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Air Force One, the aircraft carrying the President of the United States, does not have an equal number of takeoffs and landings. The takeoffs exceed the landings by one.
This statement is true only when Air Force One is on the ground.
Explain how this is possible.
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It is because "Air Force One" is simply the name given to the aircraft that the President is currently in (when he's not in it it's just another plane).
President Nixon's resignation ocurred in mid-flight, so the plane took off with the President onboard but landed without him (Nixon no longer being President).
Therefore takeoffs will always exceed landings by that one event until something similar happens again.
- 1 decade ago
The plane carrying Nixon changed its call sign mid-flight when he resigned from office. Any non private plane carrying the president has the call sign 'Air Force One'. Since Nixon was no longer president during the flight, the call sign was changed and therefore technically never landed until after the next president landed in 'Air Force One'.
- *Chika*Lv 41 decade ago
I absolutely cannot figure this one out, and I know its gotta be so totally obvious that I"m gonna feel stupid when I get the answer!
You gotta tell me how this can be true, or it will drive me nuts forever!
:o) Have a fabulous weekend!
- pecker_head_billLv 41 decade ago
It is because "airforce one" is only airforce one when the president is aboard.
