Probably everyone in life has ever been on a plane and every time standing in queues, passing control, getting Luggage, etc., dreamed of having a private jet.
But for the average person only means of transportation, for the President, the Cabinet, the house, the bomb shelter and even a mobile hospital.
David Cameron and his “Board of asceticism,”
Own airplane for business flights came from the Prime Minister of the UK recently. For these purposes, was converted Airbus A330 with the ability to refuel in the air. Aboard Voyager, based on the Airbus A330 New aircraft, which is also available for business flights senior Ministers and members of the Royal family have cost the British taxpayer £ 10 million (more than 831 million). The government insists that the use of a private aircraft will save more than 700 thousand pounds a year (58 million) on Charter flights. The Prime Minister says that the aircraft equipment was held in a tight economy, using the most modest materials.
Netizens have already proposed to call the “air force one” “Board austerity.” In the front of the plane is the VIP section with two chairs. The section is equipped with blinds, allowing you to close and spend the flight in silence. In the center is the 58 seats in the business class to transport large delegations travelling together with a guide. Then — about a hundred seats in the economy class for journalists covering the visit of Cameron and other Ministers. These sites were added to increase the capacity of the liner. First for business flights, the government leased the aircraft Charter companies.
Several times David Cameron used the services of low cost — carriers, taking for their services a reduced price, in return for giving up some of the usual services: pre-booking of seats, lack of entertainment panels, etc.
So, in the summer of 2015 a politician with bodyguards, was spotted in the aircraft economy class bound for Portugal, where the Prime Minister was planning to spend a vacation with his wife and children. Cameron got into the camera lens 16-year-old schoolgirl, who was doing a selfie.
The girl also said that during the flight, the politician with the appetite was eating chips with paprika. Well, now the British Prime Minister can quietly enjoy the chips behind the closed curtain of the government of the liner.
Barack Obama and his “Airplane Apocalypse”
The term “air force one” (Air Force One) were invented in the United States under the administration of the 34th President Dwight Eisenhower. The Callsign is used as the designation of the aircraft, on Board of which is President. Later the term became used in other countries too.
Two of the presidential plane model Boeing VC-25 is a military modification of Boeing 747 entered into service in 1990 during President George H. W. Bush. The cost of each is 325 million dollars (20,7 billion rubles). Usually the presidential flight is preceded by a convoy of transport planes carrying the motorcade, helicopters and other necessary equipment. Barack Obama became the fourth head of state, using the liner as a “Board number one”.
The interior was decorated in 1987 by the project of Nancy Reagan — wife of the then 40-year-old US President Ronald Reagan. According to the plan the decor had to match the style typical of the South-Western States. In addition, the Board was supposed to install additional protection from electromagnetic pulse. The project has been so time-consuming that the plane was in operation only when the 41st U.S. President George H. W. Bush, not at 40 m, as originally planned.
A place for the President located in the Central part of the aircraft, it comprises a bedroom with two couches that fold out into a bed, toilet, shower and a private office. Seats for journalists are located closer to the tail section, they correspond to first class level.
Meals can be cooked in two kitchens, which allow you to feed up to 100 people at a time. On Board the VC-25 is always a operating table, supply of necessary medicines and medical staff. The salon is divided into guest spots, places for senior staff, secret service, security and the media.
VC-25 was designed as one of the “doomsday Aircraft”: in the event of destruction of all ground command control centers, air force one will have to replace them, becoming the General staff of the President, the defense Minister and other members of the military leadership. The aircraft is capable to overcome without refueling distance equal to about ⅓ of the length of the Equator. This allows the American leader to fly from Washington to almost anywhere in the world without worrying about fuel.
Flying house of Vladimir Putin
Transportation by air air transportation of all officials of Russia provides Special flight detachment “Russia”. To date, the number of aircraft carrying the Russian head of state and chief Ministers, is equal to six.
It is planned that by 2018 their number will increase by two. Since 1996, the primary is the presidential plane Il-96-300PU – modified variant of the Il-96 passenger. Two letters in the acronym stand for “control point”. The device is equipped with equipment allowing to control the armed forces in the event of a nuclear conflict and has increased range without refueling.
The first aircraft of this modification used by the then President Boris Yeltsin in 1996. On the same machine for a while, had to fly and President Putin. The Il-96-300PU of 1996: a New plane for Vladimir Putin was built in 2003. On Board there are three bars, dayroom with two beds and an office area of 10 square meters.
In 2010 Dmitry Medvedev, who at that time held the presidency, announced his intention to expand the fleet by another two similar devices, the Il-96-300PU, but both of them were transferred for use after the end of his term in 2012 and 2014. 25 APR 2013 it was decided to expand the fleet for one more Il-96-300PU a value of 5.2 billion rubles, and one Il-96-300 modification “Salon” for the transport of large delegations.
