You have to give it to the Americans - they really did their homework, and astonishingly well. What surprised me most is (a) the versatility of their communication platforms, and (b) the extend of old-school analog technology on board these planes. rendering them well protected against digital attacks. All in all a job very well done !
I had the privilege of getting a tour of the E-4B when I was working on Offut AFB's 2gwlan installation back in 2009-10. It's impressive, very utalitarian. No frills, and a lot of old technology. One thing they don't talk about in the video is the huge ULF antenna that gets reeled out the back of the plane. The spool that houses it when it's not deployed is huge, I believe it's over a mile long. Very cool.
It has a combination of new as well as the old technology. In a world wide emergency, older systems may have to be called upon to communicate in any form possible which E-48 is capable of.
I was a crew chief on the E4-B. It's existence and primary mission purpose has never been denied. It is not a flying bunker it is to provide communication in a disaster just to issue emergency war orders. If it really has anti-missile and rocket systems, we the maintainers were unaware of that. There is only one plane is on alert status at a time unless if there is a request to have the other two on alert status the only time was before and after 9-11. One plane is always in depot level Maintenace. It is used to take the Secertary of Defense on Diplomatic trips. During the Clinton years a certain Secertary of State refused to fly on it and was heard saying "Doomsday plane my ass it is broke!!"
I agree. These aircraft have been known about since they were built, late 70s I believe. They're the 'Flying Pentagon' and not the 'Flying White House'
I actually worked on this very plane stationed at Offutt AFB, Nebraska in 1987. I worked as a Fuel Systems Mechanic. The fuselage tanks are so big, you can stand fully upright in them.
I always look forward to these Documentaries.. the infrastructure behind the information gathering is amazing and it's good that old aircraft are repurposed and used for decades in this roll..... Roger.... Pembrokeshire UK
The AF should have budgeted for a replacement a decade ago. The functionality can’t be manufactured overnight. Finding a replacement platform will be challenging with the 747-8 line closing down. The aircraft is almost 50 yrs old and needs to be replaced.
@@gfuentes8449 The AF sent out a Request For Proposal (RFP) to replace the E4B in 2021. In 2023, Boeing was eliminated from the competition because it didn’t want to meet the pricing on the contract. The replacement will probably be an Airbus unless Boeing comes back to the table.
It may come as a surprise to some Americans, but after a possible nuclear war, it doesn't matter where anyone is. Even if this plane can still take off undisturbed, it has to land at some point. Yes, the air tankers also have to take off and land. But after a nuclear strike there will be no more airports. A flying "bunker" that needs around 2 km of runway doesn't need anything at all. The question arises as to why such an aircraft would be built at all when every physicist, every engineer and every sensible person knows what happens on Earth after 20,000 nuclear warheads are detonated. In comparison, the game/series “Fallout 4” would be a harmless number. Realize that.
The very Cool piece of History. That Is the Newest Plant used as Airforce One. President Trump Chose most all the Plane. President Trump has own own Boeing Two Monster of a Plane.
Way up high it does not look so big. I have been inside of the radar dome when one of the planes were in the hanger for ISO Maintenace. I am 71 inches tall, and I could standup inside the dome without bumping my head in the center.
God bless Joe Biden and his Entire team, for this great Nation. He deserved it. He born, grew up and has all the knowledge and experience of a Politician and a Great President of United States of America.
