print email comment close How Air Force One Works URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/air-force-one.htm Description: This site explains the intricacies of Air Force One, technically, the "radio call name for any U.S. Air Force plane carrying the president of the United States" and generally Boeing 747-200B jets. Covers the history, amenities, and workings of the "flying White House." Call signs for other branches of the armed forces are "Army One" (Army aircraft) and "Marine One" (helicopter). Author: Harris, Tom Publisher: Howstuffworks, Inc. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Presidential aircraft -- United States LII Database Information: Record 1312 created by Julianna Hamann on 06/15/2002 Last modification on 11/18/2008 Published: 06/15/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1312