Security was a teensy bit more lax than it has been in the last 20 years, so he was just about to head back into the plane when he saw a guy wearing a lot of brass standing next to the hatch saying, “That’s my job, son.” If that had happened post-9/11, I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t have gotten out of that situation with nothing more than a cool story.One of my favorite sets through out the years have been Lego Airport and Aircraft sets!! Some with amazing detail as have been the newer Airport and Cargo plane sets which have more realistic play features and more space (Wider Cabin) and a more Detailed Cockpit!īeing an Airline Captain myself, I have added several details that I love from the big Airliners I fly as well as the type of detailed stuff that I love to see in the Lego planes I've worked on through out the years! So I will try to list the Features I have added in this BOEING 747-400 Project: At the time, one of my dad’s jobs was to climb out a hatch that opened onto the wing and check some gauge. Sometime during my dad’s service in the USAF, the then-current VPOTUS landed at his airbase on 26000. Johnson took his oath of office while flying back to D.C. My dad actually made it on board 26000, which was the plane where Lyndon B. If they’re flying with VPOTUS on board, the call sign is Air Force Two, and for all other flights it’s SAM followed by the tail number (for Special Air Mission). VC-25A is the model number, but the two planes made to that spec have tail numbers of 2800. It looks fit for a president.ġ comment on “ With a full interior, this 6ft long LEGO model of Air Force One looks fit for a President” The distinctive hump that houses the cockpit and the aircraft’s upper deck made this particularly complicated, but everything fits together almost seamlessly. He recreated the fuselage shape using an intricate combination of curved slopes and hinges. This requires a seriously strong structure where they meet the fuselage, which Jack built using solely LEGO parts. The wings are swept back, but also point slightly upwards. This cannot have been easy, given the limitations of the parts available in that color. Jack used aqua bricks for the light blue parts. Their gorgeous colour scheme was introduced on earlier Boeing 707 aircraft, as used by President John F. Two of these jets first entered service during the George H.W. Whether the model also features an escape pod, as depicted in the 1997 movie Air Force One, is, of course, classified. It also has working folding stairs, for direct access to the aircraft’s lower deck. It has a full interior, including the President’s stateroom and meeting room, and also a galley, an operating theatre and space for Secret Service agents and the White House press corps that accompany the President on his trips. Jack’s model isn’t just pretty from the outside. Whatever you may think of its current occupant, this model of his aircraft simply oozes class. It is the radio call sign whenever the President is on board. Its official designation is VC-25A, but “Air Force One” is its popular name. The aircraft is a modified version of the classic Boeing 747 airliner, used as the US President’s personal aircraft. This stunning model is a whopping six feet long and has a wingspan of five-and-a-half feet. We’ve featured LEGO aircraft models by Jack Carleson before, but his latest model of Air Force One completely dwarfs them.
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