Air Force One vs Putin Force One: which is more impressive?
Summary
TLDRThe video compares the iconic Air Force One Boeing 747 and Russian President Putin's Ilyushin IL-96-300PU presidential aircraft. It analyzes their size, speed, range, defensive capabilities, amenities, costs and more. While the American plane is more advanced technologically with better amenities, the Russian jet has a more luxurious interior. The video also discusses controversies around the costs of the new Air Force One 747-8i that is set to replace the current VC-25 aircraft.
Takeaways
- 😲 The Air Force One and Russian presidential plane are iconic aircraft that demonstrate national power and prestige
- 😎 The Air Force One Boeing VC-25 is one of the most recognizable planes ever with a distinctive livery created by Raymond Loewy
- 🔬 The Russian presidential plane is one of 5 customized Ilyushin IL-96-300PU aircraft with the PU standing for “Command Post”
- ✈️ Both the VC-25 and IL-96-300PU travel in pairs for backup and can withstand nuclear blasts due to shielding
- 💪 The VC-25 is bigger and more powerful than the IL-96-300PU with greater range, thrust, weight capacity and amenities
- 🛫 The IL-96-300PU has a slightly larger wingspan but the VC-25 is much longer and can refuel midair to extend range
- 🤑 The VC-25 cost over $650 million per plane compared to a rumored $150-550 million for the IL-96-300PU
- 🍽 The VC-25 can carry 3,000 meals with a full kitchen while the IL-96-300PU only reheats pre-made meals
- 👔 The VC-25 front section is configured like the White House with offices and conference rooms
- 🏋️♂️ Both presidential planes have gyms, bedrooms and meeting spaces but the IL-96-300PU interior is more lavish
Q & A
What are some key differences between Air Force One and Russia's presidential aircraft?
-Some key differences are that Air Force One is based on a Boeing 747 while Russia's aircraft is based on the Ilyushin Il-96. Air Force One is longer, heavier and has more powerful engines and likely greater range. Russia's plane appears more lavishly decorated while Air Force One aims for more functional businesslike interiors.
How many presidential aircraft does each country operate?
-The US operates two VC-25A Air Force One aircraft at any given time that fly in pairs. Russia is believed to ready five Il-96-300PU aircraft for each of Putin's trips, with Putin selecting one to fly on at random.
What special capabilities do the presidential planes have?
-Both aircraft feature extensive shielding, defenses against nuclear blasts, electronic countermeasures, flare dispensers, and robust communications to serve as airborne command centers. Their exact capabilities are classified.
What amenities are present on each plane?
-Putin's plane contains a bedroom, gym, conference room and more passenger space. Air Force One has more office and meeting rooms and supports a staff of dozens. Air Force One can carry substantially more food.
How much did each aircraft cost?
-The VC-25A Air Force Ones cost over $325 million each in the 1980s, over $1 billion today. Estimates for Putin's newer plane range from $70-550 million.
How do the liveries and iconography compare?
-The Air Force One livery is iconic and has changed little over decades. Russia's aircraft livery has changed as the fleet moved from a commercial to government entity and is less recognizable.
Why does the US have only two primary presidential aircraft?
-The US operates only the two VC-25As due to their tremendously high cost of acquisition and operation. Adding more aircraft was likely seen as prohibitively expensive.
What new presidential aircraft developments are upcoming?
-The US has contracted for two new VC-25B Air Force Ones based on 747-8s that were meant to enter service in 2024 after cost overruns. Little is publicly known about future Russian plans.
What major technical issues have the aircraft faced?
-The Russian aircraft has reportedly suffered from mechanical failures, brake failures and aborted takeoffs, pushing Putin at times to fly on backup aircraft. The VC-25A has maintained high readiness rates.
How regularly do the presidents fly on these aircraft vs. other planes?
-The VC-25A is used exclusively for the US President, who flies on it domestically and overseas routinely. Putin flies both on the Il-96-300PU and other aircraft depending on the trip.
Outlines
😲 A Comparison of the Air Force One and Russian President's Plane
The first paragraph describes the important purposes that presidential planes like Air Force One and the Russian President's plane serve in projecting power and status. It then compares features of the two aircraft, like size, speed, range, and history. Specifically, it discusses how Air Force One is an iconic aircraft known the world over, while the Russian plane is more obscure.
🛫 Comparing Size, Capacity, Range, and Cost
The second paragraph delves deeper into comparing technical and performance characteristics of the planes. It highlights the greater size, passenger capacity, range, and cost of Air Force One versus the Russian aircraft. However, the Russian plane is noted to be more luxuriously appointed inside.
