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It's a triple decker - With 4,000 sq ft of floor space and three levels to the plane, there's more than enough space for the President to stretch out in.
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There are three separate entrances
- There's the one for the President—where you see all the elegant waving photos—as well as two others for staff and the press.
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There's a mini-hospital
- Air Force One is decked out with a complete medical suite, including an operating room.
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There's a 747 "Doomsday plane" on standby - In case of emergency, the President has a trusty backup. The E-4B plane is constantly on alert and can stay in the air for days, as well as outrun a nuclear explosion!
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It can go up to 650 mi per hour - But the average speed is usually around 580 mi per hour.
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Nukes? No problem - Like an airborne bomb shelter, Air Force One is designed to withstand the blast of a nuclear explosion from the ground.
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It can refuel mid-flight - In-flight refueling is a rare commodity that only Air Force One has access to, capable of refueling itself up to 35,000 ft in the air.
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Unlimited range - Because it can refuel in the air, Air Force One can really go around the world.
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It might be cooler in real life than in the movies - Harrison Ford's portrayal of a brave president aboard Air Force One while a group of terrorists try to hijack it is pretty entertaining, but it is put to shame by the impenetrability of the real-life plane.
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In-flight phone (many phones) usage is allowed - There are 85 phones available for use at all times! So if 84 of them are in use, you're in luck...
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Reagan kept it stocked with jelly beans and fun
- During both his terms as president in the '80s, Ronald Reagan kept jars of jelly beans in both the Oval Office and his aerial office.
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It has two kitchens
- And these aren't your standard mini-fridge kitchens either! They're the kind of kitchens that can make healthy, hearty meals for nearly 100 people.
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Bill Clinton used to blast jazz in the air - Likely due to both his poor hearing and passion for the saxophone, Clinton's in-flight music of choice was loud jazz.
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It was once equipped as a spy plane - In 1959, during the Cold War, CIA director Allen Dulles installed cameras in the plane's wheels that could read license plates from 29,000 ft above.
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It carries almost 100 people - And with space to spare! Air Force One can host 26 crew members and 70 passengers.
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But you can't just sit anywhere
- There's assigned seating, and it changes with every administration. But nearly half the seats are typically reserved for press and Secret Service agents.
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Ford smuggled Coors Beer
- Coors Beer was only available in 11 western states, so President Ford's administration would load it onto the plane whenever they were traveling back from out west to Washington, D.C.
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Air traffic? No such thing - Air Force One gets priority over every other plane in the sky, with commercial flights even halting while the plane takes off or lands.
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'Fargo' was the in-flight film of choice - During Bill Clinton's 1996 bid for re-election, passengers watched the Coen brothers film so many times that famed presidential journalist Helen Thomas declared it "the record-holder of Longest Playing Film Aboard Air Force One."
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It's a mobile command center - In case of a terrorist attack, the plane is physically equipped with the same security and technology that the White House's command center has.
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Air Force One transported President Kennedy's body - John F. Kennedy's Air Force One, on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, flew his body from Dallas after he was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
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It was also where Johnson was sworn in - Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the new president while on that same flight.
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You can get a special Air Force One haircut
- Bill Clinton once kept LAX passengers waiting, to much criticism, while he got his hair snipped to perfection.
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No broccoli! - Bush Sr. utilized the high-tech plane to attack enemies, namely one particular green vegetable. He banned broccoli from both Air Force One and the White House!
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Production cost hundreds of millions - In its initial production alone, the decked out plane cost a cool $660 million.
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Homeland Security was born in-flight - On a flight to Berlin in 2002, President George W. Bush approved the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, which still exists to this day.
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There's nearly 240 mi of wire in the plane - The phones, screens, and communication devices that make Air Force One so intricate and impressive require a lot of hardware!
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Is there a doctor in the house?
- The answer is always "yes" aboard Air Force One.
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It's a triple decker - With 4,000 sq ft of floor space and three levels to the plane, there's more than enough space for the President to stretch out in.
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There are three separate entrances
- There's the one for the President—where you see all the elegant waving photos—as well as two others for staff and the press.
