Tuesday 14 June 2011

U.S. President "doomsday plane " anti-disaster

WASHINGTON (AP 14) when the end comes, all that divided the outside world, but the U.S. Air Force foregone prepared rare recent public "doomsday plane"(Doomsday Plane) the internal situation, that if the Earth into a nuclear war, a large meteorite impact, etc. Disaster, the aircraft will be dispatched immediately, for several days to protect the President, Secretary of Defense and other military and political leaders.

The end code E-4B aircraft, the Boeing 747 modified from the current total of four, a wingspan of 59.7 m, length 70.5 m, height 19.3 m, each with a maximum capacity of 112. The body with electromagnetic pulse shield to protect the machine 75000 kg high-tech electronic equipment, thermal radiation shield can protect passengers from radiation attacks.

Back in early 1980, the U.S. military will end development of aircraft, cost 223 million per aircraft (about 678 million ringgit), on standby 24 hours a day. After the U.S. military for help received, the aircraft can take off within 5 minutes, at speeds up to 1,000 km, and 8 km long cable pulling, and deep-sea submarine contact. Because no cabin windows, try to sit after Defense Secretary Robert Gates described the feeling as like a cargo plane ride.

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