Air Force One

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Carino dai. Ma io ero per il B-21 presidenziale eh. 

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33 minuti fa, fabio-22raptor ha scritto:

Carino dai. Ma io ero per il B-21 presidenziale eh. 

Sarà ...

Però ... mica puoi installarci dentro un letto matrimoniale ...

Un briciolo di comodità gliela devi pur consentire ... al grand'uomo ...

 

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C'era una volta ...

WOW ... è proprio quello che ebbi modo di visitare a Le Bourget nel 1959 ... 

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5.2 miliardi di Dollari ... 

... airforcemag.com ... New Pentagon Report Pegs Air Force One Cost at $5.2 Billion ...

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VC-25B ... partono i lavori di modifica ...

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The first 747-8 aircraft has begun the modification process to become a VC-25B, or the next Air Force One.
The aircraft, which were originally bought by a Russian airline but never delivered, were ferried to a Boeing modification facility in San Antonio, Texas, from a “boneyard” in California in spring 2019. 
The modification work began on Feb. 25.
Since arriving at the Boeing facility, the company prepared the aircraft by removing commercial interiors, engines, auxiliary power units, and other system components ...

... airforcemag.com ... First New Air Force One Begins Modification Process ...

Anche qui ... flightglobal.com ... Boeing starts ‘Air Force One’ modifications of 747-8 ...

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Anche KEY.AERO ...

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The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) has announced that the first of two Boeing 747-8s to be modified to VC-25B standard to become a new “Air Force One”, has begun.
The announcement came via a press release (*) on March 11, which detailed that work began on the first aircraft on February 25. 
The USAF’s VC-25B programme is being managed by the AFLCMC’s Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate, with Boeing conducting the work at its modification facility in San Antonio, Texas.

... key.aero ... MODIFICATION WORK BEGINS ON NEW AIR FORCE ONE ...

(*) ... aflcmc.af.mil ... VC-25B begins modification to create the next Air Force One ...

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Nonostante la pandemia ... 

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The effort to replace Air Force One is moving along smoothly despite the new coronavirus, and has essentially completed a key design milestone, USAF acquisition boss Will Roper said April 16.
Program officials held the critical design review online rather than coming together in person during the pandemic, a practice that Roper touted as an easy and efficient model for the future. 
He’s a fan of having participants raise their digital hand during a livestream to line up for questions.
“I don’t think we’re going to go back to people [temporary duty traveling] and sitting in large conference rooms,” he said. 
“I don’t know if it makes any sense to do CDRs, at least at an unclass[ified] level, outside of tools like this.”

... airforcemag.com ... New Air Force One Moving Forward Despite Pandemic ...

Anche qui ... flightglobal.com ... Air Force One is set to finish critical design review ...

E qui ... defensenews.com ... A key milestone of the Air Force One replacement program was conducted using virtual tools. It won’t be the last. ...

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Il programma va avanti ... però ...

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Boeing will have to pay $168 million out of pocket to cover increased costs on the VC-25B Air Force One replacement program, the company said Wednesday.
Boeing attributed the overrun to “engineering inefficiencies” caused by the impact of COVID-19, but Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith said the program remains on schedule with a projected delivery of the first VC-25B in 2024.
However, Boeing’s quarterly report to the Security and Exchange Commission noted future risk to the program’s cost and schedule as a result of the engineering challenges. 
“We believe these inefficiencies will result in staffing challenges, schedule inefficiencies and higher costs in the upcoming phases of the program,” the company stated in the report.

... defensenews.com ... The new Air Force One just racked up its first cost overrun ...

Anche qui ... aviationweek.com ... COVID-19 Impacts Air Force One Replacement Bottom Line ...

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Il primo "Air Force One" ... "Columbine II" ...

... airspacemag.com ... https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/first-air-force-one-180974937/ ...

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https://www.airforcemag.com/end-of-747-production-isnt-a-parts-crisis-for-air-force/

Con l’imminente uscita di produzione del 747 qualcuno si è posto comunque la questione del mantenimento del velivolo nel corso degli anni.

Certo, di 747 ne son stati costruiti tanti e i pezzi di ricambio non mancheranno, come non sono mancati per i derivati 707 che ancora sono in linea, ma se è vero che i 747 e gli A380 sono giganti fuori dal tempo che non avranno futuro in ambito civile e che anche gli E-4B saranno rimpiazzati da qualcosa che non sarà un 747, non si capisce come mai negli USA abbiano voluto intestardirsi con quadrimotori giganteschi per portare a spasso un presidente e il suo seguito.

“Accontentarsi” di un efficiente e sicuro 777 pareva poi tanto brutto?

