Guided Tour Inside the E-4B NAOC Doomsday Plane

2013 ж. 29 Қыр.
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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.

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  • Good to know that in the event of a nuclear attack, the E-4B will be able to fax anyone on earth.

    @pistol3333@pistol33336 жыл бұрын
    • I would imagine they gave this tour because they're about to upgrade everything which is done every few years

      @RabidNemo@RabidNemo3 жыл бұрын
    • LMAO

      @timbrowder2059@timbrowder20593 жыл бұрын
    • 😂😂😂

      @JF-rz3rh@JF-rz3rh3 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @colleenthompson4069@colleenthompson40693 жыл бұрын
    • @@RabidNemo HOW many is "a few" ?

      @georgeb.wolffsohn30@georgeb.wolffsohn302 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @Gojira76@Gojira763 жыл бұрын
    • Tell me it had a telex machine!

      @danopticon@danopticon Жыл бұрын
    • 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@theeverydayshow9896 Жыл бұрын
    • @@theeverydayshow9896 no not necessarily. we can have four or five of these bad boys circle in the US at any given time

      @NoticerOfficial@NoticerOfficial Жыл бұрын
    • @@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.

      @siberiantiger3917@siberiantiger3917 Жыл бұрын
    • Definitely not built for comfort although the it was a smooth ride.

      @shineministries7@shineministries79 ай бұрын
  • “This double cassette tape player can play and record at the same time. We love new bands like Depeche Mode”

    @kazahemas@kazahemas4 жыл бұрын
  • This is the old Doomsday Aircraft. The New One is so Classified that it's mind blowing.

    @arthurzettel6618@arthurzettel66183 жыл бұрын
    • If you know about it, literally mind blowing.

      @AlphaGametauri@AlphaGametauri Жыл бұрын
    • What new one are you talking about? As far as I know they’re just now starting on the replacements for these

      @jacksamson5968@jacksamson59689 ай бұрын
    • There is no "new one".

      @shineministries7@shineministries79 ай бұрын
  • A 5 mile long antenna, tens of thousands of feet up in the air... A ham operator's dream setup.

    @bwc1976@bwc19767 жыл бұрын
    • That would sure beat the dipole I'm running :)

      @applejacks971@applejacks9717 жыл бұрын
    • Could be. I mean once you got nuked, at least you can give the order to return the favor.

      @farminglol@farminglol6 жыл бұрын
    • if you think that's crazy look up the E-6B...

      @bensonthepilot@bensonthepilot6 жыл бұрын
    • 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

      @jsullivan9238@jsullivan92386 жыл бұрын
    • CQ DX 160! CQ CQ CQ DE WD8NLS HiHi :)

      @asully3006@asully30065 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @s0nnyburnett@s0nnyburnett7 жыл бұрын
    • people are idiots.

      @TheDarwiniser@TheDarwiniser7 жыл бұрын
    • That is true

      @stefanhauge6963@stefanhauge69637 жыл бұрын
    • 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@reconx867 жыл бұрын
    • reconx86 w

      @crnkthsto11@crnkthsto117 жыл бұрын
    • 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."

      @BobbyTucker@BobbyTucker6 жыл бұрын
  • All operated by windows 95 home

    @MrSihle1@MrSihle14 жыл бұрын
    • 😂😂😂😂

      @tranquilspirit506@tranquilspirit5064 жыл бұрын
    • They never had a "home" version of Windows 95! They just had the one version!

      @scottluther2091@scottluther20914 жыл бұрын
    • Nah. It's running dos.

      @johncitizen6791@johncitizen67914 жыл бұрын
    • @@johncitizen6791 true that!!!

      @MrSihle1@MrSihle14 жыл бұрын
    • @@scottluther2091 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.

      @Cypherdude1@Cypherdude14 жыл бұрын
  • “If they have a phone and their not vaporized, we can talk with them!” Lol

    @cherokee131@cherokee1314 жыл бұрын
    • 😁

      @tranquilspirit506@tranquilspirit5064 жыл бұрын
    • I'm wondering how this is not considered a Classified video ? and what the heck is the ALARM ?!?! 13:05

      @SeaJay_Oceans@SeaJay_Oceans4 жыл бұрын
    • Imagine if the only Internet they would only be AOL Dial up it would be like HEY HOW COME I CANT GET ON KZhead OR FACEBOOK DID THE WIFI DIE?

