News

What Makes Air Force One Different From Commercial Boeing 747 Aircraft?
A review of the differences between the older B747-200 vs the older VC-25A Air Force One (AFO). Then review the newer B747-8i ...
Smithsonian Magazine7y
The Making of Air Force One
Terrorists are in the business of hijacking airliners, and as any terrorist worth his Semtex knows, there is one airliner without equal: Air Force One. And as along as you are going to hijack Air ...
The long-delayed Air Force One is one of the most expensive, complex planes in the world. Here's what makes the presidential plane unique.
Donald Trump has enlisted Elon Musk and DOGE to help Boeing deliver the next Air Force One faster. Defense capabilities are a ...
Smithsonian Magazine3y
A Flight Engineer for Air Force One
As a crew member on Air Force One from 1961 to 1980, Joe Chappell ensured the flight safety of U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter.