Here's how Trump's new Air Force One, a luxury jet from Qatar, compares to the outgoing presidential plane
Donald Trump's new Air Force One is a luxury jet gifted from Qatar. Here's how it compares to the old presidential plane.
President Donald Trump inaugurated his new Air Force One, a luxurious jet gifted by Qatar, for the first time on July 1. The VC-25B Bridge, valued at approximately $400 million, surpasses the outgoing VC-25A in size, speed, fuel efficiency, and opulence. Since the 1990s, the US has utilized VC-25A planes, designated SAM 28000 and SAM 29000, as Air Force One.
Trump described the newly acquired aircraft as the "best plane ever built," and the Air Force asserts it is the "greatest presidential plane ever built." Comparatively, the old VC-25A is a modified Boeing 747-200B, measuring 231 feet 10 inches in length and 195 feet 8 inches in wingspan, while the new VC-25B Bridge, a Boeing 747-8i, is 250 feet long and has a wingspan of 224 feet 5 inches.
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