LEGENDARY
E4B
Boeing E-4B Nightwatch
Nightwatch
“The Doomsday Plane. Airborne command post for the apocalypse.”
Boeing · military
Length
231 ft 4 in
Wingspan
195 ft 8 in
Max speed
493 kts
Range
6,325 nmi
Ceiling
45,000 ft
Engines
4x GE CF6-50E2
Crew
60
Built
4
A modified 747 hardened against nuclear EMP. When the E-4B is airborne, something serious is happening.
Fun fact
The E-4B can be refueled in flight and stay airborne for over a week with crew rotations.
How to spot one
Modified 747-200 with a distinctive dome behind the cockpit (SHF antenna). All white. Only 4 exist.
Crews call it
The Doomsday Plane
Sounds like
Four CF6 engines on a 747 airframe — the sound of the end of the world (literally)
One might be overhead right now.
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