      @kellyberry@kellyberry2 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @ChernobylPizza@ChernobylPizza8 жыл бұрын
    • Money never sleeps little school girl.

      @Smaqgoonz@Smaqgoonz7 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @RiDankulous@RiDankulous7 жыл бұрын
    • doomsday isnt gonna sort itself out...somebody gotta run it.

      @juliosunga3530@juliosunga35305 жыл бұрын
    • We will repopulate with the most essential of professionals , Military REMFs and civilian journalism

      @MrSheckstr@MrSheckstr5 жыл бұрын
    • World is run by lawyers

      @tkteun@tkteun5 жыл бұрын
  • 5:43 most advanced and technically capable mobile office space in the world. Has a "do not break" label on the printer tray.

    @underdog5004@underdog50044 жыл бұрын
    • Typically things work best when they’re not broken.

      @lipstick372@lipstick3723 жыл бұрын
  • the tour guide has the enthusiasm of Eeyore

    @willfishing5605@willfishing56054 жыл бұрын
    • Not to mention he needs a bigger jump suit. I don't want or need to see his breakfast.

      @Thebustermann@Thebustermann4 жыл бұрын
    • Yea he's not selling me on this holiday flight

      @markfrombriz@markfrombriz4 жыл бұрын
    • 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!!

      @orbitingeyes2540@orbitingeyes25404 жыл бұрын
    • 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 ?

      @SeaJay_Oceans@SeaJay_Oceans4 жыл бұрын
    • That's the first thing I noticed. Sigh... this the boring place where I work at my tedious job with all this uninteresting crap..

      @iananderson7883@iananderson78834 жыл бұрын
  • Blows my mind this planes main function is to make a phone call

    @Mr.WellingtonVonDukeIII@Mr.WellingtonVonDukeIII4 жыл бұрын
    • Phone calls*

      @jackc5478@jackc54784 жыл бұрын
    • Communication is key in war, diplomacy, and negotiating.

      @TM-bn8pv@TM-bn8pv4 жыл бұрын
    • Build the systems so they can never fail, and pray to God you never have to use it.

      @SeaJay_Oceans@SeaJay_Oceans4 жыл бұрын
    • It blows my mind how some people never shy away from showing their ignorance to the world.

      @koosvanzyl2605@koosvanzyl26053 жыл бұрын
    • @@koosvanzyl2605 Sticks and stones

      @Mr.WellingtonVonDukeIII@Mr.WellingtonVonDukeIII3 жыл бұрын
  • lol, "these are printers, so we can print stuff" puts hand on giant, ancient drum thing.

    @timw4671@timw46717 жыл бұрын
    • Tim W it was a ditto machine from 1983

      @obeyconformtoday829@obeyconformtoday8295 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @KirbyLWallace@KirbyLWallace7 жыл бұрын
    • All those 1970s computers, corded push button phones, it smells like the basement of a church

      @brianglade848@brianglade8484 жыл бұрын
    • Ever see the cockpit of a B-52. That is packed.

      @hippyjoe007@hippyjoe0074 жыл бұрын
    • @@johnlockesghost5592 no Frank....but after those primitive electronics and before wifi, there was technology.....bonehead

      @brianglade848@brianglade8484 жыл бұрын
    • The designers who built this plane probably played a lot of Tetris.

      @chrisgentry7242@chrisgentry72424 жыл бұрын
    • 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

      @MatthewSuffidy@MatthewSuffidy4 жыл бұрын
  • Damn. Everything is EMP proofed, and the computers set to basic communication. This plane really is a flying doomsday command center.

    @ufosweekly8702@ufosweekly87024 жыл бұрын
    • bad luck trying to access any website made using jQuery though

      @mipmipmipmipmip@mipmipmipmipmip4 жыл бұрын
    • @@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.

      @ufosweekly8702@ufosweekly87024 жыл бұрын
    • That's exactly what it's for.

      @jeffreyskoritowski4114@jeffreyskoritowski41144 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @chriss4919@chriss49194 жыл бұрын
    • What are you its mother

      @robf1801@robf18012 жыл бұрын
  • 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!

    @ArenasLE@ArenasLE9 жыл бұрын
    • I have a question for you. I was at Blytheville afb in 1987-88. Can you PM me?

