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The plane on the plane. DC-3 aka C-117D on Sólheimasandur.
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USAF E-4B Nightwatch
The "Doomsday Planes", otherwise known as the "Nightwatch" aircraft, or more accurately the Boeing E-4B "Advanced Airborne Command Post" (AACP), a militarized version of the Boeing 747-200, are strategic command and control military aircraft flown by the United States Air Force (USAF).
Designed and built for the National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP) program, the fleet of four aircraft consists of a series of Boeing 747-200Bs that have been specially converted to become the E-4 series.
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These aircraft are nominally similar to Air Force One but have been outfitted with the most complete and sophisticated spectrum of communications equipment that has ever flown.
Each "Doomsday Plane" is equipped with various communication tools. These consist of very low-frequency antenna that can be trailed up to five miles (8km) behind the aircraft while in flight. Super high-frequency and "Milstar" communications equipment are also housed on top of the aircraft's fuselage within its distinctive dome or bulge.
According to the United States Space Force, "Milstar" is a "joint service satellite communications system that provides secure, jam-resistant, worldwide communications to meet essential wartime requirements for high-priority military users. The multi-satellite constellation links command authorities with a wide variety of resources, including ships, submarines, aircraft and ground stations".
In essence, each of these technologies guarantees that they can communicate with armed units wherever in the world. Not just low- and high-frequency, but nearly all communication levels, from entirely open to private. Additionally, each aircraft has Internet access and the ability to communicate with anyone, anywhere via radio and telephone.
Information on exactly how the plane can withstand a nuclear attack is classified, but it is known that the computers and wiring onboard are hardened with thermal and nuclear shielding. The cockpit contains analog controls, and workstations are outfitted with hardwired phones and monitors designed to operate in the event of a nuclear electromagnetic pulse. There are no windows besides the cockpit to protect the communications system from the outside heat or an electromagnetic pulse.
The aircraft can be refueled mid-flight during times of war. They can optimize their flying time, except for crew resupply, of course.
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Each plane is a modified Boeing 747-200B. Source: Iberia Airlines/Wikimedia Commons
Additionally, each window in the cockpit has an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) shielding grid to protect the sensitive systems of the plane from harm.
For the "National Command Authority", which consists of the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and any succeeding officials, each E-4 is intended to serve as a resilient mobile command post. The 595th Command and Control Group's 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron, based at Offutt Air Force Base, not far from Omaha, Nebraska, operates the four E-4B aircraft.
When in use, an E-4B is referred to as a "National Airborne Operations Center."
The fleet was conceived and built during a time when the doctrine of "Mutual Assured Destruction" meant that nuclear war was a clear and present danger, and to many, it may seem like overkill today. However, these aircraft are always on ready alert regardless of the reduced fears of a nuclear holocaust today.
The plane's crew is stationed at a nearby barracks just in case the plane needs to get airborne with urgency.
An exilarating experience when the plane is flying so near the himalayas mountain range on the way to Ladakh.
A reminder that I live in Phuket! One of the most popular places to go on the island is the beach by the airport where you can watch the seemingly endless numbers of jets arriving with sun worshipping tourists from all over the world