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Keywords
💡Air Force One
💡rivalary
💡specifications
💡defense systems
💡communications
💡interior
💡cost
💡age
💡replacements
💡symbolism
Highlights
The presidential aircraft represent power and prestige of US and Russia - visual symbols of aviation prowess.
Air Force One is an American icon due to its history of transporting presidents around the world since 1990s.
Putin's plane - Ilyushin Il-96-300PU - is lesser known but garners attention from aviation enthusiasts.
Both planes can withstand nuclear blasts due to heavy shielding and have electronic countermeasures.
The planes serve as airborne command centers, allowing presidents to govern and wage nuclear war.
At 70.7m, Air Force One is longer, while Il-96-300PU has slightly larger 197 ft wingspan.
With more thrust and 60 tonnes extra capacity, the American plane is much more spacious.
Il-96 likely has longer range at 9,200 mi vs 7,800 mi for VC-25, extended by aerial refueling.
Both planes are equipped as mobile offices and living quarters catering to presidents' needs.
Il-96-300PU has lavish decor with gold and tapestries, contrasting VC-25's 80's office style.
VC-25 can carry 3,000 meals with a full kitchen; Il-96 has limited pre-made meal capacity.
VC-25 cost $325 million each in 1980's dollars; Il-96 was likely much cheaper.
Replacement VC-25B 747-8is face delays and huge cost overruns over $4 billion.
True cost of Putin's plane is unknown; reported between $70-550 million.
VC-25B will far surpass Il-96-300PU cost despite lacking luxury fittings.
Transcripts
Stakes were high as Joe Biden and
Vladimir Putin met in Geneva the meeting
may not have resolved International
tensions but at the very least it
provided a chance for both the United
States and Russia to affirm their
positions and convince their allies of
their firm intentions showing off is an
important part of such meetings and both
countries certainly have an act for
demonstrating their perceived might
through whatever means possible the
airplanes with which presidents arrived
are among such means massive 4 engine
beasts of both presidents are some of
the largest passenger aircraft in the
world and are a demonstration of the
very best both countries aviation
industry can offer of course it is
impossible to say which aircraft is more
impressive the impression is a
subjective thing but it is possible to
compare them so arguably the Air Force
One is the best known aircraft ever and
while technically any US Air Force
aircraft carrying the country's
president gets assigned the Air Force
One Call Sign everybody knows the Air
Force 1 the iconic Boeing vc25 a deeply
modified
747-200 Which flies American Presidents
since the early 9s with the Livery
created by a famous industrial designer
Raymond Loy and an interior by Nancy
Reagan the aircraft became an icon
through scores of presidential visits
all over the world as well as its
depictions in Hollywood films Donald
Trump's attempts to change the liery
were met with harsh criticism and it
appears that American presidents are
destined to travel with the this iconic
look for decades to come there are two
VC 25s in existence and they always
travel in pairs just in case there is a
problem with one of them the
presidential seal on its door is a
prominent part of every picture of the
American head of state arriving in any
country as is the site of the Monstrous
airplane landing the Russian counterpart
is much less known yet quite often
gathers attention from Aviation
enthusiasts nonetheless following the
American fashion any aircraft carrying
the Russian president is assigned a call
sign plane number number one normally
that aircraft belongs to the special
flight Detachment Russia which is
subservient to the directorate of the
president of the Russian Federation the
Detachment has over 65 aircraft from
helicopters to business Jets to
longrange airliners and is tasked with
transporting Russian government
officials the crown jewels of this Fleet
are of course the five illution IL 96
300p widebody aircraft the newest of
them was introduced in April 2021 while
the oldest one dates to the '90s
According to some sources all five
aircraft are being readied every time
Putin prepares to travel somewhere and
the president chooses the plane he
intends to fly on at random this story
may not be correct but just as with the
vc2s the IL 94300 pus also travel in
pairs to avoid stranding Putin in case
of an emergency this did not always work
though the plane became notorious due to
its mechanical failures and broke down
on numerous occasions in 2005 as Putin
was visiting in Finland the braking
system malfunctioned during takeoff the
president had to continue the journey
home on a backup il62 the liery of the
Russian presidential aircraft well not
as iconic is a piece of History too in
the past the special flight Detachment
rasia was a part of the airline Russia
and bore its Livery all white with a
strip of the Russian flag in 2009 the
Detachment was transferred to the
presidential directory and became
independent from the airline in 2018 the
airline updated its delivery while the
detachments aircraft remain the same the
models by modern standards both
presidential aircraft are dinosaurs the
Boeing 747 dates back to the 1960s while
the 747 200b on which the vc25 is based
was introduced in 1971 it has many
features of newer aircraft including the
CF 680 C2 engine also used in the
747400 and a glass cockpit and has been
constantly upgraded through its three
