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How Air Force One Works

Sep 28, 20152 min
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Air Force One is gigantic, but how does it work? This is one of our editors' favorite episodes, and it's no surprise why: Listen in for a brief, detailed look at the interior of Air Force One.

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Welcome to brain Stuff from house stuff works dot com where smart happens. Hi, I'm Marshall Brain. Air Force one is gigantic, over two hundred feet long, with three levels inside. As you walk through the main door, you're standing in a small foyer area on the middle deck. To your left, toward the nose of the plane is the presidential suite. There is a spacious office for the president, a surprising

medical room, a private bathroom, and a bedroom. The medical room can handle nearly any emergency and includes a complete pharmacy, X ray equipment, emergency equipment, and even an operating table. To your right, the plane looks like an office suite. You walk down a hallway past the galley on your left. It conserve a hundred people at a time. Just past the galley is a large conference room that can comfortably accommodate twenty people. Past the French room is a workroom,

and beyond that is the rear seating area. It has rows of seats like you would find in the first class cabin of a commercial jet. The upper deck is smaller and contains the airplane's cockpit, a second galley and lounge area, and a communication room filled with equipment and computers. This room makes it possible for the President to talk to anyone in the world and to communicate securely with

the Pentagon. For more on this and thousands of other topics, does that house stuff works dot com and don't forget to check out the brain Stuff blog on the house stuff works dot com home page. You can also follow brain stuff on Facebook or Twitter at brain stuff HSW. The house Stuff Works iPhone app has arrived. Download it today on iTunes.

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