      @6680thSOG@6680thSOG9 жыл бұрын
    • Yo!,dead-ass,I seen dat movie years ago. it was pretty good😜

      @waldowaldo3984@waldowaldo39848 жыл бұрын
    • Too bad he was a shit president

      @xxzxzxzxx6974@xxzxzxzxx69745 жыл бұрын
    • Larry Arenas so what you're saying is that you kissed a shitty president's ass.

      @officebear4637@officebear46375 жыл бұрын
    • Lick balls says what?

      @raxxtango@raxxtango5 жыл бұрын
  • *pilot slaps wing of plane* This baby can hold so much 8 bit technology!

    @Shidoshi578@Shidoshi5784 жыл бұрын
    • You win KZhead for the day.

      @saturn0660@saturn06604 жыл бұрын
    • 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@williamsteinhour48764 жыл бұрын
    • @@williamsteinhour4876 doubt that.... If it was still in full service it would be classified and nobody whould know the layout....

      @fuckugplus@fuckugplus4 жыл бұрын
    • @@fuckugplus it still is, and flys routes around south of Omaha all the time

      @Kromsmitesyou@Kromsmitesyou4 жыл бұрын
    • @@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.

      @jacobsparry8525@jacobsparry85254 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @klk1900@klk19002 жыл бұрын
  • I was part of a team that did a wing/strut mod on this bird 25 years ago

    @danielginther4879@danielginther48794 жыл бұрын
    • What kind of mod?

      @aan3513@aan35134 жыл бұрын
    • @@aan3513 wing/strut

      @danielginther4879@danielginther48794 жыл бұрын
    • Wow Nice

      @semoge3249@semoge32494 жыл бұрын
    • Daniel Ginther thanks for elaborating

      @chriscrocvlogs@chriscrocvlogs4 жыл бұрын
    • Wow, cool!

      @MrSihle1@MrSihle13 жыл бұрын
  • This plane looks depressing

    @zayub1009@zayub10098 жыл бұрын
    • All military planes do.

      @JustinLHopkins@JustinLHopkins8 жыл бұрын
    • +Justin Hopkins Airforce One and Airforce Two don't look depressing.

      @seanwebb605@seanwebb6058 жыл бұрын
    • Sean Webb Good point. You got me.

      @JustinLHopkins@JustinLHopkins8 жыл бұрын
    • Justin Hopkins Otherwise I think you are right.

      @seanwebb605@seanwebb6058 жыл бұрын
    • +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

      @KorribansFallen@KorribansFallen8 жыл бұрын
  • Very cool. The 5 mile antenna was amazing.

    @luciusvorenus9445@luciusvorenus94454 жыл бұрын
    • Plus the 20 kw linear amp.

      @ericzerkle5214@ericzerkle52144 жыл бұрын
  • So youtube recommendations have brought us together again! Sup fellas

    @tedhilakeer@tedhilakeer4 жыл бұрын
    • Why? Why!? KZhead algorithms!

      @Mr.WellingtonVonDukeIII@Mr.WellingtonVonDukeIII4 жыл бұрын
    • Lol sup 😂

      @AlexJD85@AlexJD854 жыл бұрын
    • It's science!

      @AlpineShepherdBoy@AlpineShepherdBoy4 жыл бұрын
    • This is cool knowledge tho

      @mercedes300gd@mercedes300gd4 жыл бұрын
    • So I assume this is the KZhead location were the brainiacs meet ? Great!

      @grayman735@grayman7354 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks HR, for posting a fantastic tour. I'm new to military aircraft so this was a treat.

    @johncanfield1177@johncanfield11773 жыл бұрын
  • I like how the tour guide keeps looking back at the camera man all, "Dude, you coming?"

    @trekker4747@trekker474710 жыл бұрын
  • This is what I get in my reccomended videos. What have I watched.

    @okbuddysure6923@okbuddysure69234 жыл бұрын
    • Lol same. I hope they have a decent supply of 'real cigarettes' so James Earl Jones won't get upset 😁

      @willc1294@willc12944 жыл бұрын
    • Everything I have apparently

      @TheLazyMoney@TheLazyMoney4 жыл бұрын
    • I been getting a lot of play throughs of old games like bf3 and Skyrim

      @benozzy003@benozzy0034 жыл бұрын
    • Lol the government want us to join them they have chosen us

      @adamf4312@adamf43124 жыл бұрын
    • We are all in the same algorithm.

      @justin_k9215@justin_k92154 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @phoneguy7805@phoneguy7805 Жыл бұрын
  • I served on the NEACP/E4B aircrew in the 80's. Awesome assignment.

