Barack Obama used 3 helicopters, a vast motorcade and a modified jumbo jet to come to UK

a report by the Daily Mirror, U.S
President Barack Obama will use 3 helicopters, a
vast motorcade and a modified jumbo jet if he is
to come to a city near you. The U.S President
and his wife Michelle Obama are on a 3 day visit
to the UK and the newspaper/website say that
Obama 'has an entourage worthy of a pop diva
with an inferiority complex.' Read their report


'When the President's convoy arrives it's,
well, an event. When he came through
Parliament Square today, solice bikers
with flashing blue lights started dripping
through and blocking roads ahead of the
President's car.'
Then the trickle gave way to a flood -
about a dozen black cars with blacked-
out windows and blue flashing lights
raced past. They were joined by five
minibuses carrying members of White
House staff and the US press.
'The biggest baddest limo is saved for
the President - so naturally it's called The
Beast. It's the right name for a 'tank with
windows' that has doors eight inches
thick and can withstand a chemical
attack.'
'There are actually said to be a dozen of
the custom-built moving fortresses in
service, and two were spotted this time in
the Presidential motorcade. It has seven
seats, Kevlar-reinforced run-flat tyres, a
driver with top secret service training, a
foam-coated explosion-proof engine and
blood of the President's type on board.'
Needless to say it's not very eco-friendly.
Experts at AutoWeek claimed it does just
3.7 miles to the gallon. There was no
taking the train through Essex when Mr
Obama touched down at Stansted
Airport.
Waiting for him was his Presidential
helicopter Marine One, which he uses
regularly to take trips within the US.
When he visited Windsor Castle today the
aerial entourage was even bigger .
A second helicopter carried the
President's aides - while a third ferried
around members of the US press corps.
Those happy moments on the doorstep
with David Cameron don't just happen by
magic.'
They take the preparation of a huge
network of staff, and reports for the
number travelling with the President
usually run into the hundreds. We have
asked the White House exactly how many
people are travelling with Mr Obama this
time.
How could we forget Air Force One?
No trip would be complete without the
President descending the steps of his
modified version of a Boeing 747. Its
beige interiors include a lounge with two
sofas, a workout room, toilet, shower,
vanity unit and double sink. It even has a
TV studio so he can address the nation
from the skies.
That's not to mention at least one
separate Air Force transport plane which
takes that motorcade around the world.
It's certainly impressed our Prime
Minister, who's getting his own £10m
Con Air jet n future.
With all those planes and helicopters, the
Transport Secretary has had to enact
flying restrictions as part of Presidential
security.Drones have been banned
completely from most of London and the
surrounding area between 9pm on
Thursday and 11am on Sunday.'
Restrictions were also in place for the
skies between Windsor and London while
the Obamas went for lunch at Windsor
Castle. And they applied on the route to
and from Stansted Airport, where Air
Force One is parked.
Those outriders, PCs and armed officers,
whose duties include security sweeps at
Windsor Castle and Downing Street, don't
come for free. Scotland Yard wouldn't tell
us today how much it is due to spend on
President Obama's current visit. But a
previous visit by President Bush in 2003
cost £4.1million because it attracted a
big protest against the Iraq War.
'Policing the G20 summit in London in 2009 cost
£7.4million.