SPOTTED: Air Force 1

[Ben]

hehehe, not your average Spotted thread...
Saw air force one take off and fly about 1km from the Window I look out of... What a nice plane!

[G]

It's just a riced out 747....they should put some altezzas on it

[mwmhong]

I guess Bush couldn't stand Chretien (English translation=Cretin) anymore and wanted out of here ASAP. Canada sucks eh?! LOL

I been seeing motorcade after motorcade pass by this afternoon on 9th Ave, like a dozen cop bikes, followed by a string of 6+ vehicles, sirens all going.

[speedracer]

Easy targets... I mean that is what I would say if I was a G8 protestor.

[Ben]

"Do you want to keep those arms?" Is what I would say to you if YOU were a protestor

[mwmhong]

Isn't there usually TWO airforce ones, one is a dummy? Maybe you didn't see the real one?

Man those motorcades on 9th Ave are a pain, sirens...bike goes down empty street. Nothing. Sirens...another cop bike zooms by. Nothing. Sirens, cop bike zooms in and holds up traffic going onto 9th ave. Sirens, one bike zooms by, nothing, sirens, nothing, another cop bike zooms by. Cop bike still blocking intersection, then someone trys to pull out of a parking lot, cop gets off bike, RUNS to stop the car. Cars trying to exit lots onto 9th Ave sit there...wait...wait...some more sirens, more bikes zoom by, then FINALLY, a lousy 6 vehicles, mostly ghost Caprices/Crown Vics followed by an ambulance. Then this huge WAD of traiffc that got held up for 20 minutes or so.

[bol]

I had read that Bush landed in montana and took a helicopter up here...

[Ben]

I took a picture, but its blurry

[bol]

Maybe it was Air Farce 1. I bet CBC was in town...

[Ben]

hehehehe, Damnit, Ive been HAD!

It was almost all white, with a baby blue colored front bit. looked big to, like a 767...



I wish this pic turned out, but taking it through half inch glass at an angle, using digital zoom on an object a ways away...

[legendboy]

I work right becide mcall lake golf course on 12th, I saw both AF1's and 3 killer choppers flew only about 20-30 feet from my window. It was kewl.

[Ben]

20-30 feet...whoa...choppers like those...damn, that musta been intense...

[Weapon_R]

Bush got here on Air Force One, parked it in the airport, and was transported by a whole squadron of US/Canadian helicopters to Kananaskis. So AF1 was here, parked right in Calgary.

That plane is crazy, I heard its got the capabilities to dodge missles and contains an entire office right inside the plane like a flying white house.

Is this what it looked like?

[Ben]

Yes Weapon_R, thats a much better picture, LOL

Mine looks like some roswell sighting, hahaha

[4wheeldrift]

Air Force One was in calgary, along with the japanese and british equivalents, plus a russian Antov. THe presedential CH-53s were both here along with numerous blackhawks and other assorted military grade hardware. It was pretty damn cool

[todaB18c5]

Actually...

Air force 1 is, any airplane that the president is on.

[Superesc]

Here's the spec on the plane:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/air-force-one.htm

[4wheeldrift]

Originally posted by todaB18c5
Actually...

Air force 1 is, any airplane that the president is on.

In this case, the presedential 747 pictured above

[Weapon_R]

Originally posted by todaB18c5
Actually...

Air force 1 is, any airplane that the president is on.

Thats true - except commonly when ppl refer to air force 1, it is that plane I posted.

[Fluidic]

www.howstuffworks.com is a great website!!

Man I love that website!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peace