    @shineministries7@shineministries75 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for your service Andy. From Pakistan

      @CrazyGonzalez@CrazyGonzalez4 жыл бұрын
  • It looks like a laundromat

    @anSealgair@anSealgair7 жыл бұрын
    • That's what the aircrew does.

      @SailfishSoundSystem@SailfishSoundSystem7 жыл бұрын
    • Well, there'll be a lot of people needing clean shorts when the balloon goes up.

      @squirehaggard4749@squirehaggard47497 жыл бұрын
    • looks like a war tool, most civilians are used to civil life

      @jacobmagnuts9086@jacobmagnuts90867 жыл бұрын
    • MartyvH lmao

      @JwilliamsAssociates@JwilliamsAssociates6 жыл бұрын
    • That was kinda' funny.. haha.. :)

      @asully3006@asully30065 жыл бұрын
  • We see these fly all the time here in Omaha. I've always wondered what the interior set up was like. Awesome!!

    @applejacks971@applejacks9717 жыл бұрын
  • One of the best airborne master piece have seen in my life

    @sunnyonuesoke5596@sunnyonuesoke55964 жыл бұрын
  • That massive door before entering the actual door! Seen part of this before on discovery and wow It still an amazing sight.

    @Andy1076@Andy10764 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @fxsrider@fxsrider8 жыл бұрын
    • I am from Wichita, my dad worked e4 and now me in Oklahoma

      @lettermanstud@lettermanstud8 жыл бұрын
    • David P. What do u do in Oklahoma?

      @saseboy@saseboy4 жыл бұрын
  • This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while. Imagine what they could stuff in a A380

    @Kokopilau77@Kokopilau774 жыл бұрын
    • 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@willmorrell4884 жыл бұрын
    • @@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.

      @clayyosten2833@clayyosten28334 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @davidhoffman1278@davidhoffman12783 жыл бұрын
  • Legend has it he's still giving a tour.

    @vids4791@vids47913 жыл бұрын
  • "It's a little busy in the cockpit. Their doing maintenance work"! Yet, their all just sitting around! Lol

    @terryshubitowski9395@terryshubitowski93953 жыл бұрын
  • I liked the sign on the printer -- "DO NOT BREAK"

    @thewaywardwind548@thewaywardwind5483 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @jsullivan9238@jsullivan92386 жыл бұрын
    • 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

      @Finallybianca@Finallybianca3 жыл бұрын
  • Back to 80's so rad dude!

    @carsonmatthews9956@carsonmatthews99564 жыл бұрын
  • That last scene brought back memories....I miss those days.

    @g2145cal@g2145cal4 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for sharing this, it was really interesting :)

    @picnicking5884@picnicking58848 жыл бұрын
  • This is where we keep a fleet of mice on their wheels to help power the computers.

    @backfromthedead553@backfromthedead5533 жыл бұрын
  • This aircraft is magnificent! It is the oldest 747 that is still active!

    @ronniewhite7422@ronniewhite74225 жыл бұрын
  • Very cool. I worked on flightline surveillance upgrades for the E4s and E6s years ago. Never got to look around inside though.

    @orbitingeyes2540@orbitingeyes25404 жыл бұрын
  • Really interesting thank you for this video

    @AlexJD85@AlexJD854 жыл бұрын
  • Needs more mood lighting

    @ukar69@ukar697 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @higgme1ster@higgme1ster4 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @PapiDoesIt@PapiDoesIt4 жыл бұрын
    • Papi Uuhmelmehahay there’s good reason they still use “old crap”.

      @nathanc5789@nathanc57894 жыл бұрын
    • Confining? Damn, I didn't know airmen needed an onboard spa to drop bombs or perform their duties

      @muniz27@muniz274 жыл бұрын
    • 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!!

      @orbitingeyes2540@orbitingeyes25404 жыл бұрын
    • "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.

      @SeaJay_Oceans@SeaJay_Oceans4 жыл бұрын
    • The E-4 was pretty accurately depicted in the 1990 movie "By Dawn's Early Light".

      @mytube001@mytube0014 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @charlietallman9583@charlietallman95838 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @MajSolo@MajSolo5 жыл бұрын
    • Also notice the lack of computers in the cockpit, probably one of the last to have a flight engineer in the cockpit.

      @tkteun@tkteun5 жыл бұрын
    • It's built off the original 747-200 which they stopped making in '91. That chassis is pretty old school.

      @york2600@york26005 жыл бұрын
    • 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@Derrick.Aguero875 жыл бұрын
    • @@Derrick.Aguero87 the comms operators are actually maintainers as well. They can fix the equipement that they use.

      @hoghogwild@hoghogwild5 жыл бұрын
  • Kind of reminds me of the Battlestar Galactica with all the purposely outdated technology.

    @accountnumber90@accountnumber907 жыл бұрын
    • that's the thinking. behind the four legs of the us military. the Navy has more.modern equipment. the army is due for upgrades.

      @websuspect@websuspect7 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @niagarawarrior9623@niagarawarrior96237 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @johncampbell8456@johncampbell84567 жыл бұрын
    • up to date like American public infrastructure... lol

      @robrobrobrobify@robrobrobrobify7 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @Worldwidegam3r@Worldwidegam3r7 жыл бұрын
  • Love it,speciallly the plain enterior.

    @BeryJensen@BeryJensen4 жыл бұрын
  • Pretty sweet . Thanks for the video

    @bobyluppo@bobyluppo4 жыл бұрын
  • That was incredible

    @kenzingzong6704@kenzingzong67047 жыл бұрын
  • It has old technology because it is meant to only be on analog. Run even if there is an emp or solar flare

    @DaBeast34@DaBeast344 жыл бұрын
    • DaBeast34 these dummies want Apple tablet and flat screen soon as a EMP hit the gonna wish the hard the old shit 🤦🏾‍♂️

      @RSN-STX@RSN-STX4 жыл бұрын
    • @@RSN-STX you can easily protect microchips from emp's. Just a faraday cage

      @TheWorldEnd2@TheWorldEnd24 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @bigwhiteyeti@bigwhiteyeti4 жыл бұрын
    • Ok sure bigwhiteyeti

      @DaBeast34@DaBeast344 жыл бұрын
    • 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 ???

      @mehrdademami149@mehrdademami1494 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for accepting and saving my office

    @user-iz9pn3ig1j@user-iz9pn3ig1j Жыл бұрын
  • Thanks soldier for the tour

    @jordanandrews4026@jordanandrews40265 жыл бұрын
    • ‘They’ are properly referred to as “Airmen”... in this case with the rank of Major.

      @dennismurray8631@dennismurray86314 жыл бұрын
  • Soooooooooooo all this equipment in this plane running all time, meanwhile in comercial planes we need to put our phones in airplane mode....

    @viajer2011@viajer20117 жыл бұрын
    • 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

      @Toarcade@Toarcade7 жыл бұрын
    • duh becuz we hav tu make our fones in airoplane mode to help the aireoplane fly rite

      @minecraftgambit4465@minecraftgambit44657 жыл бұрын
    • Not true... anyone who has ever piloted an aircraft has seen cell phone interfere with nav equipment.

      @mgoblue0970@mgoblue09707 жыл бұрын
    • mgoblue0970 mythbusters seemed to have a problem finding anyone to corroborate that.

      @stargazer7644@stargazer76447 жыл бұрын
    • @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.

      @mgoblue0970@mgoblue09707 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @websuspect@websuspect7 жыл бұрын
    • old computer are not that reliable so an upgrade might be nice

      @mickvanderh.2948@mickvanderh.29487 жыл бұрын
    • usb ports make newer computers less secure. if the older computers break their parts or boards are simply replaced.

      @websuspect@websuspect7 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @CriticoolHit@CriticoolHit7 жыл бұрын
    • +websuspect I think the only reason they don't upgrade is because they don't need it any more it's a coldwar relic

      @mickvanderh.2948@mickvanderh.29487 жыл бұрын
    • Dot Matrix is still common int he Government where you need a lot of duplicate forms. Plus they are pretty dang reliable.

      @Meekerextreme@Meekerextreme7 жыл бұрын
  • Pretty cool. I would love hanging around with all those guys. Beautiful

    @davidimhoff5571@davidimhoff55715 жыл бұрын
  • Sure it looks old and funny. But when they use this for it's intended purpose, we'll all be cooking the family dog over a campfire to stay alive.

    @justin_k9215@justin_k92154 жыл бұрын
    • thats why my dog is fat

      @Group_Anonymous@Group_Anonymous4 жыл бұрын
    • @K Jester: This is the kind of 'smart-ass' retort that I live for. One comment or comeback like this can just totally make my day. I love humorous 'smart-asses'!! I grew up in a family full of them, the world would be so bland and boring without them.