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There's a mini-hospital
- Air Force One is decked out with a complete medical suite, including an operating room.
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There's a 747 "Doomsday plane" on standby - In case of emergency, the President has a trusty backup. The E-4B plane is constantly on alert and can stay in the air for days, as well as outrun a nuclear explosion!
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It can go up to 650 mi per hour - But the average speed is usually around 580 mi per hour.
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Nukes? No problem - Like an airborne bomb shelter, Air Force One is designed to withstand the blast of a nuclear explosion from the ground.
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It can refuel mid-flight - In-flight refueling is a rare commodity that only Air Force One has access to, capable of refueling itself up to 35,000 ft in the air.
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Unlimited range - Because it can refuel in the air, Air Force One can really go around the world.
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It might be cooler in real life than in the movies - Harrison Ford's portrayal of a brave president aboard Air Force One while a group of terrorists try to hijack it is pretty entertaining, but it is put to shame by the impenetrability of the real-life plane.
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In-flight phone (many phones) usage is allowed - There are 85 phones available for use at all times! So if 84 of them are in use, you're in luck...
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Reagan kept it stocked with jelly beans and fun
- During both his terms as president in the '80s, Ronald Reagan kept jars of jelly beans in both the Oval Office and his aerial office.
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It has two kitchens
- And these aren't your standard mini-fridge kitchens either! They're the kind of kitchens that can make healthy, hearty meals for nearly 100 people.
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Bill Clinton used to blast jazz in the air - Likely due to both his poor hearing and passion for the saxophone, Clinton's in-flight music of choice was loud jazz.
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It was once equipped as a spy plane - In 1959, during the Cold War, CIA director Allen Dulles installed cameras in the plane's wheels that could read license plates from 29,000 ft above.
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It carries almost 100 people - And with space to spare! Air Force One can host 26 crew members and 70 passengers.
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But you can't just sit anywhere
- There's assigned seating, and it changes with every administration. But nearly half the seats are typically reserved for press and Secret Service agents.
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Ford smuggled Coors Beer
- Coors Beer was only available in 11 western states, so President Ford's administration would load it onto the plane whenever they were traveling back from out west to Washington, D.C.
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Air traffic? No such thing - Air Force One gets priority over every other plane in the sky, with commercial flights even halting while the plane takes off or lands.
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'Fargo' was the in-flight film of choice - During Bill Clinton's 1996 bid for re-election, passengers watched the Coen brothers film so many times that famed presidential journalist Helen Thomas declared it "the record-holder of Longest Playing Film Aboard Air Force One."
© NL Beeld
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It's a mobile command center - In case of a terrorist attack, the plane is physically equipped with the same security and technology that the White House's command center has.
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Air Force One transported President Kennedy's body - John F. Kennedy's Air Force One, on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, flew his body from Dallas after he was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
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It was also where Johnson was sworn in - Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the new president while on that same flight.
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You can get a special Air Force One haircut
- Bill Clinton once kept LAX passengers waiting, to much criticism, while he got his hair snipped to perfection.
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No broccoli! - Bush Sr. utilized the high-tech plane to attack enemies, namely one particular green vegetable. He banned broccoli from both Air Force One and the White House!
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Production cost hundreds of millions - In its initial production alone, the decked out plane cost a cool $660 million.
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Homeland Security was born in-flight - On a flight to Berlin in 2002, President George W. Bush approved the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, which still exists to this day.
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There's nearly 240 mi of wire in the plane - The phones, screens, and communication devices that make Air Force One so intricate and impressive require a lot of hardware!
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Is there a doctor in the house?
- The answer is always "yes" aboard Air Force One.
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Strange and impressive lesser-known facts about Air Force One
From serving as an airborne fortress to housing an operating room
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There are quite a lot of things you might not know about the lives of American presidents, and Air Force One is a mine of fascinating facts just begging to be tapped into. So, keep your seat in the upright position, fasten your seat belt, and check out this gallery to find out everything you didn’t know about the White House in the sky.
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