clunkypants

I picked up Air Force one today flying over the uk on my ACARS scanning software, it gives the usual registration and message info, but no flight number. Can anyone tell me if air force 1 actually ever flys with an actual flight number??

Thanks

ZX1100F1

You said it!
This is a trick question isn't it?

Travis Campbell

Air Force One uses that designation when carrying the president, and the president alone. Air Force Two of course, when carrying the vice president. Anyone else and it's call sign is the tail number (i.e.- 28000 or 29000 is one of 747's). The reason for this change to the AF1 designation is for ATC recognition. There was an incident involving Columbine 1 during the time they used just the tail number, in which two planes had the same number, one a commercial flight number, the other the executive transport tail number. There was a near hit when a communication mishap caused both planes to come close. A new call sign, Air Force One was adopted. When flying on a another branch's aircraft, the call sign is 'said branch' One (example - Marine Corp One, Navy One, etc.) Any aircraft AF aircraft can carry the AF1 callsign, as long as the president is aboard. Theoretically, you could have a F-15 refered to as Air Force One.

newscam

flight number I don't need no stinkin' flight number.

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The good the bad and the ugly.

AlphaSigOU

And to further clarify, if the President flies on a civilian aircraft, that aircraft's callsign becomes 'Executive One'.

If the First Lady travels on a government (or civilian) aircraft on official business, the callsign becomes 'Executive One Alpha'.

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tdh8192

Not 'Executive One-ette'?

Oh, hell, this post is going to get me in trouble, isn't it?

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AlphaSigOU

String 'im up, draw and quarter him, burn him at the stake and behead 'im! Just kidding...

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Chuck Corway (AlphaSigOU)

Causa latet vis est notissima -- the cause is hidden, the results are well known.

James Bond: "I'll take the full odds on the ten, two hundred on the hard way, the limit on all the numbers, two hundred and fifty on the eleven, thank you very much."

Plenty O'Toole: "Hey! You've played this game before!"

James Bond: "Just once."

REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!! REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR!!! REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11!!!!

ZX1100F1

1. What is the callsign when the Presidential family is aboard on un-official business?

2. What callsign do all B-2 bombers use?