| Manufacturer |
Boeing |
Boeing |
| Description |
The Boeing YAL-1 airborne laser testbed was a modified Boeing 747-400F with a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) mounted inside. |
The Boeing VC-25 is a military version of the Boeing 747 airliner, modified for presidential transport and commonly operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) as Air Force One, the call sign of any US Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States. |
| ICAO Code |
|
B742 |
| First Flight |
2002-07-18 |
1987-05-16 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1990-08-23 |
| Service End |
2014-09-25 |
|
| Designer |
Boeing |
Boeing |
| Type |
Airborne Laser (ABL) anti-ballistic missile weapons system |
Presidential transport |
| Length (m) |
70.6 |
70.4088 |
| Height (m) |
19.4 |
19.2024 |
| Cockpit Crew |
6 |
26 |
| Max Seating |
|
76 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1013.969 |
1013.969 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
925.0732 |
925.9992 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
13746.48 |
| Armament |
1 × COIL (Chemical oxygen iodine laser) |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
76 passengers |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
|
0.92 |
| National Origin |
|
United States of America |
| Number Built |
1 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × General Electric CF6-80C2B5F turbofan engines, 276 kN thrust each |
4 × General Electric CF6-80C2B1 turbofan engines |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force |
United States Air Force |
| Status |
Canceled |
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_VC-25 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
64.4 |
59.7408 |
| Wake Category |
|
H |
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |