Boeing C - 32 - wikipedia Boeing C - 32 This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2008 ) C - 32 A C - 32A on final approach Role VIP transport Manufacturer Boeing Introduction June 1998 Status Operational Primary user United States Air Force Number built 8 Developed from Boeing 757 The Boeing C - 32 is a military passenger transportation version of the Boeing 757 for the United States Air Force. The C - 32 provides transportation for United States leaders to locations around the world. The primary users are the Vice President of the United States, using the distinctive call sign `` Air Force Two '', the First Lady and the Secretary of State. On rare occasions, other members of the U.S. Cabinet and Congressional leaders have been authorized to fly aboard the C - 32 for various missions. The C - 32, since its debut, has also served as Air Force One in place of the larger VC - 25A to airports that can not support the Boeing 747 - based jumbo jet. Contents 1 Development and operation 2 Design 3 Future 4 Operators 5 Specifications ( C - 32A ) 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Development and operation The C - 32 is a military version of the Boeing 757 - 200 extended range aircraft, selected along with the C - 37A to replace the aging fleet of VC - 137 aircraft. Active - duty aircrews from the 1st Airlift Squadron, 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, fly the aircraft. The contract was awarded for the C - 32 in August 1996. By using commercial off - the - shelf acquisition practices, a new record was set from contract award to aircraft delivery : less than two years. The C - 32 was the first military aircraft ever acquired in this manner. The 89th Airlift Wing acquired the first of four aircraft in late June 1998. A further two were acquired in 2010, with both having been used previously as commercial aircraft. The 150th Special Operations Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., has two modified C - 32B aircraft supporting specialist worldwide airlift operations ( c / n 25493 & 25494 ). These are the only U.S Air Force C - 32B in existence although both aircraft have been associated with a multiplicity of registrations. These 757s are fitted with a generic ( non-VIP ) interior and 48 comfortable seats, and unlike the C - 32A, are equipped with aerial refueling equipment and Rolls - Royce RB211 engines. All luggage and cargo must be fitted into the rear of the main cabin ( except for a small lower cargo hold that contains spare tires / wheels along with oil and hydraulic servicing units ), the forward and aft lower cargo areas housing extended range fuel cells giving them a 6,000 nmi ( 6,900 mi ; 11,000 km ) range ( the longest range of any 757 in operation ). They have frequently been associated with the Foreign Emergency Support Team of the U.S. State Department. The C - 32 has had maintenance issues on several occasions, requiring government officials to take commercial flights after the aircraft broke down. Design Then Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and former President George H.W. Bush aboard a C - 32 in 2007 President Obama and staffers aboard a C - 32A as Air Force One in 2009 showing the second and third section. The C - 32 is a specially configured version of the Boeing 757 - 200 airliner. The C - 32 body is identical to that of the Boeing 757 - 200, but has different interior furnishings and more sophisticated avionics. For the C - 32A, the passenger cabin is divided into four sections : The forward area has a communications center, galley, lavatory and 10 business - class seats. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first - class swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business - class seats. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business - class seats, galley, two lavatories and closets. The C - 32 is more fuel efficient and has improved capabilities over its VC - 137 predecessor. It can travel twice the distance on the same amount of fuel and operate on shorter runways down to 5,000 feet ( 1,500 m ) in length. Its 92,000 - pound ( 42,000 kg ) fuel capacity allows the aircraft to travel 5,500 nautical miles ( 10,200 km ; 6,300 mi ) unrefueled. In - flight refueling is via a receptacle on top of the forward fuselage, just aft of the cockpit. Heading the safety equipment list is the Traffic Collision Avoidance System and Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System. Weather systems are enhanced with a Predictive Windshear Warning System. Other items include the future air navigation system with Global Positioning System, Flight Management System / Electronic Flight Instrument System, Controller Pilot Data Link Communications and Automatic Dependent Surveillance. Inside the C - 32, communications are paramount. The Vice President, heads of state and other decision - makers can conduct business anywhere around the world using improved telephones, satellites, television monitors, facsimiles and copy machines. The C - 32 has state - of - the - art avionics equipment. The six C - 32A aircraft have blended winglets added by Goodrich Aviation Technical Services in Everett, Washington. The C - 32 has better short - field capacity than the VC - 25, making it preferable when flying to locations without a runway long enough to accommodate the VC - 25. Future The Trump administration has included $6 million in its 2018 federal budget proposal to study replacements for the C - 32. Operators A C - 32 taking off United States United States Air Force Air