Guided Tour Inside the E-4B NAOC Doomsday Plane
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2013
- The E-4Bs NAOC (National Alternate Operations Center) is as ABNCP (Airborne Command Post) platform based out of Offutt AFB, Nebraska. This aircraft is also know as The Doomsday Plane, where in the case of a nuclear attack, war on the United State, a terrorist attack, this plane becomes the flying Pentagon and gives the SecDef and the Joint Chiefs of Staff a way to launch nuclear weapons and communicate to anything, anywhere in the world.
The Boeing E-4 National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC), with the project name "Nightwatch", is an aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). To create the E-4 series, four Boeing 747-200B airframes were specially modified to serve as a survivable mobile command post for the National Command Authority, namely the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and successors. The four E-4Bs are operated by the 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron of the 55th Wing located at Offutt Air Force Base, near Omaha, Nebraska. An E-4B is denoted a "National Airborne Operations Center" when in action.
For detailed info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_E...
Upper deck: Flight deck
Middle deck: Conference room, Aft of the conference room is a projection room, Operations team area, Technical Control area, Rest area.
Forward entry area: the main galley unit and stairways to the flight deck and to the forward lower equipment area, NCA area, Briefing room, Communications control area, Flight avionics area
Lower Lobe:
The forward lower equipment room contains the aircraft's water supply tanks, 1200 kVA electrical power panels, step down transformers, VLF transmitter and SHF SATCOM equipment. AC/DC powered hydraulic retractable Airstair is located in the forward right side of the forward lower equipment area, are installed for airplane entry and exit. In the event of an emergency, the airstair can be jettisoned if necessary. The aft lower lobe contains the maintenance console and mission specific equipment.
The lower trailing wire antenna (TWA) area contains the aircraft's 5 mile long TWA reel, which is used by up to 13 communications links -- the antenna operator's station, as well as the antenna reel controls and indicators. Much attention has been given to hardening this area against EMP, especially as the TWA, essential for communicating with ballistic missile submarines, is also particularly effective in picking up EMP. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Good to know that in the event of a nuclear attack, the E-4B will be able to fax anyone on earth.
I would imagine they gave this tour because they're about to upgrade everything which is done every few years
LMAO
😂😂😂
If nothing else, there will STILL be a way for us to transmit our tax returns to the IRS dedicated plane like this one. I mean, no DOOMSDAY could be complete without a required tax return filing deadline.
@@RabidNemo
HOW many is "a few" ?
I worked on this plane for 9 years as a maintainer. I flew with it for 7 years and was involved in the communications upgrade in the mid 2000s. You should have seen the old equipment from the 60s. This is still my favorite airplane I ever had the pleasure to work on. It is an amazing plane.
Tell me it had a telex machine!
Where does the President meet, sleep, and do other things? Because the video looks like it only shows the crew parts, but isn’t this plane for the US President during Doomsday?
@@theeverydayshow9896 no not necessarily. we can have four or five of these bad boys circle in the US at any given time
@@theeverydayshow9896 The President should be on the Air Force 1. The Defense Secretary may be on this plane to serve as a backup command and control center.
Definitely not built for comfort although the it was a smooth ride.
“This double cassette tape player can play and record at the same time. We love new bands like Depeche Mode”
This is the old Doomsday Aircraft. The New One is so Classified that it's mind blowing.
If you know about it, literally mind blowing.
What new one are you talking about? As far as I know they’re just now starting on the replacements for these
There is no "new one".
A 5 mile long antenna, tens of thousands of feet up in the air... A ham operator's dream setup.
That would sure beat the dipole I'm running :)
Could be. I mean once you got nuked, at least you can give the order to return the favor.
if you think that's crazy look up the E-6B...
Imagine a full wave on 160m at 40k feet? "CQ CQ CQ, this is MY BAND but I will allow you to talk to me!" :P
CQ DX 160! CQ CQ CQ DE WD8NLS HiHi :)
Military buys the latest and best stuff, everyone complains about the money they spent.
Military uses old gear that still works but looks old and everyone complains about how old and worn it looks.
people are idiots.
That is true
I agree with Legend it's not about money, it's about how smart that money is invested... For example the F-22 and F-35 have been a topic of debate for a long time, because nobody really thinks these planes will ever prove their worth. The money may have been better spend by simply modernizing the existing planes.... Logic goes a long way...
reconx86 w
No such thing as pleasing them all. how does the saying go? "You can please some of the people some of the time, but not all the people all the time."
