Military flight tracking websites shows that it completed a 4.5-hour flight toward Chicago and back before landing again, iNews reported.
#DOOMSDAY PLANE WINDOWS#
The aircraft retains its cabin windows but is reportedly protected from EMP by shielding its equipment and wiring, while also retaining analog instruments inside the cockpit. The aircraft which is nicknamed the 'Doomsday plane' and provides a mobile command centre in the event of nuclear conflict took off from a U.S. Since the 1970s, the US government has maintained a fleet of Boeing 747 E-4B planes designed to provide an. The American counterpart has the calling name Nightwatch and was developed from Boeing's 747 aircraft, a good decade before the Maxdome even took its first flight. Since the announcement, the US’ ‘Doomsday Plane’ has been spotted taking to the air. A retractable fueling probe is placed below the cockpit.
#DOOMSDAY PLANE GENERATOR#
The aircraft also houses two large electrical generator pods placed inwards of its engines, which have air intake scoops and jet exhausts at their ends. The E-4B Nightwatch, an airborne command center for the U.S. President in times of war, is pictured being refueled. The tail of the aircraft also houses a winch for a towed, very low-frequency (VLF) antenna, while horizontal stabilizers also have space for more sensors or communication antenna. Incredible images show America’s 'doomsday' plane being prepped for action. Incredible images show America’s 'doomsday' plane being prepped for action. The upper deck doors on the aircraft have been reduced in numbers while only one airstair remains.Ī large SATCOM canoe sits on top of the fuselage in the front with large antennae in its aft. These changes were put into effect to protect the occupants from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) or nuclear explosion. The cockpit retains its windows but with a baffle blocking them. Maxdome is notably different from its commercial counterpart since one does not see the cabin windows on the aircraft.
The calling name for the aircraft is Maxdome, although some refer to it as Camber, a term used by commercial navigation for the II-86s. Developed using Ilyushin's II-86 aircraft as a model, the II-80s are visibly very different from the commercial aircraft.
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