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Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2020, 18:43
Replies: 131
Views: 44,270
Posted By tdracer

This is basically what was done for the current...

This is basically what was done for the current VC-25 aircraft. They were built as baseline 747-200 aircraft, then flown to Wichita where they were rebuilt into the AF1 configuration. However the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2020, 22:44
Replies: 131
Views: 44,270
Posted By tdracer

While I can't elaborate for what should be...

While I can't elaborate for what should be obvious reasons, the (classified) briefing on the new AF1 747s I received shortly before I retired suggested a lot of expensive changes that would be of...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2019, 19:36
Replies: 131
Views: 44,270
Posted By tdracer

I'm out of the loop since I retired 3 years ago,...

I'm out of the loop since I retired 3 years ago, but they have had the aircraft 'on hand' since before I retired. Boeing had two 747-8 passenger white tails due to the bankruptcy of the original...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2016, 18:13
Replies: 131
Views: 44,270
Posted By tdracer

PDR, I've had the same thought that perhaps some...

PDR, I've had the same thought that perhaps some of what was being asked for was really applicable to an E-4 replacement more than the AF1 mission.
I wasn't involved in the original E-4 so I don't...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2016, 22:04
Replies: 131
Views: 44,270
Posted By tdracer

Nutloose, you're spot on. According to Av Week...

Nutloose, you're spot on.
According to Av Week (Trump Vows To 'Negotiate' Price Of Boeing's New Air Force One | Ares...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2016, 20:37
Replies: 131
Views: 44,270
Posted By tdracer

I was directly involved in the current AF1...

I was directly involved in the current AF1 aircraft - and I know that Boeing lost hundreds of millions on those two 747s due to the fixed price nature of the contracts combined with less than elegant...
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