Airforce One or Hundred,pointi yangu kwa Mzee Mwanakijiji ni ufafanuzi wake kwamba Gulfstream Jet alopanda Mama Salma si "ndege ya rais" bali ndege ya serikali.Nadhani ni semantics tu...As to whether Bush anapopanda Precision Air inageuka kuwa Airforce One,hilo sina ujuzi wala interest nalo.Nakubaliana na Mzee Mwanakijiji kuwa ndege hiyo ni ya serikali lakini hakuna dhambi kuiita ndege ya rais hasa kwa vile imekuwa ikiitwa hivyo kwa mujibu wa lugha yetu ya Taifa,na pia Rais ndio kiongozi mkuu wa serikali na nchi inayomiliki ndege hiyo.JK akisema Tanzania ni nchi yake hawezi kumuudhi yeyote bcoz anamaanisha yeye ni kiongozi wa nchi hiyo and not the owner.
Air Force One
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Air Force One
Air Force One flying over Mount Rushmore.
Air Force One flying over Mount Rushmore.
Name Air Force One
Primary function Presidential air transport
Contractor Boeing
Power plant Four General Electric CF6-80C2B1 Turbofans
Thrust 56,700 lbf (250 kN) per engine
Length 231 ft, 10 in (70.7 m)
Height 63 ft, 5 in (19.3 m)
Wingspan 195 ft, 8 in (59.6 m)
Speed (estimated) 630 mph (Mach 0.92)
Ceiling (estimated) 45,100 ft (13,700 m)
Maximum Takeoff Weight (estimated) 833,000 lb (375,000 kg)
Range 7,800 statute miles (6,800 nautical miles or 12 550 km) Note: it can be fueled in-flight so it has an essentially limitless range.
Crew 26
Total capacity 102
Introduction August 23, 1990 (No. 28000)
December 23, 1990 (No. 29000)
Deployment September 6, 1990 (No. 28000)
March 26, 1991 (No. 29000)
Inventory 2
Air Force One is the air traffic control call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States. Since 1990, the presidential fleet has consisted of two specifically configured, highly customized Boeing 747-200B series aircrafttail numbers 28000 and 29000with Air Force designation VC-25A. While these planes are referred to as "Air Force One" only while the president is on board, the term is commonly used to describe either of the two aircraft normally used and maintained by the U.S. Air Force solely for the president. The reason they have two planes is that they take off together (the second one takes off about a half-hour after the first one) so people don't know which one the President is on. One is a decoy for possible attackers.
The VC-25A is capable of flying 12 600 km (7,800 miles)roughly one-third the distance around the worldwithout refueling and can accommodate more than 70 passengers. Before these planes entered service, two Boeing 707-320B-type aircrafttail numbers 26000 and 27000had operated as Air Force One starting in 1962. The Air Force designation for these aircraft was VC-137. Since its inception, Air Force One has become a symbol of presidential power and prestige. Each Air Force One costs approximately 325 million dollars.