5:43 most advanced and technically capable mobile office space in the world.
Has a "do not break" label on the printer tray.
Typically things work best when they’re not broken.
All operated by windows 95 home
😂😂😂😂
Nah. It's running dos.
@@johncitizen6791 true that!!!
@Scott Luther If I remember correctly, there were at least 2 versions of Windows 95, original Retail box release and then OEM Windows 95 B. The original Windows 95 had FAT16 drive partitions. OEM Windows 95 B had FAT32 drive partitions and a few other enhancements. FAT16 only allowed for small hard drives. If you tried to create larger partitions under FAT16, you would be forced to have huge cluster sizes and waste space. FAT32 was better for the day and lasted a long time. Today most hard drives, because of their TB sizes, use NTFS.
Sihle Nzuza 😂😂😂😂
Wow. When I was in the USAF working for NORAD in the trailing years of the Cold War, this film would have been Top Secret or above. Really neat to be able to see it. I worked in a ground facility very similar to this one that flies. Amazing how they pack so much in so small a space.
All those 1970s computers, corded push button phones, it smells like the basement of a church
Ever see the cockpit of a B-52. That is packed.
@@johnlockesghost5592 no Frank....but after those primitive electronics and before wifi, there was technology.....bonehead
The designers who built this plane probably played a lot of Tetris.
That it what I was thinking. Maybe this is a obsolete model or some kind of deterrence goal. 15:23 The world will be ours, ours, ours hahahaHaHa
“If they have a phone and their not vaporized, we can talk with them!” Lol
😁
I'm wondering how this is not considered a Classified video ? and what the heck is the ALARM ?!?! 13:05
Imagine if the only Internet they would only be AOL Dial up it would be like HEY HOW COME I CANT GET ON TH-cam OR FACEBOOK DID THE WIFI DIE?
To all of the people making fun of this plane for being old, this plane is still currently in use by the US Air Force today. The reason it hasn't been updated is because all of this old equipment is less susceptible to an EMP blast from nuclear bombs... so stop hating.
What are you its mother
Damn. Everything is EMP proofed, and the computers set to basic communication. This plane really is a flying doomsday command center.
bad luck trying to access any website made using jQuery though
@@mipmipmipmipmip I don't think they need to access a website with JQuery. I believe this plane is used if the United States gets nuked. And to order a response all he needs is basic communication or a hi-class SAT-COM. It's just a plane the president would use to order an full nuclear attack back.
That's exactly what it's for.
Workstations, printer, copy machine, fax... so basically even if the world ends people will still have to put in their 9-5 at the office.
Money never sleeps little school girl.
They document the end so when they land, they put the contents of the book "This is how it ended" in a deep cavern and seal it off.
doomsday isnt gonna sort itself out...somebody gotta run it.
We will repopulate with the most essential of professionals , Military REMFs and civilian journalism
World is run by lawyers
I treasure my years working aboard the then named National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP) as a communications crewmember (Team One). Highlight of my AF career was flying Pres. Reagan from San Antonio back to Washington DC. Changing callsigns to "Air Force One" was intense. Sharing jelly beans with the President was another moment I'll never forget!
I have a question for you. I was at Blytheville afb in 1987-88. Can you PM me?
Yo!,dead-ass,I seen dat movie years ago. it was pretty good😜
Too bad he was a shit president
Larry Arenas so what you're saying is that you kissed a shitty president's ass.
Lick balls says what?
the tour guide has the enthusiasm of Eeyore
Not to mention he needs a bigger jump suit. I don't want or need to see his breakfast.
Yea he's not selling me on this holiday flight
Yeah, you would too if you had to worry about what he can photograph or what you can say the whole time without losing your stripes or worse. I hated having to escort visitors in spaces like that!!
Considering he is talking about a system built for after USA has come under genocidal nuclear attack... how peppy do you expect him to be ?
That's the first thing I noticed. Sigh... this the boring place where I work at my tedious job with all this uninteresting crap..
This plane has had several upgrades with new systems now but they do the same function. This is the mostly reliable technology in a electromagnetic environment. Also the reason it looks so tough and not eye candy is it’s all hardened for EMP
lol, "these are printers, so we can print stuff" puts hand on giant, ancient drum thing.
Tim W it was a ditto machine from 1983
Blows my mind this planes main function is to make a phone call
Phone calls*
Communication is key in war, diplomacy, and negotiating.
