We see boeing 747s above us in the sky every day but the most recognizable boeing 747 and the most
expensive one has to be air force one it's a symbol of the presidency of the united states
it's been to every continent but antarctica the plane is gigantic and is easily recognizable from
the us flag and presidential seal but inside this plane are some secrets they'd rather you didn't
know from various decoy planes to missile nuclear and radar defense systems on board
let's check out the biggest secrets of air force one missile defense the us president is not
welcomed in every country they go to or fly over there's always the potential that someone could
try and take the plane down this could be a rogue militia group or maybe even a fellow superpower
that's why air force one can expel flares from the aircraft's body these are very bright and
burn at very high temperatures and they're enough to confuse any heat seeking missile the missile's
heat seeking warhead will then go for one of the flares instead of the plane and it will hopefully
explode in the air far away from air force one air force one has missile launch warning systems
on the front and back of the aircraft it's able to track missiles using the ultraviolet exhaust
signature the missiles put out this is seriously high-tech and expensive stuff and that's why many
military planes including fighter jets don't even have this technology air force one also has a high
energy laser this can heat up the head of an incoming missile thus detonating it before it
even reaches the plane air force one also has an anaa q24 this is also known as the nemesis
directional countermeasure system this can fire flashes of infrared energy at incoming missiles
this will basically mess up any targeting the missile had air force one is also said
to have a belly-mounted anti-air missile system this could destroy any incoming enemy aircraft
decoy plane if you've ever seen a presidential motorcade you'll know that there's many versions
of the beast this is the car the president travels in well in the air things are no different as they
use decoys as well sometimes the vice president flies on the decoy plane this means that the
president and vice president can't both be taken out the decoy plane will always land a few hundred
miles away from air force one this is in case anything bad is to happen to air force one nuclear
defense it said that the greatest threat to world peace is nuclear weapons well if you're aboard air
force one then you don't need to worry about that too much that's because the presidential plane can
stand up to a nuclear blast it could not survive a direct hit because nothing can but air force one
is heavily shielded against the effects of news this means the plane could keep flying if nuke
went off near it and even more impressively the communications and electronics would still work
this is so that in the event of a nuclear fallout the president can command operations from the sky
situation room everyone is familiar with the situation room located inside the white house
it's the main mission control room and it's where some of the biggest world-changing decisions are
made but there's not just one situation room located in the west wing there's also one aboard
air force one the strategy center includes a large disk and a screen too this is so that people on
the ground can video call to the plane if anything critical happened while they were traveling then
the president and his top advisers would meet him radar jammers we already know that air force
one can defeat enemy aircrafts and missiles but they don't want to risk actually having
to do that so that's why it's crucial that the president's plane does not show up on enemy radars
to prevent this air force one has many electronic countermeasures this can't jam or confuse enemies
radars there are pulse emitters on the front of the aircraft this can confuse an enemy radar
by sending back a radar pulse this will either mirror the return frequency or block it outright
this means anyone trying to track air force one won't know its distance size or elevation modern
radars operate on many frequencies and that's why air force one can also jam multiple frequencies
at once but the more widely spread the jamming is the less effective it is alternatively the
plane can simply jam one frequency but this leaves it vulnerable to other frequencies
refuelling air force one can fly one third of the way around the planet this means the president can
get from the united states to japan in one trip but what if air force one needs to be refueled
well it won't stop at an airport to do this that's because it would be way too complex and expensive
that's why instead a mid-air refueling jet would simply refuel the plane while it's in the air
this means air force one can stay in the air indefinitely this is again useful in case of
a nuclear fallout the president would not need to land and would be safe from any nuclear radiation
military operation did you know that every air force one flight is a military operation in and of
itself the plane is normally stationed at andrews air force base but to get there from the white
house the president needs to travel in marine one this is the helicopter version of air force one
then air force one is readied by military staff as this is happening a military convoy sets off this
goes to anywhere air force one is about to go but in advance it requires extreme teamwork logistics
and cooperation also when air force one enters a foreign airspace it becomes a military operation
for that country too air force one is never far from friendly forces they will often call ahead to
their allied nations for example if air force one was flying over europe it may be escorted by raf
planes air force one is even protected when flying over water that's because there are many ballistic
missile subs stationed under the water these would be able to launch nuclear missiles against
anyone trying to attack air force one food did you know that the refrigerators on air force one cost
12 million dollars that's because they're massive and very reliable if there was an emergency air
force one would need to operate four weeks at a time on board there are 3 000 meals there's also
presidential candy on air force one president reagan started this tradition with jelly beans
but today air force one is stocked with presidential m ms medical facilities
did you know that there's an operating theater inside the aircraft if the president ever has
a health issue then he's not taken to a normal hospital instead he'd get onto air force one and
be treated by the doctors on board there's also a dental office with a dentist on board too medical
workers can even telelink onto the aircraft they can then use robotic hands to carry out operations
price all of these amazing features come at a great cast air force one itself costs nearly
four billion dollars but the operating costs are even more expensive to operate air force one for
just one hour costs two hundred and six thousand dollars and as more features staff and high-tech
gear is added this number will increase it's estimated that the new air force one which may
be coming in the next 10 years will cost over 5 billion dollars it's said that Boeing will build
the new air force one but who knows all of the hidden and secret features we may discover on
that one even though the taxpayers pay for it none of this stuff is disclosed that's because
it's secret for security reasons but when the new air force one comes out i'll be sure to do an
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