      @jamest2401@jamest24014 жыл бұрын
    • World war 3 will be nuclear . World war 4 will be with sticks and stones

      @thomasbreen3644@thomasbreen36443 жыл бұрын
    • They have a seating section for the press so the aircrew and VIPs can eat them when they run out of food. Sorry, only overweight, juicy media correspondents permitted on board.

      @215618680@2156186803 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah so, they will be eating the family dog too. Just in mre form.

      @MrSir-wp3fr@MrSir-wp3fr3 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @makeupyourmindinator@makeupyourmindinator4 жыл бұрын
    • 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!!!!!!

      @ronaldgraham5612@ronaldgraham56124 жыл бұрын
    • the critical stuff likely all runs on radiation hardened Motorola 68000 processors.

      @tech4pros1@tech4pros12 жыл бұрын
  • The lighting looks depressing, needs an LED upgrade

    @mystupidfacebook@mystupidfacebook4 жыл бұрын
  • "in order to conduct business" - What an understatement!

    @tytrehalf5354@tytrehalf53544 жыл бұрын
  • I had almost the same step by step tour back in 1995-96 from Msgt Mosiman (sp) during a brief stop at Lajes.

    @kevingreen3069@kevingreen30694 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @johnnyfavorite1194@johnnyfavorite11947 жыл бұрын
    • J̅o̅h̅n̅n̅y̅ F̅a̅v̅o̅r̅i̅t̅e̅ Only ladies? They may need some hot guys as well. DA/DT. Lol

      @joncampos5551@joncampos55514 жыл бұрын
    • I think they just gotta make do with the other guys on there

      @auggith@auggith3 жыл бұрын
  • This seems like something that should be classified.

    @admiralpercy@admiralpercy7 жыл бұрын
    • 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@CriticoolHit7 жыл бұрын
    • 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?

      @admiralpercy@admiralpercy7 жыл бұрын
    • At least Amiga's.

      @WorksOnMyComputer@WorksOnMyComputer7 жыл бұрын
    • 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... "

      @CriticoolHit@CriticoolHit7 жыл бұрын
    • ***** What??!??! The military's one-off electronic equipment isn't designed to look good but rather to function well????? Little baby bird brains

      @sharkheadism@sharkheadism7 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @danhalfhill9169@danhalfhill91696 жыл бұрын
  • Man this stuff is old school!

    @xorbitman@xorbitman3 жыл бұрын
  • Time to upgrade this majestic office

    @theblasphemousgospel6824@theblasphemousgospel68247 жыл бұрын
  • I hope whenever it's needed all the operators can remember all the CP/M commands for all the 1970's computers ;) lol

    @HPPalmtopTube@HPPalmtopTube4 жыл бұрын
    • 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@Newtube_Channel4 жыл бұрын
    • @@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... ;)

      @HPPalmtopTube@HPPalmtopTube4 жыл бұрын
    • 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@Lima-fj7ps4 жыл бұрын
    • @@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...

      @HPPalmtopTube@HPPalmtopTube4 жыл бұрын
    • Battlestar Galactica remake certainly recommends hardened and simple electronics.

      @SeaJay_Oceans@SeaJay_Oceans4 жыл бұрын
  • Nice tour.

    @craigroberts6439@craigroberts64394 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @Applecompuser@Applecompuser4 жыл бұрын
  • "Good evening folks, This is your captain speaking. We hope you are enjoying your flight so far, we are currently cruising at 33,000 feet. If you look just over the left wing, you can see the Atlantic Ocean. Over the right wing are millions of people perishing. Our flight attendants will be coming along shortly with coffee and snacks. If we can do anything to serve you better during the flight, please let us know. We will be landing at our secret location in about 35 days. Sit back and enjoy the flight."

    @canadude6401@canadude64016 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @Slarti@Slarti8 жыл бұрын
    • +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.

      @davidhoffman5789@davidhoffman57898 жыл бұрын
  • Super cool thanks for uploading! Also how were y’all able to upload this to KZhead?

    @tswims92@tswims923 жыл бұрын
  • They’ve been updated since, but still cool inside. Lots of solid state electronics. At least since last time I’ve been inside

    @joesmith389@joesmith3894 жыл бұрын
  • No tennis field?

