rwessel From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 2005 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (7 months 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 3646 times:
Quoting United_fan (Reply 2): Though it has the capability , it has never refuel in-flight. Strictly for emergency use.
While the VC-25s have probably not ever been air-to-air refueled with the president on board (or likely on any operational mission), they've certainly done it in test and training.
bikerthai From United States of America, joined Apr 2010, 1625 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (6 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 3643 times:
Never really thought about it but the 747 seems to be the only airplane with the refueling receptacle in front of the pilot. Not including all the probe aircraft of course.
garnetpalmetto From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 5251 posts, RR: 55 Reply 13, posted (6 months 4 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 3643 times:
Never really thought about it but the 747 seems to be the only airplane with the refueling receptacle in front of the pilot. Not including all the probe aircraft of course.
A-10s have the receptacle in front of the pilot as does the B-1.
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Max Q From United States of America, joined May 2001, 3326 posts, RR: 19 Reply 15, posted (6 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 3579 times:
Quoting Cadet985 (Reply 14):
In theory, she also could have used the back-up VC-25, although I don't know how the Secret Service/Air Force would feel about that.
How would it be a back up if she was using it ?!
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Cadet985 From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 1416 posts, RR: 5 Reply 16, posted (6 months 4 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 3509 times:
Quoting Max Q (Reply 15): How would it be a back up if she was using it ?!
He could have figured that since the primary carries enough spare parts (seriously...it carries spares of any part that might break down), and that the C-32 lacks the range to make it from Southeast Asia to the Middle East (considering that it would be flying against a headwind and over some not-so-friendly countries), that he could sacrifice the spare VC-25.
Using Google Earth, I figure it to be some 3358.07 miles on a heading of 296 from Burma (which is where I believe where Hillary left from) to TLV. That's a straight line flight which would take it over such countries as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, etc...countries that we might be hesitant to fly our VIP's over.
The only other way she could have gone would have been on a C-17.
Max Q From United States of America, joined May 2001, 3326 posts, RR: 19 Reply 21, posted (6 months 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 2994 times:
Quoting Cadet985 (Reply 16):
He could have figured that since the primary carries enough spare parts (seriously...it carries spares of any part that might break down), and that the C-32 lacks the range to make it from Southeast Asia to the Middle East (considering that it would be flying against a headwind and over some not-so-friendly countries), that he could sacrifice the spare VC-25.
Not my point, the second VC25 is a back up for the first when it's operating as AF1.
So it can't be a back up for anything else.
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bikerthai From United States of America, joined Apr 2010, 1625 posts, RR: 4 Reply 22, posted (6 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2791 times:
Quoting Cadet985 (Reply 16):
The only other way she could have gone would have been on a C-17.
Quoting dkswim (Reply 18): c-32 has inflight refuling capability and unrefuled range of 5,500nm
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