Build the systems so they can never fail, and pray to God you never have to use it.
It blows my mind how some people never shy away from showing their ignorance to the world.
@@koosvanzyl2605 Sticks and stones
I was part of a team that did a wing/strut mod on this bird 25 years ago
What kind of mod?
@@aan3513 wing/strut
Wow
Nice
Daniel Ginther thanks for elaborating
Wow, cool!
*pilot slaps wing of plane* This baby can hold so much 8 bit technology!
You win TH-cam for the day.
Hardened MilSpec gear is rarely ""pretty"" I gaurantee you it is not 8 Bit equipment. This is an aircraft that is good to know exists, but at the same time, pray it never gets used for it's intended purpose. Former ET USN, WHCA
@@williamsteinhour4876 doubt that.... If it was still in full service it would be classified and nobody whould know the layout....
@@fuckugplus it still is, and flys routes around south of Omaha all the time
@@fuckugplus
It IS still ined service. And they do not care ifed any one does see what parts did they show. You do thinked the Russians are going "oooh, looked, TTY machines, Ohhhh computers screens, geee whizzz beds on a aircrafts" ? They did NOT show all ofed it. AND nuclears submarines are MORE secret as is the looking glass aircrafts and they do now allow reporters and cameras crews to go along on full 3 and 6 months deployments ofed them. They do haved ALL and MORE ofed the secrets electronics ined them and still they are deployed and ined service. Do you thinked they taked all the nuclears subs off services too just becaused they leted a camera crew and reporter on it? AND what about nuclears missiles silos? They haved done the same ined them too even, so you think they took all silos off ofed line thened? NO, what do they do, just as they did on the looking glass jet, is do required editing so there is NONE ofed any secret stuff revealed. And even ined the movie they do show it that they kept them from going ined the secrets room. They did shut the door on them to emphasize it was SECRET, no entrys. So you cand doubt all do you want but you are still WRONG.
Very cool. The 5 mile antenna was amazing.
Plus the 20 kw linear amp.
This is what I get in my reccomended videos.
What have I watched.
Lol same. I hope they have a decent supply of 'real cigarettes' so James Earl Jones won't get upset 😁
Everything I have apparently
I been getting a lot of play throughs of old games like bf3 and Skyrim
Lol the government want us to join them they have chosen us
We are all in the same algorithm.
I served on the NEACP/E4B aircrew in the 80's. Awesome assignment.
Thank you for your service Andy. From Pakistan
I flew on this plane in 1986 (If I remember correctly). I was the only passenger besides the Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator and Steward. I flew in the cockpit right behind the Pilot. We did an in air refuel. It was amazing. I had a TS clearance and supported the communications for the E4 Squadron.
I like how the tour guide keeps looking back at the camera man all, "Dude, you coming?"
This plane looks depressing
All military planes do.
+Justin Hopkins Airforce One and Airforce Two don't look depressing.
Sean Webb Good point. You got me.
Justin Hopkins Otherwise I think you are right.
+zayub1009 - it sure does! - i mean how old is it? It looks like it from the 1900's - more sterile than your average hospital wards and prison cells LOL
Thanks HR, for posting a fantastic tour. I'm new to military aircraft so this was a treat.
I'm glad lots of folks think this equipment is old and out dated. The bad guys might think the same. Little does everyone know just how powerful,well built and sophisticated that equipment really is! Our defense budget is over half a trillion $$. That provides us with the best of the best.
We see these fly all the time here in Omaha. I've always wondered what the interior set up was like. Awesome!!
It looks like a laundromat
That's what the aircrew does.
Well, there'll be a lot of people needing clean shorts when the balloon goes up.
looks like a war tool, most civilians are used to civil life
MartyvH lmao
That was kinda' funny.. haha.. :)
This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while. Imagine what they could stuff in a A380
I'd like to see that but doubt they'll do it since Airbus is not American. There's a reason all government and military planes are American made.
@@willmorrell488 It's possible that they decide to go for it. They considered the A330 for the new air refueling program but ended on the 767. If they wanted a similar amount of space then I see them most likely going for the 747-8. They announced that they were looking for a replacement for this.
To use A380s they would have to do too much costly upgrading of existing ground infrastructure, similar to what commercial airports had to do to handle A380s. Brand new B747-8s would most likely been selected.
That massive door before entering the actual door! Seen part of this before on discovery and wow It still an amazing sight.
