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Air Force One
Air Force One, a Boeing 747 reserved for use by the president of the United States, flying over Mount Rushmore, South Dakota.
The current Air Force One aircraft, designated as the VC-25A, have a range of almost 8,000 miles (more than 12,000 km) without refueling. While they are limited to this distance on a single tank, they are capable of circling the globe through the use of in-flight refueling.12