All the president's rides: Photos show the planes, helicopters, and other White House vehicles used by Donald Trump
US presidents travel in a variety of secure vehicles, including planes, helicopters, and cars.He flies on Air Force One, a militarized Boeing 747, and occasionally a militarized Boeing 757.For shorter trips, presidents use Marine One or a secure limousine known as "The Beast."The president of the United States never has to sit in traffic or fight for the last space in a plane's overhead bin.With a fleet of planes, helicopters, and vehicles at the US president's disposal, the leader of the free world travels in style.While aesthetics are certainly a consideration when designing official planes or limousines, presidential transportation prioritizes safety and functionality.Every plane, helicopter, or car also becomes a moving Oval Office with features that allow the president to lead the country and communicate securely while in transit.Take a look at the modes of official transportation available to the US president.Perhaps the president's most famous mode of transportation, the best-known Air Force One is a militarized Boeing 747 designated VC-25A.Air Force One is the call sign given to any US Air Force plane carrying a US president.The first plane built specifically for use by the US president was the "Sacred Cow," a Douglas VC-54C Skymaster used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1944.
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US presidents travel in a variety of secure vehicles, including planes, helicopters, and cars.He flies on Air Force One, a militarized Boeing 747, and occasionally a militarized Boeing 757.For shorter trips, presidents use Marine One or a secure limousine known as "The Beast."The president of the United States never has to sit in traffic or fight for the last space in a plane's overhead bin.With a fleet of planes, helicopters, and vehicles at the US president's disposal, the leader of the free world travels in style.While aesthetics are certainly a consideration when designing official planes or limousines, presidential transportation prioritizes safety and functionality.Every plane, helicopter, or car also becomes a moving Oval Office with features that allow the president to lead the country and communicate securely while in transit.Take a look at the modes of official transportation available to the US president.Perhaps the president's most famous mode of transportation, the best-known Air Force One is a militarized Boeing 747 designated VC-25A.Air Force One is the call sign given to any US Air Force plane carrying a US president.The first plane built specifically for use by the US president was the "Sacred Cow," a Douglas VC-54C Skymaster used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1944. Since then, presidential aircraft have evolved with state-of-the-art technology to function as a "flying White House" with all the capabilities of the Oval Office and the Situation Room.Today's presidential plane, a modified Boeing 747-200B designated VC-25A, measures 231 feet long and features 4,000 square feet of floor space, including offices, rest areas, an executive stateroom with a full bathroom and dressing room, and a conference room.It can hold 30 crew members and 71 passengers. Each VC-25A plane cost around $325 million.The president also occasionally flies on a militarized Boeing 757 known as a C-32.At 155 feet long, the C-32 is smaller than the VC-25A with room for 16 crew members and 45 passengers.It usually functions as the vice president's plane, but the president uses it to fly into and out of smaller airports that aren't built to support the massive primary 747 aircraft.Each C-32 cost around $145 million to produce, according to the Air Force.In July, Trump flew for the first time on a new Air Force One jet gifted by Qatar, a Boeing 747-8 retrofitted as a VC-25B Bridge.With Boeing running years behind schedule on delivering new 747-8 planes, President Donald Trump looked elsewhere in his efforts to upgrade the presidential fleet.In May 2025, the Trump administration accepted a Boeing 747-8, a private business jet previously used by the Qatari royal family, saying he'd be "stupid" to turn down the gift.
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- US presidents travel in a variety of secure vehicles, including planes, helicopters, and cars.He flies on Air Force One, a militarized Boeing 747, and occasionally a militarized Boeing 757.For shorter trips, presidents use Marine One or a secure limousine known as "The Beast."The president of the United States never has to sit in traffic or fight for the last space in a plane's overhead bin.With a fleet of planes, helicopters, and vehicles at the US president's disposal, the leader of the free world travels in style.While aesthetics are certainly a consideration when designing official planes or limousines, presidential transportation prioritizes safety and functionality.Every plane, helicopter, or car also becomes a moving Oval Office with features that allow the president to lead the country and communicate securely while in transit.Take a look at the modes of official transportation available to the US president.Perhaps the president's most famous mode of transportation, the best-known Air Force One is a militarized Boeing 747 designated VC-25A.Air Force One is the call sign given to any US Air Force plane carrying a US president.The first plane built specifically for use by the US president was the "Sacred Cow," a Douglas VC-54C Skymaster used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1944.
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All the president's rides: Photos show the planes, helicopters, and other White House vehicles used by Donald Trump
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