Posted on 09/29/2015 10:47:00 AM PDT by EveningStar
As Donald Trump's campaign for the White House kicks into high gear, the bombastic billionaire will be jetting across America on his private Boeing 757-200 airliner. Unlike most presidential candidates, The Donald actually owns his campaign plane.
"Trump Force One" — as some have dubbed the jet — will be one of the most visible symbols of Trump's run for the Oval Office.
Trump has owned the Boeing airliner— registration N757FA — since 2011 and has customized the aircraft to his liking.
Have a closer look at Donald Trump's personal Boeing 757-200 jet.
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The plane or the guide?
John Edwards didn’t need to own a plane. Fred Baron took care of his needs. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064776/posts
Still? With different engines, perhaps? I remember flying in them in the 1980s, not the noise, but the quick and hard landings.
Been a while, but the last 757 I remember was a LA-Boston red eye "WhisperJet" service.
i’ll bet the press assigned to him aren’t complaining a bit
“I have to give Trump credit- his plane looks better than AF-1. Probably because the colors weren’t chosen by Jackie Kennedy.”
The current AF-1 was selected/designed by the Reagans - though I believe President Reagan only flew on it posthumously...
Too bad it did have have Pratt engines. Always liked those.
The 727 was great for its day. Had good short field performance, and as you said, it was fast.
They have made hush-kits for them, which kept them viable until recently.
The limiting factor is that center S-duct engine. The hole in the vertical fin spar is designed for old, narrow, low-bypass engines. It would cost too much to redesign it, or make it into a two-engine jet.
The similar era 737, on the other hand, has been constantly updated to the present day. The underwing nacelles allowed for bigger and bigger high-bypass engines to be fitted. Sometimes tricks were involved, like flattening the cowling underside or raising landing gear for more clearance. Today's fatter engines are the key to quieter operation and increased fuel economy.
AF-1 will have to be fumigated after Prez Stinky leaves. President Trump may have to buy a new one if the funk can’t be eliminated.
I was on one that landed so hard the oxygen masks came down along with a few ceiling panels.
Anyway, only a few are still flying, so nobody’s going to develop new engines or hush kits. I think the last major operator was FedEx.
“John Kerry’s second wife’s first husband’s trust fund owned “The Flying Squirrel””
OMG ROFL ROFL My ribs hurt ROFL ROFL
The name is perfect for Lurch ROFL ROFL
I rather like Trump One...sounds very powerful, but The Flying Squirrel ROFL ROFL
You too? I guess we know our priorities. Didn’t notice much of the car, plane whatever
ROFL ROFL Wow ROFL ROFL
He was smart enough to earn enough to buy such a plane.
We need somebody like that in the WH instead of the pos dumb a$$ one squatting in it now and a few others I could name. GO TRUMP
trump for later
“The plane or the guide?”
One of each.
I thought it was a 707 for some reason.
I don’t know if he ever had a 707. He used to have a 727.
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