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Air Force One Experience Opens

by Debra Bokur

Dec 8, 2018

Air Force One © Air Force One Experience

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More American history has been added to the banks of the Potomac River at National Harbor, close to the nation’s capital. The new Air Force One Experience is officially open, but see it now: The exhibit is likely to move after Jan. 1, 2019. Consisting of an actual Boeing 747 —retrofitted to be a replica of the presidential aircraft — the plane was developed in Rhode Island, moved to its current location by barge down the Atlantic Ocean, up Chesapeake Bay and along the Potomac River.

Conference Room © Air Force One Experience

Conference Room © Air Force One Experience

Visitors are treated to an audio tour narrated by retired United States Chief Master Sergeant Howie Franklin, who served in the capacity of steward aboard Air Force One to presidents Ford, Reagan, Clinton and both Bushes. Within, the plane includes presidential quarters, an exhibit hall and an actual “black box” recorder. The exhibit’s website offers a downloadable teacher’s guide.

Transforming the former Pan Am craft took a full two years and involved 150 workers. Weighing nearly 200 tons, stretching 232 feet in length and standing close to 63 feet in height (more than four stories), the plane’s wing span is approximately 196 feet from tip to tip. The entire project was the idea of The Children’s Democracy Project, designed to be a creative living history experience for aviation fans and educate children through non-partisan, hands-on experiences.

Air Force One © Air Force One Experience

Air Force One © Air Force One Experience

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