The big Point here; is who will supply the necessary sized airframe or large fuselage needed, for the next generation USAF E-4B replacement aircraft? The only two reasonable airframes at present, these are either a Boeing 747-8 4-engine freighter or passenger aircraft, with use of second hand airframes. Or similarly a second hand purchases of Airbus A380 4-engine passenger aircraft, or the US DoD having to think of using the likes of USAF Boeing C-17 transport 4-engine aircraft already in use too,. However, the USAF need all the C-17 transport aircraft they have, so really cannot afford to reduce this number, or the US DoD would have to ask Boeing to reopen C-17 production or 747-8 production and at what cost to the US Taxpayers too? There is no suitable 4-engine airframe currently in production large enough, to the size of the four Boeing E-4B's (747-200's), anywhere in the Western Aviation world. Boeing must know this too, unless the US Government and US DoD plus USAF, are going to fund a multi-billion dollar all new super large airframe development and research plus production too, that is for just for a limited 4 aircraft production run. Which is highly unlikely, the only option then left open to the USAF and US DoD, is to down size to basically a large body airframe, the likes of either Boeing 777-9X or 777-10X long-range, wide-body, twin-engine jetliners. Or look to Airbus to supply the necessary airframe, with either E-4B replacement based on Airbus A350-900ULR long-range, wide-body, twin-engine passenger aircraft. Or a new variant of the A350-1000 maybe A350-1000XLR extended long-range, stretched-wide-body, twin-engine passenger aircraft possibility too? However Airbus would have to work with or be the airframe supplier, to a major US Defence Aerospace Company, to get such a defence contract from the US DoD, in other words Airbus would need to be in partnership, with Lockheed Martin, or Northrop Grumman or Boeing even, maybe BAe Systems in the the United States possibility too. Or maybe a Boeing 787-9X / 787-10x variant, long-range and stretched wide-body, twin-engine jetliners, could be offered as a suitable airframe to be used for a replacement for the E-4B's? Again Boeing would have to be directly or indirectly involved, with going with a Boeing 777 variant or a 787 variant, especially over new built airframes, even if Lockheed Martin, or Northrop Grumman or maybe BAe Systems in the the United States, were awarded a US DoD contract to supply the next generation of the E-4B platform too. Which or at the end of the day, Boeing it seems will play some involvement, in a future replacement of the USAF E-4B aircrafts, but US DoD contract terms will need changing first it seems?
This one in the video is not af one it is called looking glass it is the command and controll aircraft that flies while the president flies airforce one he has communications with looking glass from af one
Fat cat government contracts. Just like it takes 4 yrs to refuel an aircraft carrier. If that was the private world it would be done in a matter of months.
I don't understand how a video like this can be shown, if this in fact is the real plane? Either misinformation, or blatant statement of US power(as a deterrent, which i agree with). So many of these Flutus videos do the same. Hide in plain sight to keep the enemy guessing? Naivete on my part? Possibly. In any event, proud of the men and women who do the heavy lifting.
@@RLTtizMEWell if a particular countries and its friends didn’t constantly sensor and violate human rights and be a bit more fair their wouldn’t be a need for the Military
@Thomas-gc4xb Okay, there was a command and control airplane over Offutt, maybe it was a KC-135 based one then. Webster Tarpleys book on sept. 11 covers it.
You have to give it to the Americans - they really did their homework, and astonishingly well. What surprised me most is (a) the versatility of their communication platforms, and (b) the extend of old-school analog technology on board these planes. rendering them well protected against digital attacks. All in all a job very well done !
I had the privilege of getting a tour of the E-4B when I was working on Offut AFB's 2gwlan installation back in 2009-10. It's impressive, very utalitarian. No frills, and a lot of old technology. One thing they don't talk about in the video is the huge ULF antenna that gets reeled out the back of the plane. The spool that houses it when it's not deployed is huge, I believe it's over a mile long. Very cool.
It has a combination of new as well as the old technology. In a world wide emergency, older systems may have to be called upon to communicate in any form possible which E-48 is capable of.
President who starts the war is safe. Everyone else..... RIP.
Not safe ...its a flying target like all others
Safe for only one week
I was a crew chief on the E4-B. It's existence and primary mission purpose has never been denied. It is not a flying bunker it is to provide communication in a disaster just to issue emergency war orders. If it really has anti-missile and rocket systems, we the maintainers were unaware of that. There is only one plane is on alert status at a time unless if there is a request to have the other two on alert status the only time was before and after 9-11. One plane is always in depot level Maintenace.
It is used to take the Secertary of Defense on Diplomatic trips. During the Clinton years a certain Secertary of State refused to fly on it and was heard saying "Doomsday plane my ass it is broke!!"
I agree. These aircraft have been known about since they were built, late 70s I believe.
They're the 'Flying Pentagon' and not the 'Flying White House'
Excellent! All presidents need this level of protection regardless of anyone’s particular partisan comments.
I actually worked on this very plane stationed at Offutt AFB, Nebraska in 1987. I worked as a Fuel Systems Mechanic. The fuselage tanks are so big, you can stand fully upright in them.
SO thankful for the assets and personnel charged with operating them for our protection! ♥
It doesn’t protect you, dummy.
Lol it's not 4 US girl they don't give a shyte bout US... lemme guess u voted 4 pdoughjo eh??
shout out to the Chief Electronic Communication Engrs of each Aircraft
God bless USA, and respect. ❤
What is that supposed to mean?
