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	Air Force One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of the most dramatic episodes aboard Air Force One happened on September 11, 2001, when it flew President George W. Bush from Sarasota, Florida, where he was interrupted at an education event because of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
		Air Force One is a prominent symbol of the presidency and its power; after the White House, it is probably the most recognized Presidential institution.
		Air Force One has been featured in other films (Independence Day, Superman, and Escape from New York, which also featured the non-existent escape pod), books (The President's Plane is Missing), and TV series (The West Wing, 24 and NCIS).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/VC-25_-_Air_Force_One (3343 words)

	Air Force One (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Air Force One is the airline call sign of any United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States.
		Air Force One flights are handled as military operations with all flights managed by the Presidential Airlift Group of the Air Mobility Command's 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB in Maryland.
		In 1974, when Richard M. Nixon resigned the presidency and departed from Andrews AFB on Air Force One, it was arranged that the plane's callsign would switch from Air Force One to its SAM designation the moment Gerald Ford took the oath of office.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/air_force_one (534 words)

	CNN.com - Air Force One: 'The Flying White House' - Nov. 20, 2003
		Air Force One is an imposing symbol of America overseas.
		The twin Boeing 747s, popularly known as "Air Force One" are the flagships of the U.S. presidential fleet and the envy of prime ministers and presidents across the world.
		Air Force One as a call sign was first used by the military for presidential flights in the 1950s, but the first aircraft to become popularly known as Air Force One was a Boeing 707 used by President John F. Kennedy in the early 60s.
	cnn.com /2003/US/10/22/airforce.one (1441 words)

	C-17 Globemaster III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The C-17 Globemaster III is a strategic airlifter manufactured by Boeing IDS, used by the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force.
		The Air Force originally programmed to buy a total of 120 C-17s, with the last one being scheduled for delivery in November 2004.
		The Royal Air Force has established an aim of having interoperability and some weapons and capabilities commonality with the United States Air Force.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/C-17_Globemaster_III (1791 words)

	Air Force One Die Cast Airplane - PLAFO45
		Air Force One is a prominent symbol of the United States in general and the office of the presidency in particular.
		Mission The mission of the VC-25 aircraft -- Air Force One -- is to provide air transport for the president of the United States.
		While the call sign "Air Force One" was first used in the 50s, President Kennedy's VC-137 (Boeing 707) was the first aircraft to be popularly known as "Air Force One." In 1962, a C-137C specifically purchased for use as Air Force One, entered into service with the tail number 26000.
	futureflyersclub.com /index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=752 (608 words)

	TCS: Tech Central Station - Air Force One Lands At The Reagan Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		When the two modified Boeing 707s that served as Air Force One were replaced by a pair of even more heavily modified 747s in 1989, the 707s eventually became backups, and used for jaunts to runways where the much larger 747 couldn't land.
		Loewy's motto had long been that great design is a result of simplifying (and he had styled the Coca Cola bottle, the Pennsylvania Railroad's classic five gold pinstripe paint scheme, along with several locomotives for the PRR, and the handsome Studebaker Avanti, among his numerous other designs).
		Conceptually, Air Force One may be a great fit for the library, but actually fitting a 153-foot long aircraft into the library is no easy matter.
	www.techcentralstation.com /093003A.html (1047 words)

	VC-25A - Air Force One
		The mission of the VC-25A aircraft -- Air Force One -- is to provide air transport for the president of the United States.
		The second Air Force One aircraft was compliant with the FAA mandate when it rolled out of PDM later in 2001.
		On board Air Force One following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, President Bush was unable to hold a videoconference in flight, adequately monitor news coverage, or receive necessary data from key people on the ground.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/vc-25.htm (740 words)

	RC-135 Rivet Joint - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The RC-135V/W Rivet Joint is a United States Air Force reconnaissance aircraft used to support theater and national level consumers with near real-time on-scene intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.
		All Rivet Joint airframe and mission systems modifications are overseen by L3's, formerly Raytheon’s, Greenville, Texas facility, under the oversight of the Air Force Materiel Command.
		The RC-135 is permanently based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska and operated by the 55th Wing, using various forward deployment locations worldwide.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/RC-135_Rivet_Joint (524 words)

	Boeing VC-25 'Air Force One'
		A 1953 incident where Eisenhower's aircraft was callsign "Air Force 8610" and an Eastern Airlines plane was callsign "8610" created the need to devise a unique call sign for the presidential aircraft.
		The callsign "Air Force One" was classified during the 1950s to identify not only the president's plane, but when he was aboard.
		Principal differences between the VC-25A and the standard Boeing 747, other than the number of passengers carried, are the electronic and communications equipment aboard "Air Force One," its interior configuration and furnishings, self-contained baggage loader, front and aft air-stairs, and the capability for inflight refueling.
	www.theaviationzone.com /factsheets/c25.asp (642 words)

