Destruction of the disaster facing the United States to protect the aircraft heads of exposure (Figure)

Plane table.

E-4B (left) can be in the air refueling.

E-4B (left) can be in the air refueling.

Able to cope with the devastating disaster to protect the President dignitaries

Special features: anti-nuclear radiation can be

Can fly for several days without refueling

Nuclear submarine docked with

Quantity: Currently there are four U.S.

In the movie "2012 doomsday prophecy", the U.S. group of politicians to flee aboard a presidential plane, and the "doomsday plane" is the reality version of the aircraft. U.S. Air Force recently disclosed a rare "doomsday plane" of the internal situation that is faced with nuclear war, meteorites hit the Earth and other "end of the environment", it is equipped with protective devices also can protect the dignitaries on the plane.

WASHINGTON America's "doomsday plane" military number E-4B, part of the 55th U.S. Air Force flight formation, at present a total of four. Its main role is to face the devastating disasters in the United States, to protect the President, Secretary of Defense and other military and political leaders, and even the skills of government and military headquarters temporarily moved to heaven.

The aircraft cost of 223 million, is a converted Boeing 747 aircraft, and can carry 112 people. In addition, the aircraft's fuel tank reserves amazing, can reach 185 tons, a few days stay in the air does not need to supply fuel.

"Doomsday plane" is also fitted with re-weighing 165,000 pounds of electronic equipment, and they match exactly the protective shell, which is designed for nuclear radiation, enough to ensure that personnel inside the cabin will not be a nuclear bomb impact. Captain Sikao Trader, said in an interview, the "doomsday plane" is more than one per aircraft 365 days a year and are on call 24 hours a day.

"Give us a call any number, no matter what, when, where, as long as the earth, we can go to access by a specific person," U.S. Air Force Senior Chief Petty Officer Joey Stolte said. "We can even submarine officer with the sea to keep in touch, throw 5 miles from the reserve tank and the submarine docking length of the rope."

Ride comfort is not enough

In fact, the U.S. military in January 1980 for developed the aircraft, but has not been announced. According to plan, once encountered a nuclear attack, the U.S. military and political officials will be divided into three groups traveling from Washington to "doomsday plane", fled to the United States in three different locations. The aircraft may at any time after receiving the command, 5 minutes off.

However, the stay in the "doomsday plane" in the not too comfortable. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates had complained that a window of his class did not make him feel like a Spartan warrior in the experience of suffering, rather than take the advanced aircraft like the minister.