I think this is a really bad idea as a former Boom Operator on KC-135 and KC-10 tankers. In the event of a National Emergency the capability to stay airborne for an indefinite amount of time an/or increased range due to air refueling capability is a nice option to have.
Agree.
It does not make sense. Sounds more like fake news.
Well,you sound like an expert to this Army Personnel Specialist (71 Hotel).Assuming this report is accurate I wonder whose idea it is.Perhaps DJT would be wise to heed advice he might get from top Generals (and others).
Exactly what I was thinking. I was under the impression that AF1 and AF2 were like the second offices for the President and VP when times were bad. Unless their strategy now has changed to fly to a place and go underground and they can get to that place anywhere in the world on a tank of fuel.
I am no plane jockey but I do not think that is feasible unless extra fuel tanks are designed into the frame
Thanks for passing the gas! A long time ago I flew missions where our on load was 150,000 lbs of fuel. It took a tanker and a half, (over Spain with another rendezvous later), 25 hour flight. We had to be scraped out of the aircraft. Pretty sight to see three tankers turning in front of our two bomber cell at the ARIP.
Those were the days.