VC-25A - Boeing 747-200B Aircraft (1990 - present)

VC-25A Boeing 747-200B Aircraft (1990 - present) The United States Air Force

Digital image of SAM 29000, © 2010 Peter Sharkey. Courtesy of Wingnut's Workings.
Current retirement plans of the fleet are unknown.

Manufacturer:
The Boeing Company

Introduced:
23 August 1990 (SAM 28000)
23 December 1990 (SAM 29000)

Status: Active service

Produced: 1987

Number built: 2

Unit Cost: US$ 325 million

Developed From: Boeing 747

Variants: Boeing E-4

Crew: 26: three pilots, cabin crew

Capacity: 76 passengers

Length: 231 ft 5 in (70.6 m)

Wingspan: 195 ft 8 in (59.6 m)

Height: 63 ft 5 in (19.3 m)

Zero Fuel Weight: 526,500 lb (238,800 kg)

Maximum Takeoff Weight: 833,000 lb (375,000 kg)

Powerplant:
4 General Electric CF6-80C2B1 turbofans,
56,700 lbf (250 kN) each

Maximum Speed: Mach 0.92 (630 mph, 1,015 km/h) at altitude

Cruise Speed: Mach 0.84

Flight Range: 6,800 nmi (7,800 mi, 13,000 km); approx. 1/3 the distance around the circumference of Earth.

Service Ceiling: 45,100 ft (13,700 m) MSL