Friday, August 12, 2011

Can air force 1-747 do mid air refueling?

When the government ordered AF-1 from Boeing they Requested that a refueling capability be added to the aircraft. They also put a larger Higher performance engine on the 747. It burns less fuel for a longer flight, This set up was so unique that Boeing has only released information about the air craft that would not present a security risk. the movie AF-1 shows all the common and know features about the normal 747 and AF-1. There are other features about the aircraft that remain clified. I ume once the retire AF-1 this information will be made public. I have a book (the History of AF-1) that talks about all the air craft that have been used for the presidents. the plans for this aircraft and details where all returned to the Air force Boeing no longer hold any information pertaining to AF-1 other then what is known for the 747 and what Boeing commonly services on their aircrafts. There where also modifications made once the aircraft was delivered to the military.

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