I hope this is in the right forum

Just wanna know if there is an AirForceTwo if so who uses it.

The name Air Force One does not belong to any specific aircraft, but instead is the radio call sign used when the President is aboard any United States Air Force plane. Currently, the Air Force provides two Boeing 747-200Bs for presidential use, both adapted to meet the President's unique needs and to make him as safe and comfortable as possible during flight.

Cheers Gaunt welcomre to ATS.

Does the President always use Air Force One?

Or does he us Air Force Force 2?

I ask the question cos of i have seen the movie Air Force one.

You are missing the point. There is no one specific Air Force One. Whatever Air Force plane he is on is called Air Force One. For instance, if he decided he wanted to fly around in a B-2 Bomber (why?), that would be Air Force One. As far as Air Force Two goes, I believe that is the designation given when the Vice President flies.

Simillarly, the the Marine helicopters he flies in and out of the White House are designated Marine One.

Originally posted by Freddie
You are missing the point. There is no one specific Air Force One. Whatever Air Force plane he is on is called Air Force One. For instance, if he decided he wanted to fly around in a B-2 Bomber (why?), that would be Air Force One. As far as Air Force Two goes, I believe that is the designation given when the Vice President flies.

Simillarly, the the Marine helicopters he flies in and out of the White House are designated Marine One.

Thats what i wnated to know about Air Force @ thanx Fred.

What kind of escort can the president expect to get in Air Force One? is there a specific section of the air force whose job is to protect the President when he's in the air?

I believe that would be the Airforce?? Call me crazy.....
its just a guess may be wrong




Ps
I believe that unit is from Langley afb

[Edited on 27-7-2003 by MarkosOrrealus]

The vice president usually flies on his own plane, sort of like the 747-200s the president flies, but it's a Boeing 757 painted blue and yellow(I think)

Originally posted by drunk
Cheers Gaunt welcomre to ATS.

Does the President always use Air Force One?

Or does he us Air Force Force 2?

I ask the question cos of i have seen the movie Air Force one.

air force one is just a call sign any plane takes that carries the president. heck he could be on a cesna and it would be called airforce one. air force 2 i think is the call sign for the vice president.

Originally posted by ScoobyDoo
What kind of escort can the president expect to get in Air Force One? is there a specific section of the air force whose job is to protect the President when he's in the air?

yup

Yes, it's the Boeing C32A that flies Dastardly Dick around.

You'll ahve agthered that whatever Bush II is on is AF One -so the VP gets to keep AF 2, I believe.
As for escorts (not counting obvious "emergencies" e.g. 9/11) ) I believe AF1 is seldom escorted -something about hazards of jet fighters on busy flight lanes.
If you're interested, there was quite a readable book published not long ago called "Air Force One: A History of the Presidents and Their Planes." by a Kenneth walsh.

most everyone else has pretty much answered your question....but when at certain threat levels, a couple of fighters (F15s if I remember correctly, have been scrambled to fly escort duty (this occurred during 9/11 and a couple days after...)

Originally posted by Estragon
You'll ahve agthered that whatever Bush II is on is AF One -so the VP gets to keep AF 2, I believe.
As for escorts (not counting obvious "emergencies" e.g. 9/11) ) I believe AF1 is seldom escorted -something about hazards of jet fighters on busy flight lanes.
If you're interested, there was quite a readable book published not long ago called "Air Force One: A History of the Presidents and Their Planes." by a Kenneth walsh.

its not escorted over the US but when it goes over seas it is. and learn how to spell cause damn!