	Air Force One
		Air Force One is considered to be the most secure plane in world.
		Air Force One is a Boeing 747-200B military aircraft in a true manner that was modified to meet presidential requirements...
		Air Force One is world’s most advanced plane which carries systems that are not known to many.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/6-15-2004-55503.asp (586 words)

	air force one aircraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		FORCE ONE Download Fact Sheet Tools Printable Fact Sheet Mission The mission of the VC-25 aircraft -- Air Force One -- is to provide air transport for the president of the United States.
		Air Force One 707 Simulator Project - Air Force Two - SAM 86972 and SAM...
		With a fleet of 942 aircraft and a manpower of 53,400, the RAF is one of the largest air forces in the world.
	air-force-one.blind9.com /air-force-one-aircraft.html (334 words)

	netcyclo: Air Force One
		The presidential air transport fleet consists of two specially configured Boeing 747-200B's -- tail numbers 28000 and 29000 -- with the Air Force designation VC-25.
		Principal differences between the VC-25 and the standard Boeing 747, other than the number of passengers carried, are the state of the art navigation, electronic and communications equipment, its interior configuration and furnishings, self-contained baggage loader, front and aft air-stairs, and the capability for in-flight refueling.
		The first VC-25A -- tail number 28000 -- flew as "Air Force One" on Sept. 6, 1990, when it transported President George Bush to Kansas, Florida and back to Washington, D.C. A second VC-25A, tail number 29000 transported Presidents Clinton, Carter and Bush to Israel for the funeral of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
	www.netcyclo.com /tech/transprt/aircraft/passnger/boein747/airforco/airforco.htm (584 words)

	Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Eighteenth Air Force, headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., was reactivated Oct. 1, 2003, as the war fighting component of Air Mobility Command.
		Eighteenth Air Force, commanded by a three-star general, is charged with tasking and executing all air mobility missions.
		Redesignated as 18th Air Force on June 26, 1951, it quickly became involved with numerous activities including troop movements in the continental United States, Defense Early Warning (DEW) line operations in numerous allied nations, and support of US efforts at the South Pole in Antarctica.
	public.amc.af.mil /Library/Factsheets/18af.htm (425 words)

	Lockheed U-2 article - Lockheed U-2 Pratt Whitney General Electric reconnaissance airplane United - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 17th Reconnaissance Wing, Royal Air Force Station Alconbury, England used operational TR-1As from 1983 until 1991.
		The last U-2 and TR-1 aircraft were delivered to the Air Force in October 1989.
		U-2s are based at the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and support national and tactical collection requirements from three operational detachments located around the world.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Lockheed_U-2 (817 words)

	Hasagawa 1/200 VC-25 Air Force 1 - hsg10608
		This is a 1/200 Plastic VC-25A "Air Force-1" Aircraft from Hasegawa.
		Air Force 1 is equipped with such an array of communication and information systems that it is sometimes called "the flying White House".
		In fact, there is so much communication equipment on board that the plane requires the installation of its own fiber optics system to relay all of the data it generates.
	www.hobbylinc.com /htm/hsg/hsg10608.htm (224 words)

	Airlift/Tanker Association
		Boeing built the KC-135 and the KC-10 tankers currently in use by the Air Force, the KDC-10 for international sales, and is producing the 767 tanker for the armed forces of Italy and Japan.
		Modified 737 aircraft (C-40) are replacing the C-9 form Air Force and U.S. Navy missions.
		Boeing is on contract to deliver a total of 180 C-17s to the Air Force and is leasing four C-17s to the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom.
	www.atalink.org /corporate/boeing.html (139 words)

	Air Force Link - Fact Sheet : F/A-22 Raptor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The F/A-22, a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, is designed to project air dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat threats attempting to deny access to our nation's Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
		EMD included extensive subsystem and system testing as well as flight testing with nine aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The first EMD flight was in 1997 and at the completion of its flight test life this aircraft was used for live-fire testing.
		Air Education and Training Command and Air Combat Command are the primary Air Force organizations flying the F/A-22.
	www.af.mil /factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=199 (742 words)

	Airliners.net Military: Misuse Of The Term "Air Force One"
		Air Force One is any US AIR FORCE aircraft that the President is on, I don't think they own any J-3 Cub's...
		When I worked the Air Force 1 detail at Andrews it was always the Air Force 1 detail regardless of wether the President was aboard the aircraft or not.
		The callsign used by an Air Force aircraft that the President is aboard.
	www.airliners.net /discussions/military/read.main/31724 (1147 words)

	Air Force: The Hanger: Aircraft: Transports: VC-25A - Air Force One (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Air Force: The Hanger: Aircraft: Transports: VC-25A - Air Force One
		The mission of the VC-25A aircraft - Air Force One - is to provide air transport for the President of the United States.
		These aircraft are flown by the presidential aircrew, maintained by the Presidential Maintenance Branch, and are part of Air Mobility Command's 89th Airlift Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
	hem2.passagen.se /airforce/vc-25.html (154 words)

