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Ukraine offers Trump Antonov aircraft as Air Force One
Pravda ^ | Dec 7, 2016 | Pravda.Ru

Posted on 12/08/2016 6:02:07 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Ukraine's Antonov aircraft maker suggested US President-elect Donald Trump should order Air Force One from Ukraine, a message on the official Twitter page of the company said, TASS reports.

"Maybe it would be better to consider an Antonov aircraft as Air Force One?" the tweet said.

The state-run Antonov aircraft building plant is Ukraine's only developer and manufacturer of cargo and passenger aircraft. The company is best known for such aircraft as AN-32, AN-148, AN-158, AN-74, AN-124, AN-70 and AN-225. The company did not specify which aircraft exactly they would like to propose to the new President of the United States.

Noteworthy, Ukrainian President Pedro Poroshenko flies an AN-148 as the presidential airliner that he chose in early 2015.

In 2016, however, the company has not produced one single aircraft. The company plans to hold an official ceremony to unveil the new AN-132 cargo aircraft in December.

Donald Trump urged Boeing to cancel the construction of the new presidential plane due to the high cost of the aircraft.

"Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!" Trump said on Twitter.

However, White House spokesman Earnest said that Donald Trump's tweet was inaccurate. Boeing representatives said that the costs for the development of Air Force One would make up $170 million.

Pravda.Ru - See more at: http://www.pravdareport.com/news/business/companies/07-12-2016/136369-Ukraine_antonov-0/#sthash.9HGetMtg.dpuf


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; Russia; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: aerospace; airforceone; antonov; boeing; federalspending; russianpropaganda; russiasucks; trumptransition; ukraine; usaf
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This is so funny. Talk about egg on Boeing's face. Obviously wont happen, but what a laugh.
1 posted on 12/08/2016 6:02:07 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

President Trump, Ukraine not only offers you fine Antonov aircraft for Air Force One, we also offer you pilot. See? Here is pilot. Her name is Peggy.


2 posted on 12/08/2016 6:05:19 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Can they have it pounded out to look like an Imperial Star Destroyer?
That’d be sweet!


3 posted on 12/08/2016 6:06:36 AM PST by RandallFlagg (Vote for your guns!)
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To: HombreSecreto
How about one of these Antonovs?
4 posted on 12/08/2016 6:07:40 AM PST by Noumenon (Proud Irredeemable Deplorable, heavily armed Infidel. Islam delenda est.)
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Is good Soviet aircraft, nyet?
5 posted on 12/08/2016 6:11:30 AM PST by Noumenon (Proud Irredeemable Deplorable, heavily armed Infidel. Islam delenda est.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

I know Boeing builds the ‘Air Force One’ and a lot of the parts are made else where, but I think since President Trump is ‘America First’, the plane should be built in ‘America’....


6 posted on 12/08/2016 6:11:34 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Lets loan Russia a decent operational aircraft carrier.


7 posted on 12/08/2016 6:11:51 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey (MAGA)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

The order is for up to THREE new planes. I think the cost of Obama’s helicopter fleet was deemed out of line, too.


8 posted on 12/08/2016 6:13:13 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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If Trump is using his own plane, does he get escorts?


9 posted on 12/08/2016 6:16:32 AM PST by ~Pandora
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To: Noumenon

Wow, the startup procedure is insane.


10 posted on 12/08/2016 6:16:42 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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I think Trump should use one of these for US flights

And for occasional overseas flights...a suitable Boeing,...the Star Wars version:


11 posted on 12/08/2016 6:18:43 AM PST by spokeshave (In the Thatch Weave,..Trump's Wing Man is Truth.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Does Trump trust Ukraine? Think Soros.


12 posted on 12/08/2016 6:20:38 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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Soros is Hungarian.


13 posted on 12/08/2016 6:23:51 AM PST by crz
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To: crz

He practically owns Ukraine.


14 posted on 12/08/2016 6:24:51 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

We need something even more over-the-top, nay, Yuuuuuge, than even an An-224. Maybe Trump can have a B-52 redone as the next AF-1? Wouldn’t that be a way to get a recalcitrant nation’s attention when arriving for negotiations.


15 posted on 12/08/2016 6:28:48 AM PST by Little Pig
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To: Noumenon

After toggling 15 switches, pumping two pumps, moving the throttle up and down several times, the engine starts and the pilot is rewarded with plumb of smoke rising from the bottom of the cockpit. Using the air hand brake which vents into the cockpit the pilot turns the vibrating plane toward the runway.


16 posted on 12/08/2016 6:32:29 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

How about an An-225 Mriya. After all, it is the largest aircraft in the world...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya


17 posted on 12/08/2016 6:32:42 AM PST by Truth29
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Inspires total confidence, doesn’t it?


18 posted on 12/08/2016 6:35:26 AM PST by Noumenon (Proud Irredeemable Deplorable, heavily armed Infidel. Islam delenda est.)
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Indeed! And that was only the first half of the video ...


19 posted on 12/08/2016 6:36:39 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Thanks for posting this. I have been laughing so hard, I spilled my coffee all over my desk.


20 posted on 12/08/2016 6:57:47 AM PST by pugmama (Ports Moon.)
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