Secrets of US President’s $3.2 Billion Air Force One

Being the President of the United States has some perks worthy of the title of the job. Dubbed the leader of the free world and potentially the most protected person in the world, the president not on travels with one of the most secure motorcades in existence but also has one of the most technologically advanced aircrafts ever built. Air Force One as it’s referred to is no stranger to military tech and much other incredible facilities. In this episode of Xplained we take a closer look into how the President travels and the secrets of Air Force 1.

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[copper]

Informative with the wrong information. For example, Airforce one is not faster than an F-16. Yes, F-16s cruise between 550-600 miles an hour but an F-16s max speed is 1, 345 mph. Airfoce can't even reach the sound barrier. Or "airforce one flies higher than any other plane". Except, the service ceiling of the SR-71 Blackbird is 85, 000 feet, more than double Airforce one. Heck, even the F-16 has a higher service ceiling at 55, 000 feet.

[javieredwards]

If Boeing is building the next plane for the president, the military had better make sure the doors are correctly attached.

[jamesabeaver]

AF1 lands at LAX all the time. As with other civilian airports. Usually it then leaves to spend the night at a more secure location, but not always.

[godssheep]

AF1 lands at many civilian airports all over the world. It usually lands at the international airport here in my local town and never lands at the Air Force base here and I have seen it many times land at LAX many times.

They always halt all airport activities for as long as up to an hour while it is coming in for landing and getting secured and then normal airport activities will then be allowed to resume.

[kev]

Air Force One lands at commercial airports on the regular. It was just in Boston and landed at Logan Intl

[motomitch]

The mention of the F-16 pilot marveling at how fast it is because he "actually had to speed up to catch up with it"... AF1's top speed is 600 mph, an F-16 is 1, 345mph... He was probably just noting the speed it was traveling at quicker than he expected, not like he couldn't catch up. The way this was presented was pretty misleading lol.

[lemonYT]

“6 stories high and 76 meters in length which is longer than any commercial jet.”
A380: AM I A JOKE TO YOU?

[rampager]

It landed at my local airport in the UK. And although there's some military activity there, it's basically a small commercial airport.

[SpicyTexan]

" You'll never spot Air Force one at an ordinary airport anywhere in the world"

Except i saw it at San Antonio International Airport (SAT) so there's that

[nancyml]

HIA, (Harrisburg International Airport), outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, regularly hosts the unoccupied Air Force One aircraft. It has an exceptionally long runway, making it perfect for practicing touch and go landings and takeoffs. It's motors are something very special and sound like no other aircraft you'll hear.

[Steve-gcnt]

I saw AF1 flying low over my home town here in England. It was a real thrill too! 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

[whoisharo]

I love how plain its always looked. 3 billion dollar plane but looks more regular than a 747 with nice paint.

[rainbowllama]

It also lands on public airports since I saw it land at LAX like a month ago

[flyingwithtroy]

"you'll never see airforce one at a regular airport" airforce one sat on the tarmac of mcarran international for two days while the president was in Las Vegas.

[briantampa]

Props to you sir for not asking for a Super Chat. Keep up the great content.

[jbx.]

The newest version that President 46 flies, cloackes at a certain height. Cool stuff 😎

[ClaudeMagicbox]

Flight performance wise is just slightly faster (+30 km/h) and has a slightly higher ceiling (+1800m) than the standard commercial version of the 747-400.
The fuselage is not "armored" as it would weigh too much and probably not even be able to take off, let's say that instead of the standard insulation materials of the commercial version a special mix of carbon fibers with ballistic properties are used.
The real secret stuff are the special ECM suites and especially the communication and datalinks that work through military satellites in space.

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[juancarlosmartin]

One thing to keep in the new Air force One is the Old school Livery....

[knotsofast]

I had a flight delay it's landing because Air Force One was landing at the same airport (Newark Airport). Our plane landed and taxied past Air Force One.