Washington: It costs an astronomical $200 million (Rs 894 crore), can stay in the air for days without refuelling, and is build to protect the US President, his Secretary of Defence, Joint Chiefs of Staff and other key personnel.Able to launch within minutes, the ‘doomsday plane’ offers protection from the ultimate worst-case scenarios, including nuclear attacks and meteor strikes from outer space. People travelling on board can communicate with anyone on the ground and even submarines can be reached underwater when a five-mile long cable is extended from the back of the plane.
Mobilised hours after the 9/11 terror strikes, the world’s most impressive plane runs on 1,65,000 pounds of state of the art electronics and is protected by an electromagnetic pulse shield. A specially upgraded air conditioning system is needed to keep it cool – and a specially trained team of tech-whizzes stay on board to man the devices.
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