The plane "Doomsday"

"Doomsday plane" doomsday plans - US military terminology. But this term, could not be more accurately conveys its purpose. This aircraft for the high command of the country and its leadership. In 1994 year in America, Air command points (WCP) are called NAOC National Airborne Operations Center.

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In America, at the moment, there are 4 such aircraft, this is the E-4B, developed on the basis of the Boeing 747-200 civil aircraft. The aircraft is designed to establish communications and control in conditions of complete or partial destruction of ground infrastructure in a nuclear war. The "toy" is very expensive, even for the US economy. In terms of cost, the E-4B is in second place after the B-2 Spirit, although before the release of the latter it occupied the first position for many years.

E-4B

Aircraft specially adapted to conditions of increased radioactive contamination of air, has special filtered fresh air. All the onboard equipment has a high degree of protection against EMP (electromagnetic pulse) in the application of nuclear ammunition. The aircraft can be more than a week (during refueling in the air) to be in free flight, and provide about a hundred people on board. One of these sides is constantly on duty and is in a heightened state of alert.

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This is IL-80, a product of IL-86 SPEED, released at the end of 80-ies based on the standard passenger IL-86. Air command post, or air control point. He, like his American counterpart, is assigned to control all types of armed forces, including the Strategic Missile Forces, the Russian Armed Forces, the submarine fleet, in general, all types. They, like the "Americans" are also 4 boards. They are based in 3-th special squadron at the airfield Chkalovsky, based on GLITZ. One of the sides (RA-93642), this year has undergone modernization, receiving new equipment. It is clear that the main technical features of the president's air command are not disclosed, but it is clear that he has all kinds of super-secure communication, including satellite communications. In the tail part of the aircraft has a special antenna produced long 8km, for communication with submarines. Another side has no portholes, and has the minimum required number of technical flaps and holes.

IL-86 VzPU

The board, which is now transferred to the Defense Ministry DIC (instrument-corporation) in fact is already the second generation of aircraft. And although the "appearance" of the aircraft remained almost unchanged, presidential control point filling incorporated all the latest advances in various fields. The next step is to develop a similar third-generation aircraft, with advanced equipment. During critical situations on the air command post will be closed all kinds of control of the Armed Forces.

All work on upgrading equipment BKTS - board of the technical means, carried on the Nizhniy Novgorod NPP "Flight", is part of a combined instrument-making corporation in the "Rostec".

Such planes are only two countries in the world, and it is quite clear what. And judging by the fact that the two countries have resumed on the air command post of the program, the possibility of nuclear cooperation, the likelihood of conflict, from the accounts has not been removed.

Especially for the portal Avia.pro Valery Smirnov