Various Indonesian Presidential Aircraft

Various Indonesian Presidential Aircraft 

When Mr. Jusuf Kalla was Vice President, he had experienced a bad experience with the presidential plane.

In July 2006 on a flight from Jakarta to Polonia Airport, Medan, the presidential plane Air Force Fokker 28 carrying the Vice President and several ministers have cracks in the glass cockpit. Finally, the backup plane was sent from Halim. Vice President immediately expressed long pending plan to have a special presidential plane. "He's right has been 30 years. So, better to be replaced again," Kalla said at the time.

Since the days of President Sukarno, a wide variety of aircraft used for an official visit. Here's his review.
1. Presidential Aircraft Bung Karno: 
Initially, Bung Karno uses two types of C-140 aircraft Jetstar. Made aircraft manufacturer Lockheed was given the name of Pancasila and Saptamarga. This aircraft has become one of the occupants Air Museum in Yogyakarta. After Jetstar, Bung Karno memakaj Ilyushin Il-14, a gift from the Russian government. The aircraft that still use the double propeller named Dolok Martimbang it operated 17 Squadron Air Force.

2. Presidential Aircraft Suharto 
President Suharto use some type of aircraft. In the early days of the administration, to visit the country, President Soeharto used the Hercules C-130 belonging to the Air Force. Douglas DC-8 aircraft could also be used for overseas trips. Visit other domestic, Suharto often use several options. There Avro RJ-185 belongs to the Pelita Air Service.

Then the Fokker F-28, which operated the airline Pelita Air Service. The other aircraft was a British Aerospace 146, which is capable of carrying 100 passengers. For overseas trips, Suharto used Airbus A330 belonging to Garuda.

3. Presidential aircraft SBY 
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is still using some of the aircraft used its predecessor, such as the Airbus A330-341 and A330-300 owned by Garuda. The aircraft was modified according to the level of need and the president can carry a maximum of 140's passengers. Airbus used SBY when traveling overseas. To visit parts of Indonesia, SBY still wearing the Avro RJ-185 belongs to the Pelita Air Service.

Built aircraft in 1992 was purchased by Pertamina in the era of President Soeharto and used special presidential plane. All, president - of President Soeharto, BJ Habibie, Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati Soekarnoputr up - choose this plane when traveling in the country.

Fokker 28 including those belonging to the Air Force still use SBY. The plane was made in 1975 is usually chosen to accompany a visit in the country. Another aircraft was a Boeing 737-200 used SBY-owned Air Force produced in 1981. For a helicopter, using a regular SBY Super Puma helicopter SA-330 and SA-332 belonging to the Air Force.

At the end of its leadership, the President claims to provide warisanya for his successor. "If it (the plane) was finished, in 2013, I was only a year to use it. It's good that the next government could be more efficient and better able to use," he said on February 13, 2012.