Which god?
The best passenger plane for the President of the United States, Air Force One 👍
A flying museum.
Too much and too loud music and too much delay in the narration. Get to the point and keep it moving and more interesting.
😂😂😂
Good to see. As a crew member (OT2) from 80-84 makes me feel proud.
Thank you for your service!🇺🇸
I always look forward to these Documentaries.. the infrastructure behind the information gathering is amazing and it's good that old aircraft are repurposed and used for decades in this roll..... Roger.... Pembrokeshire UK
The E3-A was quite the plane
The AF should have budgeted for a replacement a decade ago. The functionality can’t be manufactured overnight. Finding a replacement platform will be challenging with the 747-8 line closing down. The aircraft is almost 50 yrs old and needs to be replaced.
there wont be a replacement. All the engineering capacity has been diversified = useless.
@@gfuentes8449 The AF sent out a Request For Proposal (RFP) to replace the E4B in 2021. In 2023, Boeing was eliminated from the competition because it didn’t want to meet the pricing on the contract. The replacement will probably be an Airbus unless Boeing comes back to the table.
it is being replaced. the new ones are on order.
@@chuckgudgel1894 What airframe was selected?
It may come as a surprise to some Americans, but after a possible nuclear war, it doesn't matter where anyone is. Even if this plane can still take off undisturbed, it has to land at some point. Yes, the air tankers also have to take off and land. But after a nuclear strike there will be no more airports. A flying "bunker" that needs around 2 km of runway doesn't need anything at all. The question arises as to why such an aircraft would be built at all when every physicist, every engineer and every sensible person knows what happens on Earth after 20,000 nuclear warheads are detonated. In comparison, the game/series “Fallout 4” would be a harmless number. Realize that.
150 hours plus before it needs to find a safe land area. Meaning it can do 3 to 4 times longer than that if needed.
It's a Boeing... Is it really that safe?
That big girl could reach over 0.782 mach. 😮
Subsonic 😢
Wonder what they will use for the next aircraft. The timer at 7:47. There’s no more orange for engine aircraft.
I believe this is the Flying Pentagon. Not Flying White House.
As long as the presidents safe thats all that really matters. Us plebs don't matter at all so no point in protecting anyone else except our "betters".
There’s definitely a submarine we don’t know about
IT IS NOT MADE TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THE PRESIDENT IN TURN, IT IS MADE TO KEEP THEIR CONTROLLED SYSTEMS ALWAYS WORKING.
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Let the person who has not sinned throw the first stone. - Jesus
Only $250 million? That must be in 1950 dollars.
God. Bless America 🇺🇸
What is that supposed to mean?
@@johnp139God bless America, it really isn’t that hard mate?
I don't bless Nazis
Which god?
I appreciate the Boeing 747! Pls go ahead and re-start the production!
Tuyệt Đỉnh Lắm Nghe
250mill..so is there A bullet proof box in their incase the plane crashes where he
He can sit😭🙌🏼💫
Looks like a boeing Be careful that doors might fall off with that thing.
Moronic comment
Beautiful fantastic airlines
When will it be used,the US is always living in fear
If these E4Bs are named after Alice in Wonderland characters, I assume AF1 becomes the “ Mad Hatter” at the outbreak of War?😂
The very Cool piece of History. That Is the Newest Plant used as Airforce One. President Trump Chose most all the Plane. President Trump has own own Boeing Two Monster of a Plane.
An old ass wreck😂 like him😂
The 2nd most protected aircraft right behind Air Force 1
Good Day,i'm impreessed by your Videos
Update: E8C JSTARS is retired and will not “serve for years to come”.
Dose it stays safe from emp?
nice info... have a good day
لا اله الا الله
الله اكبر والعزة لله تعالى
Wow, just wow
all GIE hires... it should be just the best of the best but because of Sir Floyd and his "asthma"
A week at a time .... Sure ;)
Electro-Magnetic Pulse Shielding ... Are you really sure? ;)
The dome is 6 feet thick? How is that possible? What am I missing?
Way up high it does not look so big. I have been inside of the radar dome when one of the planes were in the hanger for ISO Maintenace. I am 71 inches tall, and I could standup inside the dome without bumping my head in the center.
Let's tell our enemies everything !!!!!!!!!!!
