Aristides
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Aristides replied to WestCanMan's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
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Aristides replied to WestCanMan's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
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https://www.defensenews.com/air/2025/05/12/experts-qatar-gifted-air-force-one-may-be-security-upgrade-disaster/ This is purely a vanity exercise by Trump at the expense of national security. The existing B747-200's are still very serviceable and even though old, would be very low time compared to commercially operated 747's.
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No he can't. The only thing an AF1 has in common with a regular 747 is its airframe and engines. You should really do a little more research into what it takes to turn an aircraft into an AF1. Things like secret security, communications, defensive systems and inflight refuelling capabilities that make it an airborne command centre capable of staying airborne for days are not small or cheap modifications. He isn't even allowed to use his personal 757 as long as he is president. If you want to talk about wasting money, taking years and hundreds of millions to convert an aircraft just so it can end up in a museum in a couple of years is as wasteful as it gets.
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If you don't think Churchill was ambitions, you don't know much about the man.
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Who really is the new PM Mark Carney?
Aristides replied to blackbird's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
Show me someone who wants to be PM that isn't ambitious. Nothing wrong with ambition. -
As president he can't use it for anything unless it meets AF1 standards and it never will while he is in office. They will have to let it sit there until it goes into a museum unless they can lease it out in the meantime. Either that or it will have remain in service for years as an AF1 for years or it will just be a giant waste of money. Up to a billion dollars to convert it just so it can go into a museum. Get real, the aircraft is already 13 years old. This is nothing more than manipulation of Trump's giant ego and he doesn't give a crap what it costs the taxpayers. Ya we have and you don't care how much Trump games the system right in front of your nose.
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Well if it is not going to be ready for use during his presidency, what use is it other than as a personal aircraft. It's nothing more than Qatar stroking Trump's massive vanity by giving him a gift that can never be used as AF1. The AF1 at the Reagan library had been used by 7 serving presidents. This thing won't even get used by one. What massive amounts of money did the Biden's pocket. Most of Biden's money was made from book deals and speaking engagements between his stints as VP and Potus. Unlike Trump who goes to great lengths hide his personal finances, had to shut down scams like his so called university and bogus charity, Biden's tax returns have always been public.
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Aristides replied to WestCanMan's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
