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BumRushDaShow

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3. He wants a plane that looks like this

Reply to Grins (Reply #1)

Thu May 1, 2025, 08:31 PM

May 1

(Trump unveils new Air Force One design plans - 6/3/19)

and has been told many times - during the first term and probably now - that the dark color on the underbelly is a NO-NO for aerodynamic purposes.

Current one(s) look like this -

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