在迎接美国建国 250 周年之际,“空军一号”过渡机型换上了爱国主题涂装
Interim Air Force One Jet Gets Patriotic Paint Scheme Ahead Of America's 250th Party

原始链接: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/interim-air-force-one-jet-gets-patriotic-paint-scheme-ahead-americas-250th-party

美国空军的临时总统座机——一架由卡塔尔捐赠的波音 747-8i,据报道已换上红、白、蓝三色的新涂装。这架被称为“VC-25B 过渡机”的飞机在德克萨斯州进行飞行测试后,其照片在 X(前身为 Twitter)上被广泛传播。 这架前卡塔尔国家元首专机于去年 5 月被五角大楼接收,旨在作为当前总统机队的临时补缺,直至波音交付推迟的官方 VC-25B 替代机型(预计要到 2028 年才能交付)。尽管该机即将完工,以赶在 7 月 4 日美国建国 250 周年纪念日前投入使用,但其收购事宜仍存争议,批评者对接受这架赠送飞机的合法性和道德问题提出了质疑。

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One month after the U.S. Air Force confirmed that the Boeing 747 donated by Qatar, designated as the VC-25B Bridge and widely described as President Trump's interim Air Force One aircraft, had entered flight testing in Texas and was being prepared for a new red, white, and blue color scheme, an OSINT account on X claims the aircraft has now been painted.

"Ladies and gentlemen… your United States Air Force's new VC-25B," X user TGhormley Photography wrote Sunday morning.

TGhormley Photography said the image was taken Saturday evening, though they did not disclose the location.

The VC-25B Bridge is a former Qatari head-of-state Boeing 747-8i that will serve as an interim presidential aircraft until Boeing's delayed VC-25B replacements are ready, now expected in 2028.

Last month, the USAF said the VC-25B Bridge underwent flight testing in Texas and was being prepared for a red, white, and blue paint scheme.

The military blog TWZ recently noted that there are still many "questions swirling about the legality and ethics of receiving the gifted plane." Last May, the Pentagon took delivery of the aircraft and said it would rapidly undertake the required modifications.

The VC-25B Bridge appears to be ready ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations on July 4, less than one month away

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