![]() Since the 1940s, seven different plane types have been specifically designed to carry the American president - the 747 (see above) has been in use since the 1990s 'Air Force One I'm just going to call a very unique moment, a very unique negotiation, a very unique set of risks that Boeing probably should not have taken,' Calhoun said, 'but we are where we are, and we're going to deliver great airplanes.' Trump's deal involved a fixed price of $3.9 billion, leaving Boeing to foot the bill for any design changes or ballooning costs. It also has an in-flight refueling system that gives it the ability to stay up in the air indefinitely. ![]() And its own baggage loader so it can be entirely self servicable if it needs to be. Unlike a normal 747, the plane has its own retractable stairways, for the rear entrance and the front entrance. The presidential plane contains classified communication gear to allow the president to be in constant communication with the outside world and features special items like a surgery suite. The company had announced that it had lost $660 million in the project to convert two 747 airliners. There are two as the presidential plane always needs a backup. Meanwhile, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said in April that the company should have refused Trump's terms for building the two new presidential planes. President Joe Biden will decide whether to keep Donald Trump's new paint job for the presidential plane or switch it back to the traditional baby blue and white ![]() The new color scheme resembles the color scheme of Trump's personal Boeing 757, which 2016 campaign crowds called 'Trump Force One.' Trump's design - that features a dark blue under carriage - may require the plane to incorporate some modifications to cool some of its components, a source told Politico. President Joe Biden's White House has not decided whether it will keep Trump's color scheme or revert the design back to the traditional baby blue and white it now bares. Trump's plan for the two new 747s being built into flying White Houses called for the underside of the plane and its engine area to be painted dark blue.īut that could contribute to excessive temperatures on the plane, a problem that Boeing would have to pay out-of-pocket to fix, Politico reported.īoeing has already lost nearly $1.1 billion so far in converting two 747 aircraft into new Air Force Ones and its CEO has expressed regret at taking on the project at Trump's terms. The Air Force revealed there's a design flaw in former President Donald Trump's wish to paint the presidential plane in his signature red, white and dark blue colors.
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