Flying High: Air Force One Quiz

Contrary to popular belief, "Air Force One" technically isn't a plane but the radio call name for any Air Force plane carrying the U.S. president. There are currently two planes flying under this designation.

The two Air Force One planes are nearly identical Boeing 747-200B jets.

The Boeing 747 aircraft's four jet engines can propel it up to 700 mph (1,127 kph).

The Air Force One planes (like normal 747s) have three levels. They're almost as tall as a six-story building and as long as a city block.

The plane's 4,000 square feet of floor space can easily accommodate 70 passengers and 26 crew members.

The president's plane not only sports a large conference room and workout room, but it also has onboard living quarters with hand-crafted furniture made by master carpenters.

Air Force One's middle deck holds the majority of the passengers. The lowest deck holds luggage and other supplies, and the upper deck consists of the cockpit and communications area.

Due to its in-flight refueling connection, the plane can stay up in the air indefinitely.

In 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first acting president in office to take to the air when he rode a Boeing 314 to a wartime conference in Casablanca.

The Air Force adopted the radio call designation "Air Force One" during Eisenhower's administration, and the public took it up soon after Kennedy became president.