I did the doublers on top of the 48 section, It was fun all the little repair washers we had make. In Wichita, I worked for Boeing AOG out of Everett, Wa
I am from Wichita, my dad worked e4 and now me in Oklahoma
David P. What do u do in Oklahoma?
"It's a little busy in the cockpit. Their doing maintenance work"! Yet, their all just sitting around! Lol
It has old technology because it is meant to only be on analog. Run even if there is an emp or solar flare
DaBeast34 these dummies want Apple tablet and flat screen soon as a EMP hit the gonna wish the hard the old shit 🤦🏾♂️
@@RSN-STX you can easily protect microchips from emp's. Just a faraday cage
No, it's old because it was built during the Cold War and it's certainly not all analog. Digital systems can be hardened against EMP as well, and it isn't that difficult to do. It's just that no civilian systems have a need to be EMP-hard because it's extra expense and complexity.
Ok sure bigwhiteyeti
No it is old from our point o.v. but it was up to date when necessary,now it's a museum,so what is all this talk about,old and phone calls and so on ???
Very cool. I worked on flightline surveillance upgrades for the E4s and E6s years ago. Never got to look around inside though.
Notice how thick the doors and walls are and how up armored the electronics are. Obviously the interior is designed to suppress EMP and negate jamming.
you saw the net across the window. a farday cage around the entire body I guess. So I wonder if any of the EMP reach the inside. I was thinking about if they managed to reinforce the engines too. Yeah the equipment was bolted fast so I guess it can take the physical shockwave from a blast. You get all sort of questions looking at this video. For example are the wing bars stock or special kind.
Also notice the lack of computers in the cockpit, probably one of the last to have a flight engineer in the cockpit.
It's built off the original 747-200 which they stopped making in '91. That chassis is pretty old school.
this aircraft won’t be updated any time soon as it’s a purpose built flying government office, wouldn’t be surprised if it travel’s with communications spares
@@Derrick.Aguero87 the comms operators are actually maintainers as well. They can fix the equipement that they use.
Kind of reminds me of the Battlestar Galactica with all the purposely outdated technology.
that's the thinking. behind the four legs of the us military. the Navy has more.modern equipment. the army is due for upgrades.
despite its huge military budget, the cost and organization of updating the various armed forces of the USA would be staggering. These cold war relics dont really need to be decommissioned and replaced with a new one, they seem to work just fine. When Vice did its recent segment on the USAF missile command, nearly all the equipment used was from the early 80s, using 5.5" floppy's and the like.
Da Ca My thoughts exactly. No way would we be shown the 'real deal'. This feels like a tour of a Smithsonian aviation/communication museum.
up to date like American public infrastructure...
lol
If it wasn't the real deal then why would it exist. It will probably one in a fleet that would all be used so there is more than one plane in the air just in case.
Really interesting thank you for this video
I liked the sign on the printer -- "DO NOT BREAK"
Had one of these do several flyover passes yesterday at Mather Field, CA. It is believed to be the first time an E-4B has done so at an air show.
We are having them hosted here in lnk as the runway is being redone at offutt amazing how much they shake the house at 120feet on approch
Since the technology that safegaurds americas resources doesn't need to be connected to the internet or it would be a hinderance. Therefor the technology doesnt have to be the newest or latest. Just the most secure and reliable.
old computer are not that reliable so an upgrade might be nice
usb ports make newer computers less secure. if the older computers break their parts or boards are simply replaced.
Wrong. There are electric typewriters and CRT monitors on that plane. In no way shape or form is either more reliable than current options, nor is either space / weight efficient, NOR are either RELIABLE or easy maintenance. Wanted to get a closer look a the printer. I suspect dot matrix.
+websuspect I think the only reason they don't upgrade is because they don't need it any more it's a coldwar relic
Dot Matrix is still common int he Government where you need a lot of duplicate forms. Plus they are pretty dang reliable.
Back to 80's so rad dude!
One of the best airborne master piece have seen in my life
Needs more mood lighting
Thanks for sharing this, it was really interesting :)
I had almost the same step by step tour back in 1995-96 from Msgt Mosiman (sp) during a brief stop at Lajes.
I was a fixed ground facility tech controller forty years ago. We were not maintainers. We did "black box" troubleshooting and directed maintenance by other technicians.
Ok time for a new doomsday plane. I suggest a 747-8 with individual suites, ambient lighting, and free wi-fi.
A 787-9 would make more sense.
@@DLordSadow Not enough floor space.
