Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 15 x 7 inches
- Item Weight: 4.2 pounds
- Item model number: CC32ATR
- Manufacturer recommended age: 14 years and up
- Manufacturer: Mastercraft Collection
- Country of Origin: Philippines
- Date First Available: November 22, 2004
- Handcrafted Resin Model Airplane
- Handcrafted and Handpainted
- Comes with base stand ready to display
- Comes with base stand ready for display
From the Manufacturer The C-32A is a specially configured version of the
Boeing 757-200 intercontinental airliner, selected along with the C-37A to
replace the aging fleet of VC-137 aircraft. Active-duty aircrews from the 1st
Airlift Squadron, 89th Airlift Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., fly the
aircraft. The contract was awarded for the C-32A in August 1996. By using
commercial off-the-shelf acquisition practices, a new record has been set from
contract award to aircraft delivery – in less than two years. The C-32A is the
first military aircraft ever to be acquired in this manner. The 89th Airlift
Wing acquired the first of four aircrafts in 19 June 1998, and the second
aircraft arrived in Andrews three days later. The remaining two C-32As arrived
in November and December. The C-32A is configured for 45 passengers and 16
crews, and was designed for a 4,150 nautical mile mission, roughly the
distance from Andrews to Frankfurt, Germany. The aircraft is also Stage III
noise level compliant. Inside the C-32A, communications are paramount. The
heads of the state and other decision-makers can conduct business anywhere
around the world. The C-32 has state-of-the-art avionics equipment. The C-32A
is far more fuel efficient and quieter than the 707-based C-137s they are
replacing. Each engine of the C-32A has 40,000 pounds of thrust, compared to
the VC-137 engine that delivers 14,000 pounds. Yet, the C-32A's high-bypass-
ratio engines, combined with an advanced wing design, help make the plane one
of the quietest, most fuel-efficient jetliners in the world.
