The E-4 series are specially modified from the Boeing 747-200B for the National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP) program. [3] The E-4 serves as a survivable mobile command post for the National Command Authority, namely the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and successors.

The 747 Supertanker is a retired aerial firefighting airtanker derived from various Boeing 747 models. The aircraft is rated to carry up to 19,600 US gallons (74,000 L) of fire retardant or water. It is the largest aerial firefighting aircraft in the world. [1]

Jun 7, 2024 · Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the Boeing E-4B Nightwatch, a sophisticated airborne command center fashioned after the 747-200 passenger...

Dec 4, 2024 · This is the E-4B, sometimes known as the 'doomsday plane', which is a military version of the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet designed to be used as a flying nuclear bunker.

The Northrop Grumman E-10 MC2A was planned as a multi-role military aircraft to replace the Boeing 707-based E-3 Sentry and E-8 Joint STARS, the Boeing 747-based E-4B, and the RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft in US service.

May 23, 2024 · SNC says it has purchased five 747-8is from Korean Air Lines to start building the fleet, expecting the first of these to arrive in Dayton, Ohio, within a matter of weeks. The project is...

Sep 5, 2018 · Born and bred for battle, the modified Boeing 747s are nearly six stories tall, equipped with four colossal engines and designed to survive a nuclear attack. "It's like a backup Pentagon," a U.S....

Apr 23, 2021 · The investor group that owns the 747 Supertanker, Tanker 944, is shutting down the huge air tanker. In an email sent April 21 to officials in Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and the federal government, Dan Reese the President of Global Supertanker gave them the news:

May 29, 2022 · This wide-body jumbo jet, tail number 75-1025, is one of four Boeing 747-200s that are custom-made to keep the government operating in the event of an infrastructure-shattering nuclear war.

Apr 24, 2021 · The unique Boeing 747 Supertanker has been grounded, for the time being at least, after the investment group that owns the single aircraft decided to cease its operations. The story was first reported earlier today by the authoritative Fire Aviation website .