Probably not going to happen for cost reasons.
The lighting looks depressing, needs an LED upgrade
This aircraft is magnificent! It is the oldest 747 that is still active!
That last scene brought back memories....I miss those days.
This seems like something that should be classified.
The importance of the technology on that plane falls somewhere between your grandmas recipe for home made apple pie and your favorite super hero when you were a kid.
CriticoolHit Right, but they won't tell us the maximum depth that our submarines can reach, why would they show us that the doomsday plane is run by Commodore-64s?
At least Amiga's.
Dude. None of this tech is relevant. That plane is museum. You said it yourself. Why would they show that? The most likely answer is... "Who cares, its out of date and done." Tin foil hat theory: "I would always want my enemy to think I was operating 30 years in the past... "
***** What??!??! The military's one-off electronic equipment isn't designed to look good but rather to function well?????
Little baby bird brains
I hope whenever it's needed all the operators can remember all the CP/M commands for all the 1970's computers ;) lol
It's not that low level. The computers are fairly abstract in terms of which buttons to push. Then there's reference manuals too, listing the buttons' functions and in what combination to push them. Arguably simpler.
@@Newtube_Channel Yeah ;), I thought something like that, my comment was meant as a joke...
It would be really interesting though to find out more about them, such as the specs, cpu's, memory, who built them and what kind of functions they serve and what software they run... but alas, I guess that's not public information... ;)
It's not what it seems, hardened electronics are kept rather straight forward, they are not ment to play video games or store non mission data... trust me you don't want to trust communication in a crisis to snap chat or Skype
@@Lima-fj7ps Yeah, like those IBM produced radiation shielded PowerPC processors, which are used on many space probes... Even the some of latest versions still in use run at early 1990's frequencies, like 33MHz etc...
Battlestar Galactica remake certainly recommends hardened and simple electronics.
Pretty sweet . Thanks for the video
Love it,speciallly the plain enterior.
Wow - really interesting and very old style flight-deck. There is even still the flight engineer's panel and seat.
Modern 747s would be a glass cockpit with no flight engineer.
+jagara1 There are some old style steam dial Gulfstreams still in operation with the US Government. Supposedly they are less disrupted by EMP and EMI than the newer versions.
I worked on equipment that looked a lot like that, back in the mid 1980's.
This thing is an antique.
Pretty cool. I would love hanging around with all those guys. Beautiful
Everybody is commenting about how old and outdated the technology is on this plane. Well in a shtf scenario this is the exact place that I would want to be, or in a bunker somewhere.
Well the navy has still got a Battleship of the USS Arizona type in reserve for the same reason. It is not affected by these EMP pulse waves. So in my book it iss forward thinking!!!!!!
the critical stuff likely all runs on radiation hardened Motorola 68000 processors.
Faraday cage outside, extending to windows
That was incredible
Legend has it he's still giving a tour.
Hollywood depicts military aircraft as futuristic wonder machines. In reality, they are bland, dull, and confining, with an eclectic blend of high tech and old crap.
Papi Uuhmelmehahay there’s good reason they still use “old crap”.
Confining? Damn, I didn't know airmen needed an onboard spa to drop bombs or perform their duties
Ryan Ghezzi, it's not that so much... it takes forever to test and certify components and software for C4I systems. Then there are EMC issues and EMP hardness to consider. It's not like swapping out your PC at home!!
"reinforced, built to purpose, packed with gear and supplies, and using upgraded EMP hardened 1960s cold war era technology designed to withstand megaton blasts EM radiation."
- there, fixed your typo for you. Not much sense in flying around in a half empty air craft filled with foreign tech purchased from BestBuy.
The E-4 was pretty accurately depicted in the 1990 movie "By Dawn's Early Light".
I love the comments people make about how this equipment is a waste of resources or the "product of cold war paranoia"... This kind of stuff is what has kept us all safe for decades and I hope continues to be around for many more! If anyone out there is stupid enough to think that countries like Russia, China, Korea, etc. don't have similar technology you are living in a fantasy land.
Also, the equipment might look old, but generally it does because its all industrial grade and built to super high tolerances. Given the level of durability required, they can't make it look as sexy as the latest iPhone or what you might see on the latest TV show that is riddled with advertisements for Cisco and other tech companies.
Apparently you have not seen an updated aircraft. The E-3 Sentry with the new Block mods make the inside look like an iphone.
The URSS is over, but It doesn't mean there are no more threats.
