VC-137B/C (G)
 
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SAM 26000
and SAM 27000 are modified versions of the Boeing 707
(USAF designation VC-137B/C and VC-137G) and were used
as the primary presidential aircraft from 1962 until
replaced by the VC-25A jumbo jets. SAM 27000 still serves
as a backup presidential aircraft.
SAM 26000 was the first
jet aircraft specifically purchased for use by the President
of the United States. This is the aircraft that took
John F. Kennedy to Dallas and returned his body to Washington
DC after he was assassinated. It was also used by Richard
Nixon to make his historic trip to the People's Republic
of China in 1972.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Transport
high-priority personnel and backup presidential airlift.
Builder: Boeing Company.
Power Plant: Four Pratt and
Whitney JT3D-3B turbofan engines
Thrust: 18,000 pounds (8,100
kilograms) each engine
Length: VC-137B, 144 feet, 6
inches (48.79 meters);
VC-137C, 152 feet, 11 inches (46.33 meters)
Height: VC-137B, 41 feet, 4
inches (12.52 meters);
VC-137C, 42 feet, 5 inches (12.91 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: VC-137B,
258,000 pounds (116,100 kilograms) VC-137C, 322,000 pounds (144,900 kilograms)
Wingspan: VC-137B, 130 feet, 10
inches (39.66 meters);
VC-137C, 145 feet, 9 inches (44.17 meters)
Range: VC-137B, 5,000 miles
(8,000 kilometers);
VC-137C, 6,000 miles (9,600 kilometers)
Ceiling: 42,000 feet (12,727
meters)
Speed: 530 miles per hour (Mach
0.81)
Load: VC-137B, 40 passengers;
VC-137C, 50 passengers
Unit Cost: VC-137B, $36.6
million; VC-137C, $36.2 million
Crew: 18 (varies with mission)
Date Deployed: VC-137B, October
1962; VC-137C, August 1972.
Inventory: Active force,
VC-137B, 3 and VC-137C, 4; ANG: 0; Reserve: 0.
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