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Boeing VC-25A

Description
Notes: Boeing 747-200B modified to meet transportation requirements of the president of the united states.
  Manufacturer:Boeing
  Base model:C-25
  Designation:VC-25
  Version:A
  Designation System:U.S. Tri-Service
  Designation Period:1962-Present
  Basic role:Transport
  Modified Mission:Staff transport

Specifications
  Length: 59' 4" 18.0 m
  Height:34' 8" 10.5 m
  Wingspan: 195' 8" 59.6 m
  Wingarea: 5,500.0 sq ft 510.9 sq m
  Empty Weight: 14,727 lb 6,678 kg
  Max Weight: 803,700 lb364,489 kg

Propulsion
  No. of Engines: 4
  Powerplant: General Electric F103-GE-102
  Thrust (each):56,750 lb25,736 kg

Performance
  Max Speed: 610 mph 982 km/h 530 kt
  Ceiling: 45,000 ft 13,715 m

Known serial numbers
82-8000, 82-9000, 86-8800, 86-8900, 92-9000


 

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 Guy E. Franklin
 Montgomery, AL
Primary Function Presidential air transport
Contractor Boeing Airplane Co.
Power Plant Four General Electric CF6-80C2B1 jet engines
Thrust 56,700 pounds, each engine
Length 231 feet, 10 inches (70.7 meters)
Height 63 feet, 5 inches (19.3 meters)
Wingspan 195 feet, 8 inches (59.6 meters)
Speed 630 miles per hour (Mach 0.92)
Ceiling 45,100 feet (13,746 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight 833,000 pounds (374,850 kilograms)
Range 7,800 statute miles (6,800 nautical miles) (12,550 kilometers)
Crew 26 (passenger/crew capacity: 102)
Introduction Date Dec. 8, 1990 (tail No. 28000); Dec. 23, 1990 (tail No. 29000)
Date Deployed Sept. 6, 1990 (tail No. 28000); Mar. 26, 1991 (tail No. 29000)
Inventory Active force, 2; ANG, 0; Reserve, 0
Systems AN/ALQ-204 HAVE CHARCOAL IRCM ..... or
AN/AAQ-24 Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM)
COMBAT CIDERS full-duplex frequency division multiplexing (FDM) multi-channel Air Force One communications link, via nuclear-hardened antennas at many of the AUTOVON switching centers. Synonymous with AUTOVON WIDEBAND.


09/27/2005 @ 14:12 [ref: 11345]

 

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