The long-range version of the Boeing 707-320 intercontinental became the most commonly ordered version of the 707 airliner. Its fuselage was 8 feet longer than the 707-120 and its wingspan was 12 feet longer.
With new turbofan jet engines, the B versions had a range of 6,000 miles, and in 1962, a 707-320B took over the role of U.S. government VIP and presidential transport, designated VC-137C. A second VC-137C was delivered in 1972. These were the first Air Force Ones.
President John F. Kennedy's wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, selected the colors of the first Air Force One, VC-137C. The 707s served as presidential aircraft until they were replaced by 747-200s, designated VC-25, in 1990.
2006-08-29 11:16:40
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answered by CRJPILOT 3
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Reagan's Air Force One was a US Air Force Boeing VC-137 (similar to the Boeing 707 or KC 135 aircraft.) There were actually two VC137 airplanes, Tail Number N26000 and N27000.
Check out this Wikipedia page for lots more info on Air Force One...
2006-08-29 11:20:31
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answered by JetDoc 7
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For those of you answering DC-7. You are wrong, yet very close.
True, the first presidential "air force ones" were the military variants of the boeing 707, However there were other presidentail aircrafts before these. For Example, Back in the days after WW1, our presidents used the Boeing b337 or the "clipper" made hugely famous by period major airline PanAmerican clipper service. these planes flew presidents across the atlantic to important international assemblys in the precourse to WW2
Imiediatle after WW2, A new type of plane was used, bearing a shape resembling both a bananna and a DC7 at the same time(although the DC-7 was still in it's planning stages) This aircraft was made by Lockheed and was called the Constellation. The Variant used by the government was never made a seperate military variant. Also this variant was called a "Super Constellation"
2006-09-01 18:18:07
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answered by Anonymous
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Boeing 707 series 300 replaced by a 747 series 200
2006-08-29 11:24:36
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answered by yes_its_me 7
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Boeing 707.
The DC-7 was a piston-engine aircraft made by Douglas, now McDonnel-Douglas. It never served as Air Force One.
2006-08-29 12:08:51
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answered by Bostonian In MO 7
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It was the Boeing 707. If you want to see the plane, visit the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH.
2006-08-30 05:14:49
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answered by Bunaby A 1
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I think it was a Boeing 707, like the one John Travolta owns & flies
2006-08-29 11:00:43
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answered by kamaole3 7
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"for sure, the completed difficulty is probably an excellent thanks to generate some PR for Airbus, as i don't think of there is an danger in hell that the U. S. ought to fly our president around the globe in a ecu equipped airplane (not that there is something incorrect with the A380!). There are different the rationalization why i don't think of President Obama ought to ever p.c.. Airbus to interchange Air stress One - Boeing has its headquarters in his domicile state of Illinois." quick foward 2 years: Airbus alleges U.S. interference in $22 billion Boeing deal
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answered by Anonymous
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boeing 707.
2006-08-29 11:08:17
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answered by shaun1986 4
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DC-7
2006-08-29 10:58:47
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answered by Dwight D J 5
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