Ecco, magari senza abbassarsi a far pubblicità ai fagioli, forse la Casa Bianca avrebbe dato di se un’immagine migliore presentandosi agli occhi del mondo con un velivolo non tanto più moderno, quanto più adatto ai nostri tempi come un turbofan ETOPS di successo, invece di un ciccione cinquantenne con gli steroidi...

Modificato 18 Luglio 2020 da Flaggy

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La scelta della livrea del nuovo Air Force One non appare ancora nella lista delle urgenze del Presidente Biden ...

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Want to know what the next Air Force One Will look like? 
You’ll have to wait.
Deciding on the color scheme for the VC-25B, which is under development to replace the current VC-25As that serve as Air Force One, is not on the immediate to-do list for President Joe Biden, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a Jan. 22 briefing.
Former President Donald J. Trump in June 2019 displayed a proposed new livery for the next Air Force One, which would replace the famous white, gold, and light blue with a red, white, and blue scheme.
“The President has not spent a moment thinking about the color scheme of Air Force One,” Psaki said, adding that, 
“Certainly, we’re aware of the proposal.”

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/new-paint-job-for-air-force-one-not-on-bidens-to-do-list-yet/ ...

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VC-25B ... ancora ritardi ... ed altre cose ...

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Boeing will be late to deliver the two new Air Force One planes currently under construction, the U.S. Air Force’s top uniformed acquisition official said Thursday.
Last month, Boeing reported a $318 million charge on the VC-25B program to turn two Boeing 747s into new presidential aircraft, which are given the call sign “Air Force One” when the commander in chief is onboard.
The charges occurred just weeks after Boeing canceled its contract with GDC Technics, a Texas-based company contracted to supply VC-25B interiors, for falling more than a year behind schedule. 
GDC later countersued Boeing, alleging that Boeing was responsible for the delays.
Ultimately the Air Force is still analyzing the full impact of the dispute on the program’s schedule, said Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson, the military deputy for the Air Force’s acquisition, technology and logistics enterprise.
“I think we’re definitely expecting an impact; the extent of it is not yet known,” he told attendees at the McAleese & Associates conference.

... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/air/2021/05/14/unclear-when-boeing-will-deliver-new-air-force-one-planes-air-force-three-star-says/ ...

 

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Boeing propone un ulteriore slittamento ... ma l'USAF potrebbe non essere d'accordo ...

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The existing VC-25As, known as Air Force One when the President is on board, may have to undergo another maintenance cycle, requiring Air Mobility Command to take funding from other requirements, as the replacement program faces a possible schedule delay.
Boeing presented the Air Force with a revised schedule for the production of the VC-25B, which would push back the delivery of the first aircraft by one year to 2025. 
Darlene Costello, the acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, said during a June 9 House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee hearing that the Air Force is reviewing this schedule and will make a decision on it by September.
“Boeing has proposed, or informed, us that they believe they will be about 12 months beyond their original schedule. That doesn’t mean that we agree with that yet,” she said.

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/air-force-one-replacement-delay-maintenance-existing-planes/ ...

Anche qui ... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/air/2021/06/08/delivery-of-new-air-force-one-planes-could-be-delayed-until-2025/ ...

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Ulteriore ritardo nella consegna del primo VC-125B ... si slitta al 2026 ...

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The next Air Force One will be further delayed, with delivery of the first aircraft from Boeing now expected in 2026 as the company deals with supplier issues, pandemic-related problems and a contract that limits how the service can speed up the process. 
“We’ve had some schedule slips because of supply chain issues and because of various factors,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said during an interview at the Farnborough International Air Show here. 
“So I think, like several other programs, Boeing’s in a loss position and they’re doing the best they can to make up lost ground and recover.”
The delivery of the first VC-25B, a converted used Boeing 747-800, previously expected in 2024. 
On June 28, William LaPlante, the Pentagon’s undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, approved the new schedule baseline with the first delivery planned for September 2026 - a 24-month delay from the original contractual date. 
The second aircraft would be delivered in September 2027 - a 36-month delay. 
The deliveries have “threshold dates,” meaning the latest they can be delivered without breaking the contract, of September 2027 for the first aircraft and February 2028 for the second.

... aviationweek.com ... https://aviationweek.com/shownews/farnborough-airshow/new-air-force-one-delayed-again-first-delivery-set-2026 ...

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Il Presidente Biden ha deciso di rinunciare allo schema di tinteggiatura voluto dal suo predecessore Trump per il nuovo Air Force One ...

... thedrive,com/the-war-zone ... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/biden-dumps-trumps-air-force-one-paint-job-for-iconic-design ...

... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/03/11/biden-drops-trump-design-for-new-air-force-one/ ...

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Un nuovo addebito spinge le perdite dell’Air Force One di Boeing a 1,3 miliardi di dollari ...

... airandspaceforces.com ... https://www.airandspaceforces.com/new-charge-boeing-air-force-one-losses/ ...