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Air Force One Cockpit

AviationMaster From Switzerland, joined Oct 1999, 2464 posts, RR: 38
Posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 2489 times:

Does Air Force One have a B747-400 style cockpit or the normal B747-200 style cockpit?

-Christian

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Keesje From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 2367 times:

seems pretty standard 747-200, however some special buttons & indicators should be there (e.g. defensive systems)

AAmericanguy From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 74 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 2101 times:

Accoriding to a PBS documentary that previewed the cockpit, it has been "modernized" much like the KC-135's, KC-10's and UPS's 727's and DC-8's, with digital heading and attitude indicators.

Beltwaybandit From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 495 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 2074 times:

I live in the 'burbs Northwest of DC. This Sunday afternoon a 747 flew over fairly low, and I was assuming it was AF-1 (or the President's 747 flying under another designation). Any way to confirm it? I live in the DCA flightpath, and the aircraft was headed in the direction of Andrews AFB.

Potomac From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 713 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 1997 times:

beltwaybandit - i too am in the dc area and are familiar with local flight routings. if you tell me more as to what area you live in, that might help. i'm pretty sure that AF1 (or at least its primary passenger) was already down in TX by Sunday. however, that's not to say it couldn't be the plane itself. aircraft arriving into andrews afb from the west typically come south of the city, but there can be exceptions...

Beltwaybandit From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 495 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1802 times:

Potomac:
I live near the intersection of 270 and 495 (Rockville/Bethesda). DCA arriving traffic is usually passing over my house, headed South/Southeast. IAD departures go East at higher altitutes. Andrews AFB traffic (like the 747 I saw) is lower and headed East.

Jetjack74 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 7336 posts, RR: 52
Reply 6, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1753 times:

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The aircraft does alot of it's flight empty, to give flight hours to the pilots for currency or an FCF(functional check flight). It flies down to NGU alot for touch and goes and other airfields not too far from Andrews just in case it's needed for someone.

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LY744 From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 5536 posts, RR: 11
Reply 7, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1699 times:

Beltwaybandit, it could have been one of the VC-25's, or an E-4B (also 747 platform). Another possibility is the YAL-1 (airborne laser), but I doubt they would fly that thing into Andrews.

LY744.

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AA777MIA From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 686 posts, RR: 3
Reply 8, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 1521 times:

She is a beauty!! I had the pleasure of boarding her in MSP during the Clinton/Gore Re-Election campaign.... WOW! Talk about decked out! Too bad we cannot travel around like that... =)

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