When the President is on an Air Force aircraft, is "Air Force One" the actual call sign used on the radio with ATC?
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Yes.
From Wikipedia:
Air Force One is the official air traffic control designated call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States.
From FAA Air Traffic Control document, Section 7.a:
Presidential aircraft and Presidential family aircraft: When the President is aboard a military aircraft, state the name of the military service, followed by the word “One.” EXAMPLE- “Air Force One.” “Army One.” “Marine One.”
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According to an airforce fact sheet about the airforce one fleet
The presidential air transport fleet consists of two specially configured Boeing 747-200B's — tail numbers 28000 and 29000 — with the Air Force designation VC-25. When the president is aboard either aircraft, or any Air Force aircraft, the radio call sign is "Air Force One."
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2And the answers to another Q has other relevant info - like why it isn't designated Heavy – Mr R Feb 09 '23 at 02:00