Inside the $250 Million US Bunker Aircraft Built to Save The President’s Life

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[@florianwolf9380]

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 !

[@jrosaly]

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.

[@bobbillings]

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.

[@meshworkj]

President who starts the war is safe. Everyone else..... RIP.

[@ColdBloodedAddictions]

Not safe ...its a flying target like all others

[@gabrieloricho1028]

Safe for only one week

[@eagle3ncc74656]

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.

[@peterginaitt1951]

Excellent! All presidents need this level of protection regardless of anyone’s particular partisan comments.

[@margotmaines7427]

SO thankful for the assets and personnel charged with operating them for our protection! ♥

[@tommym321]

It doesn’t protect you, dummy.

[@MaudeWhite-yc6ji]

Lol it's not 4 US girl they don't give a shyte bout US... lemme guess u voted 4 pdoughjo eh??

[@locker125]

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!!"

[@onlycheeseislife]

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'

[@P-J-W-777]

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.

[@darrenbeavers8099]

The E3-A was quite the plane

[@rogerrees9845]

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

[@waseemfarooqi5777]

nice info... have a good day

[@crs50]

shout out to the Chief Electronic Communication Engrs of each Aircraft

[@a.j.haverkamp4023]

A flying museum.

[@rngalston]

Wow, just wow

[@dessertlocust]

the flying basement- circa 2024

[@tedbeagles1982]

Good to see. As a crew member (OT2) from 80-84 makes me feel proud.

[@briancooper2112]

Thank you for your service!🇺🇸

[@asadbhuiyan5719]

God bless USA, and respect. ❤

[@johnp139]

What is that supposed to mean?

[@or2ak]

Which god?

[@MrSeagoblin123]

There’s definitely a submarine we don’t know about

[@bigjermboktown6976]

It's a Boeing... Is it really that safe?

[@jamjardj1974]

If these E4Bs are named after Alice in Wonderland characters, I assume AF1 becomes the “ Mad Hatter” at the outbreak of War?😂

[@tonybranch7529]

Aka as flying embassy at SAC. Use to always stay two states length from AF1 when AF1 left US.

[@imransharif443]

Beautiful fantastic airlines

[@AliPo-ne3yf]

250mill..so is there A bullet proof box in their incase the plane crashes where he He can sit😭🙌🏼💫

[@gpakrockz]

This was at katunayake BIA in colombo few weeks ago

[@VeraLucia-xg6ll]

Poderoso! Uau!

[@sukhumleelasiriworranon7073]

The best passenger plane for the President of the United States, Air Force One 👍

[@henryjohnson7822]

I saw one in Nebraska

[@edjarrett3164]

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]

there wont be a replacement. All the engineering capacity has been diversified = useless.

[@edjarrett3164]

@@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.

[@chuckgudgel1894]

it is being replaced. the new ones are on order.

[@edjarrett3164]

@@chuckgudgel1894 What airframe was selected?

[@slimpickens01]

Reminds me of By Dawns Early Light

[@0235L]

All the country needs now is a president!

[@AllDay3090]

Tell me your parents are brother and sister without telling me your parents are brother and sister.......

[@0235L]

@@AllDay3090 Triggered?

[@AllDay3090]

@@0235L Put your tin foil hat on before those Jewish space lasers get you! ✌️

[@crewchief5144]

We had one we voted for but this one is bought and paid for by Ukrainian energy dollars, er, our tax dollars. However they laundered it back into their accounts...all seems legit.

[@RLTtizME]

@@0235L He just wants a President that doesn't take orders from the Easter Bunny and doesn't drop a load in his pants at the Vatican.

[@timferguson1593]

The 2nd most protected aircraft right behind Air Force 1

[@marcolobo7681]

Dose it stays safe from emp?

[@TheJoeSwanon]

Wonder what they will use for the next aircraft. The timer at 7:47. There’s no more orange for engine aircraft.

[@markrobinowitz8473]

With Slim Pickens at the controls (Doctor Strangelove)

[@ljsavmech]

They need to do this to the c5M.

[@prokastinatore]

I appreciate the Boeing 747! Pls go ahead and re-start the production!

[@mikeisaacs2314]

Did realize it was a completely different plane

[@tylerbuckley4661]

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

[@vivektulja4516]

Only $250 million? That must be in 1950 dollars.

[@Pluto20566]

Suprised we didn’t spend more on it

[@tylerbuckley4661]

Af one also has air to air refueling like looking glass af one has all the same fetures as the e4 aircraft

[@frankgenner782]

Looks like a boeing Be careful that doors might fall off with that thing.

[@or2ak]

Moronic comment

[@christopherlim9318]

Airborne

[@zaiks0105]

A week at a time .... Sure ;) Electro-Magnetic Pulse Shielding ... Are you really sure? ;)

[@JaedonOwen]

Update: E8C JSTARS is retired and will not “serve for years to come”.

[@willmous3646]

Let's tell our enemies everything !!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamabaker12]

Enemies already know this very basic information.

[@or2ak]

You think they don't know? LOL

[@flamcity]

I guess its de-classified now

[@Critical_Mass_]

Most people don't watch this stuff, engineers should.

[@DjDobleU809]

That big girl could reach over 0.782 mach. 😮

[@jamiecoyne1494]

Scrap that all you need to do is get rid of the steps…

[@jamiecoyne1494]

NEWS FLASH….. president has been assassinated by 5 steps.

[@tsaffran]

this thing is always flying around Andrews

[@sstearns2]

Anyone want to guess where the E-4B’s just happened to be on Sept. 11?

[@alexanderbriceno2524]

Viva Eua Bella nave bellisima . Pero no es mejor luchar por La Paz . 🤷🏿‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@JasonWh]

The dome is 6 feet thick? How is that possible? What am I missing?

