Editing Boeing VC-25 (section)

==Design and configuration==
[[File:Air Force One June 12 2006.jpg|thumb|George W. Bush boards VC-25 via airstairs in 2006. These airstairs do not exist on regular 747 aircraft.]]
[[File:Air Force One Office Obama Kucinich.jpg|thumb|Barack Obama meets with Rep. [[Dennis Kucinich]], D-Ohio, aboard Air Force One en route to [[Cleveland, Ohio]], March 2010.]]
[[File:President's private cabin aboard Air Force One.jpg|thumb|The [[First family of the United States|first family]]'s private quarters, in 1990. The couches can fold out into beds.]]
[[File:Corridor on Air Force One.jpg|thumb|The aircraft's port-side (left) corridors, in 1990. The two chairs are typically occupied by Secret Service agents.]]

The VC-25 is capable of flying 7,800 miles (12,600&nbsp;km)—roughly one-third the distance around the world—without refueling. The VC-25A can accommodate more than 70 passengers.<ref>{{cite web |title=VC-25 - Air Force One |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104588/vc-25-air-force-one/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117133551/https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104588/vc-25-air-force-one/ |archive-date=2024-01-17 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Air Force}}</ref> Each VC-25A cost approximately $325 million. While the VC-25 has two main decks and a cargo area, like a regular Boeing 747, its 4,000 square feet (370 m<sup>2</sup>) of floor space has been reconfigured for presidential duties. Its lowest level is mostly cargo space, carrying luggage and the onboard food supply. The main passenger area is on the second floor or main deck.<ref name="af1">Wallace, Chris (host). [https://archive.today/20121209101020/http://www.foxnews.com/video-search/m/21504368/aboard_air_force_one.htm?pageid=23236 "Aboard Air Force One."] ''Fox News'', 24 November 2008. Retrieved: 28 November 2008.</ref> The upper deck contains the [[cockpit]] and the communications center.

Typically, the president boards and disembarks from the front, main deck entrance using a [[Ground support equipment#Passenger boarding steps/stairs|mobile stairway]], while journalists and other passengers enter at the rear door of the main deck.<ref>Harris, Tom. [http://www.howstuffworks.com/air-force-one.htm "How Air Force One Works."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413165521/http://www.howstuffworks.com/air-force-one.htm|date=13 April 2010}} ''HowStuffWorks.com''. Retrieved: 10 October 2006.</ref> However, the aircraft also has built-in [[airstair]]s that lead to the lower deck, typically used when security concerns make the use of a mobile stairway impractical.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keith |first=Tamara |date=August 31, 2023 |title=Why Biden is now routinely taking the short stairs up to Air Force One |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/08/31/1196803354/biden-air-force-one-short-stairs |access-date=February 19, 2024 |work=[[National Public Radio]]}}</ref>

===The "White House"===
The front section of the aircraft is informally called the "White House", a reference to the [[White House|president's official residence]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name="af1"/> The president's executive suite includes sleeping quarters with two couches that can be converted into beds, lavatory and shower, vanity, double sink, and a private office, or the president's "Oval Office aboard Air Force One". If necessary, the president can address the nation from the office. This capability was added after the [[September 11 attacks]], during which the aircraft had to land at [[Barksdale Air Force Base]] for President [[George W. Bush]] to address the nation.<ref name="obaf1">Stebner, Greg (narrator). [http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/on-board/3652/Overview "On Board Air Force One."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203075650/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/on-board/3652/Overview |date=3 February 2009}} ''[[National Geographic Channel]]'', 25 January 2009. Retrieved: 26 June 2009.</ref> These offices, including the president's suite, are mostly located on the [[starboard]] (right) side, and a long corridor runs along the [[Port (nautical)|port]] (left) side. The aircraft also contains a conference room, originally designed as a [[situation room]], but now used for meeting with staff while traveling. This room includes a 50-inch [[plasma screen]] television which can be used for teleconferencing. The aircraft has fully equipped office areas with telecommunication systems (including 87 telephones and 19 televisions).<ref name="af1"/>

On board the VC-25 is a medical annex, which includes a fold-out operating table, emergency medical supplies, and a well-stocked pharmacy. George W. Bush had a [[treadmill]] added to Air Force One during his term in office. Every flight is staffed by a doctor and nurse. The aircraft is self-sufficient, such as carrying all the food it will need. Meals are prepared in two [[galley (kitchen)|galleys]], which together are equipped to feed up to 100 people at a time.<ref name="af1"/> The president gets a personal menu. An area where guests sit is near the center of the aircraft, outside the "White House".<ref name="af1"/>

There are separate quarters for guests, senior staff, [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] and Air Force security personnel assigned to the plane, and the news media located in the [[aft]] area of the main deck. Protocol states that one may wander aft of one's assigned seat, but not forward of it.<ref name="af1"/> Communications equipment and the [[Cockpit (aviation)|cockpit]] are on the upper deck. There are also secure and non-secure voice, fax and data communications facilities.<ref name="af1"/> While the aircraft's luggage capacity is adequate to carry the belongings of the passengers, the logistics train of the president means that the aircraft must fly preceded by an aerial convoy of several cargo transports, which carry the helicopters, motorcade vehicles, and other equipment required by the presidential entourage.<ref name="af1"/>