Of course, keep the arms race going. Thats exactly the kind of thinking that got us into the cold war. Just because all the other countries have it doesn't mean we need to have it too. Acting out of fear alone without using your intellect is never a good choice ;)
Didn't Keep People safe on 911 did It, The Goverment & the Crew of the Plane Failed, Therefore they have the blood of a couple of Thousand Americans on there hands, This Is the same plane that was doing Circuits arond New York City watching the Carnage unfold.
Kept safe? But the government did the events of 9/11. Ace baker even showed how they edited the planes hitting the wtc to the video footage.
Where is the lever to lift a secret panel from which delightfully busty ladies emerge to ensure the crew can unwind while on stressful missions.
J̅o̅h̅n̅n̅y̅ F̅a̅v̅o̅r̅i̅t̅e̅ Only ladies? They may need some hot guys as well. DA/DT. Lol
I think they just gotta make do with the other guys on there
I was gonna put some snarky comment here but it looks like you all got it pretty well covered...Great work! =)
I haven't read all the comments but 'Im dying to say, " Are they going to put an elevator in to the top floor"?
Look at this advanced technology. Air Force really do have control of Air and cyberspace...
Soooooooooooo all this equipment in this plane running all time, meanwhile in comercial planes we need to put our phones in airplane mode....
That's because commercial planes are equipped with technology that needs to be able to filter out concentrations of communication signals on the ground so it can start dispensing chemtrails whenever the plane is close to urban and residential areas. Cell phones would disturb the scanners so the government forces airlines to prohibit use while they control population growth... wake up SHEE- oooh, gotcha!! :D
duh becuz we hav tu make our fones in airoplane mode to help the aireoplane fly rite
Not true... anyone who has ever piloted an aircraft has seen cell phone interfere with nav equipment.
mgoblue0970 mythbusters seemed to have a problem finding anyone to corroborate that.
@Star Gazer...the flying testbeds which both Boeing and Airbus have built to EMI seem to contradict Mythbusters. Next time come to with actual science or a scholarly source instead of pop culture.
I got to board one of these about a month after I got out of the USAF in 1975. I had just been on ICBM crew duty and much of the stuff in the E-4B was the same as stuff inside the missile sites where I pulled alerts. I noticed this tour did not show the "red safe" where keys, codes and documents are kept. I asked a tour guide where the red safe was back in 1975 and he only looked at me and shook his head "no". It is there somewhere I'm sure.
+Bbendfender i yhink the president has the launch key with him in the so called atomic football brifcase so he can launch everyware maybee thats why it not in the plane or maybee you just call norad too launch the missiles possible ;)
+Anders Bovin In the 70's, when I was on a Titan II ICBM launch crew, we could launch from the site and I think the Airborne Command Post could launch the Minuteman III missiles from that plane. I seriously doubt the President can launch anything on his own. I don't think NORAD can launch missiles.
+Bbendfender iam not a expert iam just guesing .... but he has a briefcase with the lauch codes chained too a officer always close too him that if a event happens that what i know i have seen it on discovery :)
+Anders Bovin You are correct. The President has the launch codes close at hand all the time. Missiles aren't launched by pushing a button. I am not going to go into how they are launched but it involves sophisticated encrypted messages that must be decoded to verify their authenticity.
+Bbendfender iiam from denmark we dont have icba missile so i dont know precisely what you do when you fire but i like military stuff finds it wery intereting
That was very cool. Thank you
he had that walk...you know the one "I fly the most badass plane in the lot", you just know that this is packing some serious weapons and fully EMP shielded, when everything else is dropping out the sky they are calling home to check on Mom!
Marc wire ya he a proud boy with the 60s tech
Time to upgrade this majestic office
No tennis field?
What do you think this is ? A Russian submarine ? 🤣
This is where we keep a fleet of mice on their wheels to help power the computers.
A freind of mine was a C130J pilot. He said most of the technology was 20-30 behind despite it being a fairly new aircraft. The military is slow to adapt for whatever reason, likely because it works fine I guess
Looks like eighties technology. I am sure it must have cost a lot.
That's the advantage. In case there is an EMP, the old instruments still work, most Chip technology stops working when exposed to an EMP (there is usually an EMP when a Nuke goes off).
I refurbed the gallies in one in 1995. They told me that it was the second most expensive plane in the world. I doubt it was this one though because they said there was four of them and one was always in the air.