	Air Force One VC-25A - Boeing 747 (Dragon 1:400 die-cast model) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		There are two VC-25's in the Air Force fleet.
		The call sign "Air Force One" applies only when the president is on the plane.
		This 1:400 scale Boeing 747-200 Air Force One die-cast Airplane model by Dragon Models has accurate structural details.
	www.showcasetoys.com /airfooneb7v1.html (142 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Air Force One (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		AIR FORCE ONE by Robert F. Dorr is by far is the best review yet of the history, types of aircraft and logistics essential to the safe and timely travel by our Chief Executive and an impressive display of American prestige.
		The changes in Air Force One parallel many of the advances in air transport technology since the late 1930's, and reflect the changing role of the presidency over six decades.
		The author tells what happened to AIR FORCE ONE on September 11, 2001, and he also recounts the past experiences of presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was the first to fly while in office.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0760310556?v=glance (1400 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Reagan Makes First, Last Flight in Jet He Ordered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The radio call sign "Air Force One" is used when the president is aboard either aircraft, or any other Air Force aircraft.
		A VC-25 from the Air Force's presidential fleet sits on the flight line of Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif., awaiting the body of former President Ronald Reagan, June 9.
		The former president's remains were flown to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Washington, D.C., to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda June 9-11.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Jun2004/n06102004_200406103.html (869 words)

	Welcome to the Virtual Air Mobility Command (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Virtual Air Mobility Command's primary mission is rapid, global mobility and sustainment for armed forces of the Virtual Military Command.
		VMC U.S. forces must be able to provide a rapid, tailored response with a capability to intervene against a well-equipped foe, hit hard, and terminate quickly.
		Air refueling aircraft are the lifeline of Global Reach, increasing range, payloads and flexibility.
	www.vafc.50megs.com /amc/welcome.htm (639 words)

	Aircraft cabinetry section; Andrews unknown stars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The section has six military and one civilian personnel whose mission is to keep the insides of airplanes from the C-20 to VC-25 (Air Force One) in perfect condition.
		Also, because this section is located in Hangar 3, the ceremonial hangar, they are responsible for dropping the blue curtains, lowering the 10 x 14 foot flag and cleaning the floors for events such as Order of the Sword ceremonies, retirements and change of commands.
		One specific request was to manufacture a special shadow box for Gen. Ronald Fogelman, former Air Force chief of staff, upon his retirement.
	www.dcmilitary.com /airforce/andrews/1_14/local_news/6379-1.html (592 words)

	Lockheed C-5A Galaxy
		Presidential air transport began in 1944 when a C-54 Skymaster -- the "Sacred Cow" -- was put into service for President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
		A 1953 incident where Eisenhower's aircraft was "Air Force 8610" and an Eastern Airlines plane was "8610" created the need to devise a unique call sign.
		The call sign "Air Force One" was classified during the '50s to identify not only the president's plane, but when he was aboard.
	www.strategic-air-command.com /aircraft/command/vc-afone.htm (478 words)

	Air Force One - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Air Force One is the airline call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States.
		The planes known as Air Force One differ from standard Boeing 747 in size, features, and security precautions.
		Air Force One's interior has been reconfigurated for presidential duties, and includes office areas, communications systems, and telephones and television sets.
	smartybrain.com /index.php/Air_Force_One (734 words)

	Consultant Bios
		His Air Force career culminated in his assignment as Deputy Director of the Aircraft Directorate where he was responsible for all OC-ALC aircraft programs.
		Before his retirement as a Colonel from the Air Force in 1991, Dave was involved in many aspects of military aviation including flight operations, flight training, aircraft maintenance, and quality control.
		In his final Air Force assignment, he was the System Program Director for the B-52 weapon system and as such was directly responsible for all maintenance and modification programs as well as day to day logistics support for the B-52 fleet.
	www.itaok.com /consultantbios.htm (537 words)

	Air Force One mistakes, goofs and bloopers
		Air Force One plot summary / Air Force One spoiler
		The timing would have to be precise, not to mention being able to spot the missile, change course, set up the approach, and stop a 40,000 lb fighter on a dime (considering all this would have to happen in approximately 10 seconds or less).
		Almost every AAM (air to air missile) has a blast fragmentation warhead, so this would still do massive damage to AF1, more so than what occurred in the film, even while having an F-15 in the path of it.
	www.moviemistakes.com /film29 (1128 words)

	VC-25A Air Force One
		Ausserdem kann die Air Force One aus der Luft betankt werden.
		Die Air Force One wird von der persönlichen Besatzung des Präsidenten geflogen, die von der Instandhaltungsabteilung des Präsidenten zur Verfügung gestellt wird, die dem 89th Airlift Wing des Air Mobility Command auf der Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland zugewiesen ist.
		Ihren ersten offiziellen Einsatz als Air Force One hatte die VC-25A, tail.
	www.waffenhq.de /flugzeuge/airforceone.html (529 words)

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