The secret of specialties of heads of state (1)

Each aircraft on duty carrying heads of state, government or royal family is considered to be specialized. The aircraft have very special equipment and always get the number one priority in every corner of the world.

Specialization of the US president

Currently the head of the White House uses two modified Boeing 747-200B and military numbers, VC-25A. As a rule, the communication signal of any aircraft carrying the US president has the letter One (Number one).

So the American leader's long-haul jet is called Air Force One , and the helicopter for the former leader is short for Marine One . It is also because of this meaning that his special car is called Cadillac One .

Every time Air Force One takes off, it is considered to be performing a military mission. The aircraft was ordered by the government to Boeing, which was highly defensive due to its attached anti-missile devices.

Air Force One's communication system is also extremely modern and has absolute security, helping the US president to run normal business while at a height of 13 km. There are 87 different phone lines on the plane, of which 28 are encrypted lines.

The first US president to use Air Force One is John Kennedy with a version of the Boeing 707. Two aircraft serving the US leader are now versions of the larger Boeing 747. On each of them are painted American flags in the tail and the words United States of America in the body.

Some key parameters of Air Force One: 26 crew members (3 remaining pilots are flight attendants), 70.4 m long, 19.4 m high (equivalent to 5-storey buildings), wingspan 59 , 6 meters, maximum speed of 1,015 km / h, continuous flight without 12,550 km oil refueling and 13,700 m flight ceiling.

On Air Force One, the VIP character was arranged to sit in the front, followed by his assistants and the rear guards accompanying him. The aircraft has two large kitchens ready to serve guests at all times. When not in service, Air Force One stopped at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, not far from the White House.

Chinese specialty

Air transportation by the Chinese government or senior officials is undertaken by the national airline Air China.

A Boeing 747-400 is often used to serve Beijing leaders' field trips. When making medium-distance trips, a Boeing 767 was mobilized, while the recent trips had a Boeing 737-800 ready.

The Chinese government once ordered a Boeing 767-300ER for President Jiang Zemin to use in 2000. But one year after the international incident involved the aircraft. China claims that they found 27 electronic bugs eavesdropping inside the plane.

Beijing then believed that the twin-engine aircraft had been electronically bugged by CIA while it underwent a conversion to become a specialist in San Antonio, Texas. The eavesdroppers are hidden under seats, restrooms and flight decks.

But the CIA and the US president both claim to have no knowledge of the device. Twenty-two military officers and Chinese officials overseeing the transformation of the plane were arrested on charges of blaming and bribing.

The aircraft was made by Boeing and delivered to US airline Delta Airlines in June 2000 on order. Shortly thereafter, it was resold to China to convert into a leader.

Many diplomats fear the eavesdropping-related event will adversely affect the Sino-US relationship and Boeing's reputation in the world's most populous market. However, after the trouble of bilateral relations was still good and China decided to buy the Boeing 767-300ER.

But this plane is never used as a special driver for leaders. It was re-designed as the original standard aircraft and delivered to Air China Airlines as an ordinary passenger plane.

Aircraft of the Russian president

Travel activities by the president's aircraft are in charge of the Russian State Transport Company ( Russian State Transport Company ). The agency operates two Ilyushin Il-96-300 units dedicated to transporting the Kremlin head.

Ilyushin Il-96 is a Russian-made long-range wide-body aircraft with 4 different versions. Specialization for Russian President Vladimir Putin is now the Ilyushin Il-96-300 version.

Some key parameters of the Ilyushin Il-96-300: 55.3 meters long, wingspan 60.11 meters, 17.5 meters high, range 11,000 km (enough to fly straight from Moscow to cities on the shore west sea of ​​America).

Specialized transport carrying the Russian president had a serious incident during his visit to Finland in August 2005. The Ilyushin Il-96-300 was malfunctioning at the brakes, forcing President Putin to use backup aircraft to return home.

After the incident, on August 22, 2005, Russia decided to suspend the exploitation of all Ilyushin Il-96-300 until October 3 for safety inspection. This event caused huge financial losses for Aeroflot, which owns 6 of 13 aircraft of this type.

Japanese specialties

Japan uses two Boeing 747-47Cs dedicated to the prime minister, the Emperor and the queen and senior government officials. Air force of the Japan Defense Department is in charge of operating these two special aircraft.

The special ones are painted "Japanese" in Japanese and in English on the fuselage. A red line crossed the plane windows from the nose to the tail. On the wings of the plane and the tail, there is a sun icon (Hinomaru).

The two aircraft carrying Japanese leaders all stayed at New Chitose Airport near Sapporo, but they often operated at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.

Aircraft carrying Australian prime minister

In 2002, the Australian Air Force bought two new planes, which were ordered as separate aircraft for Boeing-built entrepreneurs. This type of aircraft called BBJ is converted from the Boeing 737 version, on which the usual rows of seats are replaced by meeting tables, working rooms, bedrooms and secure communication systems.

Australia set aside two aircraft for high-ranking officials such as prime minister, foreign minister and full authority to go public. Engineers modified by Boeing help them fly farther than similar aircraft. Prime Minister John Howard often uses this specialist to travel abroad and abroad.

Australian specialties are also readily available to serve members of the British royal family whenever they come to the land of kangaroo species. Most recently, Prince Charles went on the plane in 2005 and Queen Elizabeth used it in 2006.

The Australian Air Force's 34th Squadron is in charge of operations and bases in Fairbairn, Canberra. Before Australia bought the two BBJs, the prime minister often flew on Boeing 707s modified by air forces. Compared to BBJ, the Boeing 707 is slightly larger in size.

In addition to the Boeing, the Australian VIP specialist team also has a Bombardier Challenger fleet. All the specialties in this country when they are on the mission of full-fledged Australian transport, members of the British royal family or Australian prime minister are called by the Commonwealth One nickname .

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