In a previous article, "Pat Thronson" said:
I thought any aircraft which caries the President is refered to as Air
Force 1? I do not know but I would guess he left the flashy blue and
white bird on the safe side of town.
The flashy blue and white bird has a few things your average Gulfstream V
doesn't, like anti-missile flares and air-to-air refueling. I'm sure he'd
feel a lot safer in his normal bird.
--
Paul Tomblin
http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
"The question of whether a computer can think is no more
interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim ."
E. W. Dijkstra