▲During Bill Clinton's 1996 bid for re-election, passengers watched the Coen brothers film so many times that famed presidential journalist Helen Thomas declared it "the record-holder of Longest Playing Film Aboard Air Force One."

▲Because it can refuel in the air, Air Force One can really go around the world.

▲With 4,000 sq ft of floor space and three levels to the plane, there's more than enough space for the President to stretch out in.

▲There are 85 phones available for use at all times! So if 84 of them are in use, you're in luck...

▲Air Force One gets priority over every other plane in the sky, with commercial flights even halting while the plane takes off or lands.

▲Likely due to both his poor hearing and passion for the saxophone, Clinton's in-flight music of choice was loud jazz.

▲In its initial production alone, the decked out plane cost a cool $660 million.

▲John F. Kennedy's Air Force One, on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, flew his body from Dallas after he was assassinated on November 22, 1963.

▲In case of emergency, the President has a trusty backup. The E-4B plane is constantly on alert and can stay in the air for days, as well as outrun a nuclear explosion!

▲Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the new president while on that same flight.

▲And with space to spare! Air Force One can host 26 crew members and 70 passengers.

▲In-flight refueling is a rare commodity that only Air Force One has access to, capable of refueling itself up to 35,000 ft in the air.

▲On a flight to Berlin in 2002, President George W. Bush approved the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, which still exists to this day.

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The answer is always "yes" aboard Air Force One.

▲But the average speed is usually around 580 mi per hour.

▲In 1959, during the Cold War, CIA director Allen Dulles installed cameras in the plane's wheels that could read license plates from 29,000 ft above.

▲Like an airborne bomb shelter, Air Force One is designed to withstand the blast of a nuclear explosion from the ground.

▲Harrison Ford's portrayal of a brave president aboard Air Force One while a group of terrorists try to hijack it is pretty entertaining, but it is put to shame by the impenetrability of the real-life plane.

▲In case of a terrorist attack, the plane is physically equipped with the same security and technology that the White House's command center has.

▲The phones, screens, and communication devices that make Air Force One so intricate and impressive require a lot of hardware!

▲Bush Sr. utilized the high-tech plane to attack enemies, namely one particular green vegetable. He banned broccoli from both Air Force One and the White House!

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There's the one for the President—where you see all the elegant waving photos—as well as two others for staff and the press.

▲There are quite a lot of things you might not know about the lives of American presidents, and Air Force One is a mine of fascinating facts just begging to be tapped into. So, keep your seat in the upright position, fasten your seat belt, and check out this gallery to find out everything you didn’t know about the White House in the sky.

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Air Force One is decked out with a complete medical suite, including an operating room.

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During both his terms as president in the '80s, Ronald Reagan kept jars of jelly beans in both the Oval Office and his aerial office.

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And these aren't your standard mini-fridge kitchens either! They're the kind of kitchens that can make healthy, hearty meals for nearly 100 people.

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There's assigned seating, and it changes with every administration. But nearly half the seats are typically reserved for press and Secret Service agents.

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Coors Beer was only available in 11 western states, so President Ford's administration would load it onto the plane whenever they were traveling back from out west to Washington, D.C.

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Bill Clinton once kept LAX passengers waiting, to much criticism, while he got his hair snipped to perfection.

Strange and impressive lesser-known facts about Air Force One

From serving as an airborne fortress to housing an operating room

18/09/24 por StarsInsider

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There are quite a lot of things you might not know about the lives of American presidents, and Air Force One is a mine of fascinating facts just begging to be tapped into. So, keep your seat in the upright position, fasten your seat belt, and check out this gallery to find out everything you didn’t know about the White House in the sky.