Enemies already know this very basic information.
You think they don't know?
LOL
the flying basement- circa 2024
This was at katunayake BIA in colombo few weeks ago
Viva Eua Bella nave bellisima . Pero no es mejor luchar por La Paz . 🤷🏿♂️🤦🏾♂️
God bless Joe Biden and his Entire team, for this great Nation.
He deserved it.
He born, grew up and has all the knowledge and experience of a Politician and a Great President of United States of America.
Idiot. He's a crook. He's unstable. He and congress ruined the economy. Look at Afghanistan.
Nothing about Biden to be proud of.
He is probably the worst president in the history of America
Who in their right mind can like this man
What would you consider his greatest accomplishment?
Most people don't watch this stuff, engineers should.
Can we trade it in on a used ‘78 Cessna?
Are use 78 Cessna does not have the storage capacity to hold enough diapers for Trump!
I'll bet your mamma and sister are one and the same.@@rickkeeton9246
Aka as flying embassy at SAC. Use to always stay two states length from AF1 when AF1 left US.
Af one also has air to air refueling like looking glass af one has all the same fetures as the e4 aircraft
The big Point here; is who will supply the necessary sized airframe or large fuselage needed, for the next generation USAF E-4B replacement aircraft?
The only two reasonable airframes at present, these are either a Boeing 747-8 4-engine freighter or passenger aircraft, with use of second hand airframes.
Or similarly a second hand purchases of Airbus A380 4-engine passenger aircraft, or the US DoD having to think of using the likes of USAF Boeing C-17 transport 4-engine aircraft already in use too,.
However, the USAF need all the C-17 transport aircraft they have, so really cannot afford to reduce this number, or the US DoD would have to ask Boeing to reopen C-17 production or 747-8 production and at what cost to the US Taxpayers too?
There is no suitable 4-engine airframe currently in production large enough, to the size of the four Boeing E-4B's (747-200's), anywhere in the Western Aviation world.
Boeing must know this too, unless the US Government and US DoD plus USAF, are going to fund a multi-billion dollar all new super large airframe development and research plus production too, that is for just for a limited 4 aircraft production run.
Which is highly unlikely, the only option then left open to the USAF and US DoD, is to down size to basically a large body airframe, the likes of either Boeing 777-9X or 777-10X long-range, wide-body, twin-engine jetliners.
Or look to Airbus to supply the necessary airframe, with either E-4B replacement based on Airbus A350-900ULR long-range, wide-body, twin-engine passenger aircraft.
Or a new variant of the A350-1000 maybe A350-1000XLR extended long-range, stretched-wide-body, twin-engine passenger aircraft possibility too?
However Airbus would have to work with or be the airframe supplier, to a major US Defence Aerospace Company, to get such a defence contract from the US DoD, in other words Airbus would need to be in partnership, with Lockheed Martin, or Northrop Grumman or Boeing even, maybe BAe Systems in the the United States possibility too.
Or maybe a Boeing 787-9X / 787-10x variant, long-range and stretched wide-body, twin-engine jetliners, could be offered as a suitable airframe to be used for a replacement for the E-4B's?
Again Boeing would have to be directly or indirectly involved, with going with a Boeing 777 variant or a 787 variant, especially over new built airframes, even if Lockheed Martin, or Northrop Grumman or maybe BAe Systems in the the United States, were awarded a US DoD contract to supply the next generation of the E-4B platform too.
Which or at the end of the day, Boeing it seems will play some involvement, in a future replacement of the USAF E-4B aircrafts, but US DoD contract terms will need changing first it seems?
Suprised we didn’t spend more on it
So they're up in the air in the plane, then what do they do? The Earth will be destroyed
Virgin Galactic will come and pick them up 😂
Poderoso! Uau!
What happens to this marvel when GeoGravity changes
It’s existence has not been denied …. Geez get your facts correct ….. ifs been public for 30 plus years
this thing is always flying around Andrews
This one in the video is not af one it is called looking glass it is the command and controll aircraft that flies while the president flies airforce one he has communications with looking glass from af one
Scrap that all you need to do is get rid of the steps…
NEWS FLASH….. president has been assassinated by 5 steps.
It takes them a decade to build the new air force 1
Fat cat government contracts. Just like it takes 4 yrs to refuel an aircraft carrier. If that was the private world it would be done in a matter of months.
