AIR FORCE ONE – FLYING OVAL OFFICE

*Technically, “Air Force One” is a call sign for any aircraft carrying the US president. However the term is mostly used to refer to two customised Boeing 747-200B jets

*Capable of in-flight refuelling, and equipped with secure communication equipments, they have been described as “flying Oval Offices”

*Inside, the president and his travel companions enjoy 4,000 sq feet (400 sq m) of floor space on three levels

*This includes a presidential suite as well as quarters for advisers, Secret Service officers, and the travelling press corps

*A medical suite can function as an operating room, and a doctor is always on board

*The plane’s two food preparation galleys can feed 100 people at a time.

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Wole Shadare

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