'Beautiful. Great plane': Trump was 'in awe' of his first flight on Air Force One

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Donald Trump Air Force One

AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

President Donald Trump sits at his desk on Air Force One upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. At the center is Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.

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President Donald Trump took his first flight aboard Air Force One - the presidential jet - on Thursday to address a joint gathering of House and Senate Republicans in Philadelphia, and the experience left him awestruck.

"Beautiful. Great plane," Trump said about his new ride, according to pool reports.

Trump said his old plane, a Boeing 757 was a "good one," but that Air Force One is a "very special plane for a lot of reasons," per the pool.

"He continues to react the same way he has throughout his time in his presidency, in awe of the splendor of this plane and what the White House represents," Trump's press secretary Sean Spicer, who was on the flight, told reporters.

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While Trump's old plane was nothing shabby - it has two bedrooms and a full bathroom with 24-karat gold fixtures - it pales in comparison to the presidential jet, a larger Boeing 747.

Air Force One, though lacking in gold, boasts 4,000 square feet of interior space, with a fully-equipped Situation Room, and a "flying Oval Office." The plane's fuselage can also withstand a nuclear blast from the ground, and has flares hidden in the wings to confuse enemy missiles.

Trump took his first flight on Marine One, the presidential chopper, as well.

Scroll down for photos of President Trump's first go-round with presidential aviation.