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Air Force One (B707) 26000
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SAM 26000 is a Boeing VC-137C United States Air Force aircraft specifically configured and maintained for use by the President of the United States. It used the call sign Air Force One when the President was on board, SAM 26000 otherwise.
A VC-137C with Air Force serial number 62-6000, SAM 26000 was a customized Boeing 707. It entered service in 1962 during the administration of John F. Kennedy and was replaced in Presidential service in 1972, but kept as a backup. The aircraft was finally retired in 1998 and is now on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The aircraft was built at Boeing's Renton plant at a cost of $8 million. Raymond Loewy, working with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, designed the blue and white color scheme featuring the presidential seal that is still used today. The plane served as the primary means of transportation for three presidents: Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon during his first term.
B707
The Boeing 707 was the first commercially successful jetliner produced by the Boeing Company and a defining aircraft of the jet age. Introduced into service in 1958, the 707 established the template for modern commercial aviation with its swept wing, podded underwing engines, and pressurized fuselage. Powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT3C or JT3D turbofan engines, the original 707 series had a range of approximately 3,000 nautical miles and could carry up to 181 passengers in a mixed-class configuration. Pan American World Airways launched the type on transatlantic service, quickly transforming international air travel from an elite privilege to a mass-market reality. The 707 served with dozens of airlines worldwide and was also widely adopted in military roles as a transport, tanker, and electronic surveillance platform. Its commercial success underpinned Boeing's emergence as the dominant force in global aviation and led directly to the development of the 727, 737, and 747. The 707 is remembered as one of the most transformative aircraft in aviation history.
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