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A HERETIC I AM

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23. One of the reasons the Air Force wanted to go with the 747-8

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #20)

Sun May 11, 2025, 09:49 PM

May 2025

is because of its superior range, much longer than the -200 models currently in use.

So they were not going to retrofit them for in-flight refueling.

But I'm betting this whole thing is a non-starter. The Air Force nor the Secret Service is going to let him fly on a plane that is not equipped with the communications and defensive capabilities the current aircraft possess.

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