torrid said:nortex97 said:flown-the-coop said:
VC-25B Bridge (Qatari bribery spy plane) is scheduled to be debuted around July 4th.
Not sure if will fly Trump. I would think it's got more testing to do and would be confined to domestic service (just my speculation), but the photo op should be there.
It will almost certainly fly Trump around starting this summer. Modifications were completed/flight testing before painting @ L3 Harris facility in Waco (I think) started last month.
I'd expect it to roll out in the next couple weeks and do a fly-over for sure @ America 250 in DC next month (will be based at Andrews). Will be the first of more than a dozen 747-8i's in USAF service, including VC-25B's, spares, and E-4C aircraft, so pilot/maintenance technician training etc. will be key. Other VIP aircraft including 737's and 757's, corporate jets have already been painted in the new livery.
The airport near me has long runways and little traffic, so it is used for touch-and-goes with Air Force One all the time (OK, VC-25A since no president is on board). A couple of weeks about, local plane spotters got excited when a plain white 747 appeared at the airport doing the same.
Everyone thought it might be one of the VC-25Bs, specifically the Qatari gift plane. Turns out it was an -8i the Air Force had acquired specifically for training.
You are on notice to get the pics to TexAgs when the Bridge aka Quid Pro One is practicing!
For Nortex, I had read the same just hedging that some goon in the AF or some lib judge will say Trump cannot ride on it because its not certified to avoid rare birds that may be attracted to the new paint scheme and ingested in these unproven Qatari engines.
Remember, no logic or rationale or reasonableness need apply when it comes to keeping Trump and America from having nice things.
For me, I think it will look awesome and brings us forward. JFK was 60 years ago and if it was God's plan for him to get 2 full terms then he would have had JFK duck or turn his head like he did for Trump.
God Bless America and Donald John Trump!
