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Facts about Air Force One, the flying White House

New Delhi: Air Force One is the US President's special aircraft. Whenever the US president travels overseas or across the country, he takes his high-tech deluxe jumbo jet with him.  During the  September 11 terror



Air Force One has 4,000 square feet of interior floor space. Much of it looks more like a hotel or executive office than a jetliner, except for the seatbelts on all the chairs. 

The lowest level of the plane mostly serves as cargo space. Most of the passenger room is on the middle level, and the upper level is largely dedicated to communications equipment.

The president has onboard living quarters, with his own bedroom, bathroom, workout room and office space. Most of the furniture on the plane was hand-crafted by master carpenters.

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