Mobility Command 89th Airlift Wing - Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland 1st Airlift Squadron Air Force Special Operations Command 108th Wing - McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey 150th Special Operations Squadron Specifications ( C - 32A ) Data from General characteristics Crew : 16 flight crew ( varies with mission ) Capacity : 45 passengers Length : 155 ft, 3 in ( 47.32 m ) Wingspan : 124 ft, 8 in ( 37.99 m ) Height : 44 ft, 6 in ( 13.56 m ) Max. takeoff weight : 256,000 lbs ( 116,100 kg ) Powerplant : 2 × Pratt & Whitney PW2040 engines, 43,730 lbs ( 185 kN ) each Performance Maximum speed : 605 mph ( Mach 0.8 ) ( 968 km / h ) Range : 5,650 nautical miles unrefueled ( 11,100 km ) Service ceiling : 42,000 ft ( 12,800 m ) See also United States Air Force portal Related development Boeing 757 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era Boeing VC - 25 Related lists List of military aircraft of the United States References Jump up ^ Type C - 32 into ' Type ' field Jump up ^ https://www.state.gov/j/ct/programs/index.htm#FEST Jump up ^ `` Foreign Emergency Support Team ( FEST ) ''. US Department of State. Retrieved on May 8, 2013 ^ Jump up to : Weisgerber, Marcus. `` Pentagon Wants to Get Started on New Air Force Two and Doomsday Planes ''. Defense One. Retrieved 24 August 2017. The original version of this article was from the public domain source at Air Force Link External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boeing C - 32. Air Force C - 32 factsheet Boeing military aircraft Fighters / attack aircraft : PW - 9 / FB F2B F3B F4B XF6B P - 29 / XF7B XF8B P - 12 P - 26 818 F - 15E F - 22 AV - 8B F - 15SE F / A-18E / F EA - 18G Bombers YB - 9 XB - 15 B - 17 Y1B - 20 B - 29 XB - 38 XB - 39 YB - 40 XB - 44 B - 47 B - 50 B - 52 B - 54 XB - 55 XB - 56 XB - 59 B - 1 Piston - engined transports C - 73 C - 75 C - 97 C - 98 C - 108 Jet transports C - 135 C - 137 CC - 137 YC - 14 C - 17 C - 22 VC - 25 C - 32 C - 40 Tanker - transports KB - 29 KB - 50 KC - 97 KC - 135 KC - 137 KC - 10 KC - 46 KC - 767 Trainers PT - 13 PT - 17 PT - 18 PT - 27 XAT - 15 T - 43 T - 45 T-X Patrol and surveillance XPB XPBB XP3B P - 8 EC - 135 EC - 18 E-3 E-4 E-6 E-8 E-10 E-767 737 AEW&C Reconnaissance NC - 135 OC - 135B RC - 135 WC - 135 Drones / UAVs CQM - 121 MQ - 18 X-50 ScanEagle Experimental / prototypes X-20 X-32 X-36 X-37 X-40 X-45 / Phantom Ray X-50 X-51 X-53 YAL - 1 Phantom Eye Bird of Prey United States military transport aircraft designations, Army / Air Force and Tri-Service systems Army / Air Force sequence ( 1925 - 1962 ) C - 1 C - 2 C - 3 C - 4 C - 5 C - 6 C - 7 C - 8 C - 9 C - 10 C - 11 C - 12 C - 13 C - 14 C - 15 C - 16 C - 17 C - 18 C - 19 C - 20 C - 21 C - 22 C - 23 C - 24 C - 25 C - 26 C - 27 C - 28 C - 29 C - 30 C - 31 C - 32 C - 33 C - 34 C - 35 C - 36 C - 37 C - 38 C - 39 C - 40 C - 41 / A C - 42 C - 43 C - 44 C - 45 C - 46 C - 47 / T C - 48 C - 49 C - 50 C - 51 C - 52 C - 53 C - 54 C - 55 C - 56 C - 57 C - 58 C - 59 C - 60 C - 61 C - 62 C - 63 C - 64 C - 65 C - 66 C - 67 C - 68 C - 69 C - 70 / A / B / C / D C - 71 C - 72 C - 73 C - 74 C - 75 C - 76 C - 77 / B-D C - 78 C - 79 C - 80 C - 81 C - 82 C - 83 C - 84 C - 85 C - 86 C - 87 C - 88 C - 89 C - 90 C - 91 C - 92 C - 93 C - 94 C - 95 C - 96 C - 97 / KC - 97 C - 98 C - 99 C - 100 C - 101 C - 102 C - 103 C - 104 C - 105 C - 106 C - 107 C - 108 C - 109 C - 110 C - 111 C - 112 C - 113 C - 114 C - 115 C - 116 C - 117 C - 118 C - 119 C - 120 C - 121 / F C - 122 C - 123 / A C - 124 C - 125 C - 126 C - 127 ( I ) C - 127 ( II ) C - 128 C - 129 C - 130 / J C - 131 C - 132 C - 133 C - 134 C - 135 / KC - 135 C - 136 C - 137 C - 138 C - 139 C - 140 C - 141 C - 142 Tri-service sequence ( 1962 - present ) C - 1 C - 2 C - 3 C - 4 C - 5 C - 6 C - 7 / B C - 8 C - 9 C - 10 C - 11 C - 12 C - 13 C - 14 C - 15 C - 16 C - 17 C - 18 C - 19 C - 20A - D / F-H C - 21 C - 22 C - 23 C - 24 C - 25 C - 26 C - 27 / J C - 28 C - 29 C - 30 C - 31 C - 32 C - 33 C - 34 C - 35 C - 36 C - 37A / B C - 38 C - 39 C - 40 C - 41 C - 42 C - 43 C - 44 C - 45 C - 46 Revived original sequence ( 2005 - present ) C - 143 C - 144 C - 145 C - 146 Non-sequential designations C - 767 C - 880 Not assigned See also : AC - 47 AC - 119 AC - 130 DC - 130 EC - 130 HC - 130 KC - 130 LC - 130 MC - 130 WC - 130 CT - 39 CT - 43 Callsigns of aircraft carrying the President and Vice President of the United States Army One Air Force One Navy One Marine One Coast Guard One Executive One Army Two Air Force Two Navy Two Marine Two Coast Guard Two Executive Two 89th Airlift Wing VC - 25 C - 32 C - 40 HMX - 1 VH - 3D VH - 60N Transportation of the President of the United States White House Transportation Agency Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boeing_C-32&oldid=796948911 '' Categories : Boeing aircraft United States military transport aircraft 1990 -- 1999 Twinjets Boeing 757 Aircraft first flown in 1998 Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2008 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2015 Articles with unsourced statements from March 2011 Articles with unsourced statements from May 2010 Commons category with local link different than on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Español فارسی Français Bahasa Indonesia ქართული 日本 語 Polski Simple English Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 24 August 2017, at 01 : 32. 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Question: what kind of plane does the secretary of state fly on
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