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AIR FORCE ONE: The Model

The intent of this website is to inform, educate, recruit and solicit moneys, as well as participants, students and instructors for this (as now planned, but subject to change) after-school, weekends and summer, hands-on training program. The name should give you a hint as to what our first project is going to be. That’s right, it is the Presidential Aircraft, which the military label VC-25A, but what the general public affectionately refers to as “AIR FORCE ONE.” We will be designing and constructing in precisely 1/7th scale, a fully flight capable, radio-controlled, 4 engine, turbine powered, 747B200 version of this unique giant of an aircraft. The finish size of the model will be a 33ft. long fuselage, 28ft. wingspan, 9ft. tall (at the tail) and about 300 lbs. flying weight. Read More...