9Blu
9Blu t1_izecjiv wrote
Reply to comment by Iniquite in End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line by maxxspeed
> To clarify, they were built specifically to be Air Force One planes. Not just random 747’s turned into Air Force One.
No, they were repurposed planes that were already built:
> On 1 August 2017, Defense One reported that, in an effort to pay less for the replacement program, the US Air Force contracted to purchase two of the bankrupt Russian airline Transaero's undelivered 747-8 Intercontinentals from Boeing, which was storing them in the Mojave Desert to prevent corrosion. These airplanes, which were flight-tested but never delivered, are to be retrofitted with telecommunications and security equipment to bring them to the required security level of presidential aircraft, but without the aerial refueling capability originally requested as the structural reinforcements necessary cannot be retrofitted onto an existing airframe.
9Blu t1_izhow8k wrote
Reply to comment by Iniquite in End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line by maxxspeed
No. I already knew about the change of Air Force One and have since the change was made. I am sorry you got called out for being wrong and are embarrassed by it but attempting some bullshit rationalization isn’t helping you.
As for being a douche, take your own advice. You obviously need it more than I do.