The cockpit of Air Force One.Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The plane's maximum speed was 590 miles per hour. The top speed of the current Air Force One, the VC-25A, is 630 miles per hour.
Today, the average age of Air Force aircraft is over 30. The youngest B-52 is 63 years old. The most advanced current Air Force training aircraft, the supersonic T-38, first flew in 1958.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has disclosed that airlines are frustrated and already running out of patience with aircraft suppliers that have failed in their promise to deliver ...
But an air force statement said it was trying to confirm the reported casualties and whether pilots on the aircraft tried to eject to safety. It said the KT-1 aircraft is a two-seat plane.