    @telosfd@telosfd9 жыл бұрын
    • What do you think this is ? A Russian submarine ? 🤣

      @TheNefastor@TheNefastor5 жыл бұрын
  • Ok time for a new doomsday plane. I suggest a 747-8 with individual suites, ambient lighting, and free wi-fi.

    @stevesablan3176@stevesablan31764 жыл бұрын
    • A 787-9 would make more sense.

      @DLordSadow@DLordSadow4 жыл бұрын
    • @@DLordSadow Not enough floor space.

      @jeffreyskoritowski4114@jeffreyskoritowski41144 жыл бұрын
    • Probably not going to happen for cost reasons.

      @jeffreyskoritowski4114@jeffreyskoritowski41144 жыл бұрын
  • I was gonna put some snarky comment here but it looks like you all got it pretty well covered...Great work! =)

    @curiousgeorge4048@curiousgeorge40483 жыл бұрын
    • I haven't read all the comments but 'Im dying to say, " Are they going to put an elevator in to the top floor"?

      @gayleh3688@gayleh36883 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @droL_si_suseJ@droL_si_suseJ3 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @TheTcwalston@TheTcwalston10 жыл бұрын
    • Apparently you have not seen an updated aircraft. The E-3 Sentry with the new Block mods make the inside look like an iphone.

      @VaporheadATC@VaporheadATC9 жыл бұрын
    • The URSS is over, but It doesn't mean there are no more threats.

      @REAEQ-lf5lg@REAEQ-lf5lg9 жыл бұрын
    • 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 ;)

      @RenX3133@RenX31337 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @andrewwake8607@andrewwake86075 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @flat-earther@flat-earther5 жыл бұрын
  • 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😲😮😊😁😎👍

    @phillipdingle4801@phillipdingle48014 жыл бұрын
    • There will be no boring at all the day of a nuclear war! 🤔

      @pabloquesadamartinez5405@pabloquesadamartinez54052 жыл бұрын
  • 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…..

    @marksmadhousemetaphysicalm2938@marksmadhousemetaphysicalm293811 күн бұрын
  • 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

    @juliogonzo2718@juliogonzo27183 жыл бұрын
  • Look at this advanced technology. Air Force really do have control of Air and cyberspace...

    @mexicaLA1@mexicaLA15 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @koriko88@koriko882 жыл бұрын
  • That was very cool. Thank you

    @tedwilliams7021@tedwilliams70213 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @arthurwatts1680@arthurwatts16805 жыл бұрын
  • 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!

    @marcwire9332@marcwire93324 жыл бұрын
    • Marc wire ya he a proud boy with the 60s tech

      @Greybews@Greybews4 жыл бұрын
  • Please also upload in full 1080p hd. Thanks. :D

    @mydownloads17@mydownloads1710 жыл бұрын
  • Amazing and awesome. What privilege! Thank you!

    @ILOVEZOZER@ILOVEZOZER3 жыл бұрын
  • Nice job Brent .... Mozzey

    @Maxreverse@Maxreverse4 жыл бұрын
  • tour guide had a doomsday personality...

    @mikef6307@mikef63075 жыл бұрын
    • Looks at side of the plane CODE NAME:DOOMSDAY ALL DIE

      @lakenyapender4715@lakenyapender47154 жыл бұрын
    • @@lakenyapender4715 DEFCON: Everyvody dies.

      @shmeckle666@shmeckle6663 жыл бұрын
  • 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@Bbendfender8 жыл бұрын
    • +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 ;)

      @Biyoung@Biyoung8 жыл бұрын
    • +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@Bbendfender8 жыл бұрын
    • +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 :)

      @Biyoung@Biyoung8 жыл бұрын
    • +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@Bbendfender8 жыл бұрын
    • +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

      @Biyoung@Biyoung8 жыл бұрын
  • Thanks for the tour. Shalom

    @jamesyoungblood555@jamesyoungblood5554 жыл бұрын
  • nice .....good job thank you

    @amjadnomi88@amjadnomi884 жыл бұрын
  • Faraday cage outside, extending to windows

    @Ja-qi7mu@Ja-qi7mu6 жыл бұрын
  • 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

    @colarguns@colarguns4 жыл бұрын
    • 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.

      @petemitchell9996@petemitchell99962 жыл бұрын
  • 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.

    @brianp3717@brianp37175 жыл бұрын
  • I would have thought that this would be classified unless of course this is already obsolete ? This message will self-destruct in 20 seconds 🤯🤯🤯

    @Mega12AX7@Mega12AX74 жыл бұрын
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