:)
It's mostly analog. Transistor based microprocessors are sensitive to EMP and will be permanently destroyed when exposed to certain power levels
dumbfuck the reason they bought it is because of the reliability compared to new garbage stfu and do research dumb fuckin civilian
The equipment here looks outdated (and some of it is) but it's also designed to be relatively simple to maintain, very reliable, durable against lots of catastrophes including EMP and is heavily hardware-based, rather than relying too much on complex software which can be hacked or may contain bugs. Software bugs during a nuclear apocalypse are not going to be good for business.
They’ve been updated since, but still cool inside. Lots of solid state electronics. At least since last time I’ve been inside
I like how a general once put this whole thing…”the whole point of all of this is to put in the mind of your enemies that you have the will and capability to carry out their destruction even after they attack you, and that makes it pointless to attack you at all. Credibly is the most important weapon we have in this game we call deterrence.” It does make sense to me…..
This sounded super interesting, but turned out to be incredibly boring... I just watched a tour of an office space.
Try working on that shit heap.
Yet you watched it and felt compelled to comment on it, causing me to comment on your comment and who knows what may follow, but all in all a complete waste of time was had by all. Much like the plane at the heart of the matter.
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It wasn't going to save any Tax payers from nuclear destruction, (they would be glowing below), just a few generals and their button pushing help.
What were you expecting?
So this planes main function is to make a phone call? A "NUCLEAR OPTION" PHONE CALL. sweet
from a radio point of view the VLF trailing wire antenna was very nice to see. and its length 5 miles :-)
Looks about as cozy as 12 hours in cattle class is going to get - I'll take the 'one flash and I'm ash' option thanks Colonel.
You think this thing looks depressing, according to an MIT professor Aliens fly around the galaxy in old fkn rocks.
Steven Williams source? 😂
tour guide had a doomsday personality...
Looks at side of the plane CODE NAME:DOOMSDAY ALL DIE
@@lakenyapender4715 DEFCON: Everyvody dies.
Cool video. It sounds like the planes are still in use. All of the persons talk was present tense and their were crew members in the cock pit working as well as mres.
Worked and flew on these aircraft in the 80s. Most of you just do not know what you’re talking about. Interesting and entertaining to read your comments. Today, the airplane is just an airborne command center, which performs a vital role. Back in the day, these planes were super classified and more capable than anything on the planet.
all this and its weight is in the mercy of its wings and tail waaaooo (thank you mathematics and physics at times you beat mother nature and her forces)
Incredible tour! The tech on board looks 'old and outdated' but the systems do the job and do it well. They've ceetainly packed a lot into a very tight space, my only concern is how drab and boring it looks and not much space to rest and relax. How long would a crew typically fly on a mission? I guess the plane could fly indefinitely as far as fuel is concerned but 57 crates of MRE would need to be replenished at some point?😎👍
One thing that surprised me was the use of 'old school' radio comms and that 5 mile long wire antenna! Running @20kw that would ceetainly pump out a strong signal, 2.5x around the globe he mentioned, wow! That's a hell of a thing to drag behind a plane @ 40,000ft though😲😮😊😁😎👍
There will be no boring at all the day of a nuclear war! 🤔
Interesting. Saw one of these on the tarmac at Patrick AFB in Florida once, so I pulled over to take some pictures. In a heartbeat MP's showed up and made me delete the photos.
I would have thought that this would be classified unless of course this is already obsolete ? This message will self-destruct in 20 seconds 🤯🤯🤯
16:17 nice can of Lysol on the bunk mil spec no doubt. Have to mitigate those flight crew SAC DEF and battle staff farts in flight LOL
I love the 80-90s tech look, old tech now but this was hot stuff back then.
Nice tour.
Where is James Earl Jones smoking his last unfiltered cigarette?
That was an awesome movie!
By Dawn's Early Light...
D for DAMMIT!!
Good one!!
Good movie, better book.
Oh...those are the wing flaps...
Brought to you by darpa, with a guy in the back shed finding junk parts from wherever, welding, fusing, wiring, programming, and finishing with WW2 paint theme. Don't know what year this was shot, but couldn't we dress it up a bit? Heck, our Trident Subs look more fascinating than this
Why waste tax payers money on upgrading something that is unlikely to ever be used?
It does its job and that's the most important thing. Also older equipment is more safer today than the modern tech.
What impresses me is the 5 MILE long antenna wire that goes out the back. 5 miles long....wow!
Man this stuff is old school!