Boeing E-4
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The Boeing E-4 is a militarized, heavily modified Boeing 747 airframe used by the U.S. Air Force as a survivable airborne command post for national command authority during nuclear or other major crises.
Observed surface forms (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boeing 747 variant
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airborne command post ⓘ airborne command post aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeBasedOn | Boeing 747-200B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assignedTo | 55th Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedAt | Offutt Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Boeing 747-200B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeRefueled | in flight ⓘ |
| canSupport |
Joint Chiefs of Staff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of the United States ⓘ Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | up to 112 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
continuity of government
ⓘ
continuity of operations ⓘ nuclear war survivability ⓘ |
| designedToOperateDuring |
major national emergencies
ⓘ
nuclear war ⓘ |
| enteredService |
1974
ⓘ
1980 ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
aerial refueling capability
ⓘ
extensive communications systems ⓘ hardened electronics ⓘ nuclear electromagnetic pulse shielding ⓘ |
| features |
distinctive dorsal satellite communications radome
ⓘ
hardened EMP protection ⓘ upgraded communications suite ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1973 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
E-4A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
E-4B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1974 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | approximately 800000 lb ⓘ |
| missionEndurance | up to several days with aerial refueling ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Doomsday plane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplant | 4 × General Electric CF6-50E2 turbofan engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| range | approximately 6200 nmi ⓘ |
| role |
national emergency airborne command post
ⓘ
strategic command and control ⓘ survivable airborne command post ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 45000 ft ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| tailCode | OF ⓘ |
| usedBy |
National Command Authority
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Strategic Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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