Air Force One

So, you want know something about Air Force one?

http://people.howstuffworks.com/air-force-one.htm

The most remarkable feature on the plane is it's extensive electronics. It has 85 onboard telephones, a collection of two-way radios, fax machines and computer connections. It also has 19 televisions and assorted office equipment. The phone system is set up for normal air to ground connections and secure lines. The president and his staff can reach just about anybody in the world while cruising tens of thousands of feet in the air.

Some of the most interesting parts of the plane -- it's advanced avionics and defenses -- are classified. But the Air Force asserts the two planes are definitely military aircraft, designed to withstand an air attack. Among other things, the plane is outfitted with electronic counter measures (ECM) to jam enemy radar. The plane can also eject flares to throw heat-seeking missiles off course.

The president always arrives at the base with "the football," the briefcase that holds the codes for nuclear deployment. An Air Force officer guards the football for the entire flight, before passing it off to an Army officer on the ground.

 

Pfft, I knew that much just from watching West Wing

 

Have you read Deception Point by Dan Brown?

It doesn't go into much detail on the design, but you get a good feeling of how intimidating the plane can be.

 

You know what I learned from watching The West Wing?

Television dramas are boring.



Mace Windy,
too windy for spoilers!

 

The West Wing pwnz ur sry arse

 

"Get off my plane!"

 

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$10 says that all that information is outdated, and everything listed has since been replaced.

Like those shows on Discovery Channel that show the workings of the bridge of a Nimitz-class carrier. No way would they let sensitive information like that out to the general public given the nature the world today what with hackers, crazy terrorists, and the like.

 

They should make a new Air Force One, this time with the all-new Airbus A380 airplane.

 

Nah, give him the Space Shuttle.

 

I call Gary Oldman!

 

Gary Oldman > Air Force One

 

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"I now control Air Force One. The world's most secure aircraft"

 

Wish he's take over the JCC.

 

Excellent...

 

kenwastinger posted on 4/6/05 8:05am

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Have you read Deception Point by Dan Brown?

It doesn't go into much detail on the design, but you get a good feeling of how intimidating the plane can be.
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A book by Dan Brown? It's probably as factual as [i]The Da Vinci Code[/i]. ;)

"Mary Magdalene was on Air Force One and the Vatican is trying to cover it up!"