InFlight 200 – Boeing VC-137C (707-353B) , SAM 27000 UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

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                             Boeing C-137 Stratoliner

Boeing C-137 Stratoliner je VIP transportní letoun odvozený z dopravního letounu Boeing 707, používaný americkým letectvem. Ostatní státy také pořídily jak nové, tak i použité Boeingy 707 pro vojenskou službu, především jako VIP letouny nebo létající cisterny. Navíc model 707 posloužil jako základ pro několik specializovaných verzí, jako je např. letadlo včasné výstrahy E-3 Sentry. Verze VC-137C Stratoliner byla mezi lety 1967 a 2001 používána jako stroj Air Force One.

The Boeing C-137 Stratoliner was a VIP transport aircraft derived from the Boeing 707 jet airliner used by the United States Air Force. Other nations also bought both new and used 707s for military service, primarily as VIP or tanker transports. In addition, the 707 served as the basis for several specialized versions, such as the E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft. The designation C-18 covers several later variants based on the 707-320B/C series.

The USAF purchased a number of 707s under the C-137 series of designations:

VC-137A

Three 707-153s with a 22-passenger VIP interior and provision for use as an airborne command post, re-designated VC-137B.

VC-137B

The three VC-137As re-engined with four Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3 engines, operated by the 89th Military Airlift Wing, redesignated C-137B.

VC-137C

Two 707-353Bs were purchased by the USAF (one in 1961 and one in 1972) for service as presidential transports with call signs SAM 26000 and SAM 27000; later redesignated C-137C.

SAM 27000 was the second of two Boeing VC-137 United States Air Force aircraft that were specifically configured and maintained for the use of the President of the United States. It used the call sign Air Force One when the President was on board, and at other times it used the call sign SAM 27000. The VC-137  serial number 72-7000 was a customized version of the Boeing 707 which entered service during the Nixon administration in 1972. It served all US presidents until George W. Bush and was retired in 2001. It is now on display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.