Until the end of 2018 it is planned to join the flight squad two machine model of Il-96-300PU. The cost of each liner will be about 5 billion rubles. From regular aircraft, these machines are an expensive decoration, and improved communications equipment, allowing to conduct sensitive negotiations and, if necessary, to control nuclear forces of the country.
The interior of one of the new presidential aircraft That looked like the setting of the presidential Il-96-300PU in 2013: the photo Vladimir Putin during a meeting aboard the presidential plane with his family of Junior Sergeant Bair Santaraksita, who was killed in the aftermath of the floods in the far East.
Photo by RIA Novosti: Vladimir Putin and the son of Bair Santaraksita, Galsan play on Board the presidential plane.
Francois Hollande and the aircraft named after another man’s wife
Since November 2010 the French presidential fleet have received the Airbus A330-200, spending on this update about 176 million euros (12.5 billion rubles).
On Board a private space to relax, a bed, a dressing room and a bathroom, office, kitchen, sound-proof conference room for 12 people, the equipment, allowing to send encrypted secret messages, a mini-operating space for journalists and business experts. Also the equipment allows you to transport the freed hostages, including the wounded.
From 2002 to 2010 as the main presidential aircraft of the Republic used of the two Airbus A319. March 25, 2009, then-President Nicolas Sarkozy together with four Ministers going to take a flight to Africa, but when the plane taxied to the runway, he broke one of the engines. The President and the maintainer had to wait an hour until they gave the other Board. Airbus A319 — French “air force one” from 2002 to 2010.
Shortly after the incident, it was decided to replace the main Board of the President of France. After the purchase of the new aircraft the government decided to sell both old A319. First acquired the government of Senegal for 32 million euros (2.2 billion rubles) and the second Singapore-listed Genting Singapore PLC. French presidential fleet also includes two Falcon 7X aircraft purchased in 2009 and 2010.
It is suited for both close and far distances. The aircraft seats 16 people and is well suited for those cases where the runway is too short to accommodate the large Airbus A330. During the presidential term of Nicolas Sarkozy is one of two government vehicles, the Falcon 7X was named “Carla One” in honor of his wife Carla Bruni and the “Board number one”.
Angela Merkel and her “toy” plane
Until 2011, the German government used for business flights the Airbus A310, he inherited from the GDR.
30 Mar 2011 airline Lufthansa has transferred to the office of the Chancellor the Airbus A340, which for 10 years has carried passengers. He became the main aircraft of the Chancellor and the government. The Board has received the name of the first Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and was converted into a government needs.
All the main aircraft of Germany able to accommodate 143 passengers. This is two times more than fit in a Boeing 747 that uses Barack Obama, although they are approximately equal in size. On-Board apartments for first-person bedroom, shower, office, meeting room for 12 persons, this Soundproofed room for confidential conversations.
For accompanying delegation provides 116 seats. In addition, it is emphasized that the equipment is designed for transportation of people with disabilities and transportation of the sick and wounded. The security system includes a system of “friend or foe” and missile defense. The liner is able without refueling to fly at 13,500 miles, allowing the German leader without landing to get from Berlin to Beijing, Washington and even Rio de Janeiro.
Shortly after the “Konrad Adenauer” the government received a second similar aircraft named the former President of Germany, Theodor Heuss. For domestic flights, the Chancellor and members of the other guides use two Airbus 319, the German government joined the fleet in 2010. Each one is designed for 44 passengers. For flights on short-distance among German politicians there are four small liner Global 5000 canadian company, Bombardier (pronounced Bombardier), with a capacity of just 13 passengers and can travel non-stop around 8900 miles.
The cabin of the Bombardier Global 5000 In connection with the “compactness” of this aircraft has quite a funny story. In June 2016, the Network appeared the photo of the Bombardier Global 5000 and Falcon 7X Merkel, Francois Hollande, next to Boeing 747-400 British rock band Iron Maiden.
The photo was taken at Zurich airport. Against the background of “Boeing” airplanes Merkel and Hollande looked ridiculous toy. Band Iron Maiden arrived in Switzerland with a concert, and Merkel and Hollande flew to attend the opening of the railway tunnel. “Dear passengers, our departure was delayed for a few minutes, as the plane, Angela Merkel was stuck in one of our engines,” taunted the users in the comments.
According to the materials of websites:
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-http://delo.ua/business/na-kakih-letajut-prezidenty-fo-139404/
-http://allreport.ru/aviaciya/air-force-one-samolety-glav-gosudarstv/
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