

You’re already up to a level of proficiency that in the past you would have to be in the 100th aircraft to have,” he said. “You could start learning so much before you ever bent the first piece of metal and turned the first wrench, so that when you did do it for the first time, you already have learned.

The process would allow companies to not only map out an aircraft in extreme detail, but also model how a production line would work using different levels of manning or how maintainers would carry out repairs at a depot. While aerospace engineers have used computers for decades to aid in the creation of aircraft, only recently have defense companies developed 3D-modeling tools that can model an entire life cycle - design, production and sustainment - with a high level of accuracy and fidelity.

Another office that converts into a medical facility when necessary.An office area for senior staff members.Quarters for the president and the first lady.The "flying Oval Office" has 4,000 square feet of interior floor space. Self-sufficiency at airports around the world.Today, the chief executive flies aboard a specially configured 747-200B, the newest and largest presidential airplane.