decades long career the the illusion i96
300 puu is in many aspects a relic of
the Soviet Union it is based on the IL
96 airliner itself an upgrade from the
IL 86 the first Soviet widebody
developed in the 1970s the IL 96 was
introduced in the late 80s and featured
many improvements nevertheless its life
was short manufactured in small
quantities and plagued by technical
problems the aircraft was unwanted by
Russian Airlines the Russian government
and Military Remain the most Avid
operators of this model and are the only
ones who will fly the IL 96 400m the
much advertised but ultimately
unsuccessful next iteration of the
aircraft the most striking feature of
both aircraft is of course their size
both are 4 engine widebody planes that
would often find themselves as the
largest in almost any airport the
Russian one has a slightly larger
wingspan at 6.11 M or 197 ft 3 in versus
the vc25 59.9 M or 196 F 8 in but the
American one is significantly longer
7066 M or 231 f 10 in versus the IL 96
is 55.3 M or 181 ft 7 in the 747 is
heavier as well its maximum takeoff
weight or M being Greater by almost 60
tons its engines also produce almost 60%
more thrust all of this results in the
cc25 being much more roomier than the
Russian counterpart and being able to
carry much more equipment amenities and
Personnel other specifications of both
aircraft can't be confirmed and are
mostly a subject of speculation they
most likely have a fairly similar Cruise
speed and service ceiling the rumored
range of the Russian aircraft 14,800 km
or
9,196 Mi is larger than that of the vc25
which stands at 12,600 km or 7800 miles
but the vc25 has a provision for aerial
refueling which can extend its range
many times over as long as an aerial
tanker is nearby the juice well
outwardly both airplanes resemble the
models they are based on the insides are
very far from their commercial
counterparts the most peculiar feature
of course is the defensive equipment
both aircraft carry for obvious reasons
nothing specific is known about it but
as per available information both
aircraft have heavy shielding and can
withstand radiation from a nuclear blast
they are also equipped with electronic
warfare Suites that can jam
Communications and confuse anti-aircraft
weaponry and carry flare and shave
dispensers to lure away incoming
missiles another noteworthy feature is
the communications equipment both the
vc25 and the IL 94300 puu are designed
to serve as mobile command posts
allowing their respective presidents to
keep in touch with the governments and
if need be wage nuclear war while in
Flight famously there is twice more
wiring in the vc25 then on a regular
747-200 while the length of the IL 96
300 pus wires is not known the Pu in its
name stands for punked a ravenia command
post one can only hope that the military
capability of both planes is never going
to be imployed meanwhile the routine
operation of presidential aircraft rests
on other capabilities according to
available information Putin's plane
contains a gym a bedroom with a
king-size bed a 10 s m or 108t off and a
conference room with nine seats the vc25
has a gym as well but its office space
is considerably larger the whole front
of the aircraft is Dub the White House
and contains a meeting room a dining
room and a Communications room each of
them judging from photos larger than
Putin's conference room the rest of the
American aircraft is dedicated to staff
quarters and offices it appears that a
much bigger part of the IL 96 300p is
dedicated to personnel and living space
the Russian aircraft is also much more
luxurious its gold and gyms Adorn
interior designed by Russian artist Ivan
glazov is nothing but lavish in
comparison with Nancy Reagan's strict
80s office-like look of the vc25 there
is one aspect of luxury in which the
Russian aircraft sorely lacks though the
vc25 famously carries a provision for
3,000 meals and a full-fledged kitchen
the IL 96 300 puu has a kitchen as well
but it packs only pre-made meals to be
reheated by flight attendants reportedly
on more occasions than one Putin was
dissatisfied with the quality and
variety of meals served on his airplane
saying that he is being forced to eat
the same food again the price the one
aspect in which the presidential planes
of the US and Russia differ the most is
their cost American taxpayers paid $325
million for each vc25 in the early 1980s
over $1 billion in today's money it also
costs
$210,800 half a squadron of f-35s not
including costly upgrades and
refurbishments that it undergos
constantly the price estimates of
Putin's plan very wildly According to
some reports the cost of the new IL 96
300 puu introduced in 2021 plus 70
million others put it as high as $550
million the higher estimate may more
likely be closer to the truth but there
is no way to know the real price of the
jet also quite surely a large part of
the money was dedicated to the luxurious
interior of the plane its equipment and
systems being significantly cheaper than
those on the vc25 there is also the
controversy with the vc25b the new
American presidential plane based on the
Boeing 747 8i which is supposed to
replace the current one by 2024 Boeing
phas delays and cost overruns bloating
the initial contract price of almost $2
billion per plane to yet unknown size it
is quite clear that the cost of the new
vc25 will put Putin's il9 six to shame
and it won't even feature golden
decorations and antique tapestries in
its
interior
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