27 Facts About Air Force One

1. Air Force One has a top speed of 600 miles per hour, which is close to the speed of sound.

2. Air Force One is larger, faster and can fly for longer without refueling.

3. Air Force One is capable of providing living quarters for people traveling with the President which includes the senior advisors, Secret Service officers, traveling press, and other guests.

4. Air Force One has more electronics inside it than your local Best Buy.

5. Air Force One has a unique ability in that it can refuel while in-flight.

6. Air Force One is decked out with a complete medical suite to tend to all passengers on board, especially the President.

7. Air Force One was a jointly designed by Boeing, The White House, and The Secret Service so this jumbo aircraft can act as a flying White House.

8. Air Force One has three decks with separate entrances for the President, Staff, and Media.

9. Air Force One is the jumbo airplane custom designed for the President Of The United States.

10. Air Force One is a massive flying container of secrets.

11. Air Force One has impressive defence mechanisms against any attack, especially Electronic Counter Measures.

12. Air Force One uses distinct air traffic signals while on air so that it can be recognized as the presidential flight.

13. Air Force One is the official flight of the President of the United States of America.

14. Air Force One is maintained and operated by the Presidential Airlift Group, part of the White House Military Office.

15. Air Force One has quarters for those who accompany the President, including senior advisors, Secret Service officers, traveling press, and other guests.

16. Air Force One includes a medical suite that can function as an operating room, and a doctor is permanently on board.

17. Air Force One is one of the most recognizable symbols of the presidency, spawning countless references not just in American culture but across the world.

18. Air Force One has the ability to fly at a speed of more than 965 kilometres per hour.

19. White House reports that Air Force One has 4,000 square feet of floor space on three levels.

20. Air Force One has unlimited range and can carry the President wherever he needs to travel without a stop.

21. Air Force One is designed to be recognized as one of the main symbols of the presidency.

22. Air Force One can go up to 600 miles per hour and has the ability to refuel in midair.

23. At the request of President Trump, Air Force One has arrived at Ellington Airport to transport the remains of Bush 41.

24. Air Force One has arrived in Houston for what will technically be called "Special Air Mission 41" tomorrow and Wednesday.

25. Air Force One arrives in Texas to transport Bush's body.

26. Air Force One collects Bush casket at start of days-long farewell.

27. Air Force One is the official air traffic control call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the President of the United States.