[@locker125]

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.

[@ps3301]

It takes them a decade to build the new air force 1

[@waynemerlo7448]

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.

[@Diddley-js6lf]

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.

[@billpugh58]

An old ass wreck😂 like him😂

[@wendyharbon7290]

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?

[@elishaameka9069]

When will it be used,the US is always living in fear

[@Ole_Lige]

“Inside” ?

[@Gertyrv]

So they're up in the air in the plane, then what do they do? The Earth will be destroyed

[@BlackLotuses]

Virgin Galactic will come and pick them up 😂

[@user-or3gb7fh9f]

What happens to this marvel when GeoGravity changes

[@manoman9669]

Call sign Titan 25...

[@patty4709]

Amen

[@frankhoffman3566]

Interesting. I never heard of this plane before. I'm glad it exists. I hope there is also a similar submarine. Along with the known underground complex that would mean there would be a triad of survivability options. If something terrible happened to take out the president, terror and chaos would reign. That would be horrible to behold.

[@markrobinowitz8473]

The radioactive fallout from a nuclear war would make the word "survivability" Orwellian.

[@frankhoffman3566]

@@markrobinowitz8473 ... The number of extinction level horrors from the universe above and the earth below increases in our knowledge by the month. In particular, an asteroid impact with a decades long asteroid winter would possibly be worse than a nuclear conflict and its aftermath. While many would just give up in some of these scenarios, others of us, out of hope or foolishness, will try to survive.

[@giveitathink6749]

The Navy E6 Mercury aircraft deals with the Subs via sending launch commands. Like the E4B, always on alert standby.

[@johnp139]

Do you live in a cave?

[@giveitathink6749]

Relax dude.@@johnp139

[@thebigcnel]

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".

[@darnellparker4884]

It’s called crystal palace,,

[@panam747]

I wonder if she'll be replaced as she's getting mighty old!

[@mrslsbc6594]

God. Bless America 🇺🇸

[@johnp139]

What is that supposed to mean?

[@AirportAviation380]

@@johnp139God bless America, it really isn’t that hard mate?

[@keithdonnellan5564]

I don't bless Nazis

[@or2ak]

Which god?

[@ralfkays4197]

Davon habe ich soeben Stück, für jeden Tag eine😅

[@Critical_Mass_]

all GIE hires... it should be just the best of the best but because of Sir Floyd and his "asthma"

[@ColdBloodedAddictions]

😅 its a plane not a bunker ..it will.go down like any other

[@adriandelaat2905]

When is the new Air Force one going to be flying

[@lwosijk]

Is it Bombadier....or is it Bombardier. I've certainly heard of a Bombardier executive jet...but never a Bombadier executive jet!

[@Rick-ve6yp]

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.

[@HayK47]

Can we trade it in on a used ‘78 Cessna?

[@rickkeeton9246]

Are use 78 Cessna does not have the storage capacity to hold enough diapers for Trump!

[@bxb590]

I'll bet your mamma and sister are one and the same.@@rickkeeton9246

[@VeraLucia-xg6ll]

Cadê o pulo do 🐱 gato?

[@supream_700]

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

[@chrislundberg1]

Has to be more than 250 million , regular jet is 200 million.

[@genewheeler6320]

Let's let enemy indide

[@musclemachine8849]

Is there a gym inside? I might need one 💪

[@lostinthedesert-hp4bw]

No. We removed the gym and replaced it with a gay bar 🏳️‍🌈. “Bottoms up” 😉!!

[@musclemachine8849]

@@lostinthedesert-hp4bw 💀💀💀💀🫠🫠😝😝

[@tgsnaps5670]

Why do we have to share this ?

[@tgsnaps5670]

This should be flagged but the department of security

[@waynefletcher9884]

It’s existence has not been denied …. Geez get your facts correct ….. ifs been public for 30 plus years

[@jamesstirling3792]

The planes total cost is 4 billion dollars 💸 AF1

[@abdelatifsadam7380]

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[@econhelp583]

Let the person who has not sinned throw the first stone. - Jesus

[@kaikaivulcan5751]

ABPも最近、効かず。CMの入れ方がエグイ。徐々にKZbinから 離れて行っている自分が居る。

[@Pierre-wm3xs]

Im surprised there hasn't been à nuclear powered plane that çan stay in air indefinitely

[@1justlikeme]

E8 has been retired

[@rafalojc]

It's Bomb-ard-E-eh. French pronunciation

[@ddolde]

why save his life if everyone else dies?

[@suhardiharahap5805]

US ,presiden air force one in for programs to siends and tehnologi

[@belindacobet8913]

Safely run the country !? 🤔

[@emmettnorman594]

Right now its the most expensive flying garbage truck (Fjb)

[@waynem9708]

Should install escalator for current president 😂

[@richardhobbs2712]

How about a jail cell for the previous president! 😅

[@dante-yq6gg]

it must be clasiffied

[@AirportAviation380]

It exists here

[@terryakuna66]

What next? Space Ship One?

[@arden8873]

It will be space force one sir

[@Not-A-Woke-Liberal]

I hope it’s not made by Boeing

[@VanceRefrigeration]

Boeing 747 is a bit of a giveaway. You might not be a woke liberal, but you are as dumb as one.

[@bdudhsshdbjxffdbi1446]

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[@Lloydski]

Nice plane. To bad he couldn't get up the stairs to get aboard...

[@brentsummers7377]

By this time next year Biden will need to be put aboard with a fork lift hoist like they do with the Pope.😂

[@Gertyrv]

Trump will need a forklift the way he eats and how unhealthy he is

[@onlycheeseislife]

I believe this is the Flying Pentagon. Not Flying White House.

[@TheSidi0us]

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.

[@fredward55]

Why are we giving this information to our enemies?