing 707, tail number 86970, which serves as the primary and backup aircraft, respectively, along with another identical aircraft. The two planes have been in service since 1958.
Technical parameters
Length: 70.4 meters, almost the width of a soccer field.
Height: 19.4 meters, equivalent to the height of a six-story building.
Space: 371.6 cubic meters of internal space.
Weight: over 400 tons.
Speed: up to 1014 kilometers per hour.
Airfield: parked at Andrews Air Force Base, 16 kilometers away from the White House.
Memorabilia: many things on board bear the presidential insignia, including seat belts, pillows, blankets, teacups, bath towels, cutlery and razors.