I don't understand how a video like this can be shown, if this in fact is the real plane? Either misinformation, or blatant statement of US power(as a deterrent, which i agree with). So many of these Flutus videos do the same. Hide in plain sight to keep the enemy guessing?
Naivete on my part? Possibly. In any event, proud of the men and women who do the heavy lifting.
Should install escalator for current president 😂
How about a jail cell for the previous president! 😅
機首後方上部にあるエアダクト？これは何ですか？世界の皆さん教えてください🙏南無ー
They put a submarine sailor in jail for taking 2 pictures for his wife and look at this. Wow we are dumb
Source?
I saw this plane leaving Indy airport 15 years ago.
No one person is worth that much especially the one in office now.
Why hillbilly?
Because he hurt your little feelings ?
Spoken like an ignorant republican.
Why you said that cause not the other guy
ABPも最近、効かず。CMの入れ方がエグイ。徐々にUA-camから
離れて行っている自分が居る。
😅 its a plane not a bunker ..it will.go down like any other
They need to do this to the c5M.
The C-5 was in fact a considered competitor back in the Worldwide Airborne Command Post Replacement (WWABNCP-R) days, 1980s.
Did realize it was a completely different plane
I guess its de-classified now
Is there a gym inside? I might need one 💪
@lostinthedesert-hp4bw 💀💀💀💀🫠🫠😝😝
Why do we have to share this ?
This should be flagged but the department of security
Sauver la vie d'un président qui peut être remplacé au pied levé si un incident survenait ? (Souvenons nous de l'assassinat de JFK )!
I wonder if she'll be replaced as she's getting mighty old!
Reminds me of By Dawns Early Light
Is it Bombadier....or is it Bombardier. I've certainly heard of a Bombardier executive jet...but never a Bombadier executive jet!
It's pronounced bomb-bard-e-eh. It's the name of the French-
Canadian man who developed the first snow mobile! You're welcome.
Amen
What next? Space Ship One?
It will be space force one sir
Nice plane. To bad he couldn't get up the stairs to get aboard...
By this time next year Biden will need to be put aboard with a fork lift hoist like they do with the Pope.😂
Trump will need a forklift the way he eats and how unhealthy he is
That's a lot tax money. Invested in this big sotisficated bird
I just hope Biden has an alarm clock.
@@defresurrectioni just hope we get rid of him soon
Nah....he'd just fall asleep mid sentence while trying to avoid WW III.
How big a plane do you need to go from DC to Wilmington every weekend?
OHHHH, for his 55% vacation time trips...got it.
Has to be more than 250 million , regular jet is 200 million.
With Slim Pickens at the controls (Doctor Strangelove)
I saw one in Nebraska
THE CATHOLIC EMPIRE OF THE VATICAN✈️🛫🛬🛩️
“Inside” ?
Have to maintain the militaristic character of the US leadership.
Yu say good comment. We in China think you smot. No need for American military. You safe. Read fortune cookie.
@@RLTtizMEWell if a particular countries and its friends didn’t constantly sensor and violate human rights and be a bit more fair their wouldn’t be a need for the Military
@@AirportAviation380 No MSG. Maka you cwazy. Yu have cheeken fried noodo. Yu hapwess stiff.
@@RLTtizME What are you even saying?
@@RLTtizME I would know if English was a second language if yours
Anyone want to guess where the E-4B’s just happened to be on Sept. 11?
@Thomas-gc4xb there was another over Washington DC and another over Offutt with Brent Scowcroft (Bush crony with no role in govt at the time) onboard.
@Thomas-gc4xb Okay, there was a command and control airplane over Offutt, maybe it was a KC-135 based one then. Webster Tarpleys book on sept. 11 covers it.
@Thomas-gc4xb oh, very interesting. Was it normal for an E4 to be over New York?
@Thomas-gc4xb interesting, thanks. Do you question the official narrative of Sept. 11?
I hope it’s not made by Boeing
Boeing 747 is a bit of a giveaway. You might not be a woke liberal, but you are as dumb as one.
why save his life if everyone else dies?
Why are we giving this information to our enemies?
You watched this and didn’t instantly see how out of date it all is already?
Stay airborne one week at a time. 🤣
Great facts.
All America needs now is President worth protecting.
The planes total cost is 4 billion dollars 💸 AF1
It’s called crystal palace,,
Cadê o pulo do 🐱 gato?