E-4B Nightwatch

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military aircraft
gptkbp:air_traffic_control yes
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:E-4B
gptkb:Boeing_747
secure communications
redundant systems
wide-body aircraft
self-defense capabilities
strategic command and control
airborne operations center
modified_747-200
gptkbp:built 4
gptkbp:communicationEquipment advanced satellite communications
gptkbp:countermeasures electronic countermeasures
gptkbp:crew pilot
co-pilot
flight engineer
up to 75
mission crew
gptkbp:deployedTo during national emergencies
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:CF6-50
gptkbp:firstFlight 1974
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 50,000 lb
gptkbp:height 58 ft 9 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label E-4B Nightwatch
gptkbp:introduced 1980
gptkbp:length 165 ft 2 in
gptkbp:maintenance Boeing_maintenance_support
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maximum_speed 0.85 Mach
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 800,000 lb
gptkbp:modifications military modifications
gptkbp:navigationEquipment inertial navigation system
gptkbp:nickname Nightwatch
gptkbp:operational_status 1980s
active
gptkbp:operationalHistory gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
War on Terror
gptkbp:operationalRange unrefueled
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:U.S._Strategic_Command
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:radar AN/APY-2
gptkbp:range 12,000 km
gptkbp:role nuclear command and control
command post
gptkbp:secondary_mission command and control
strategic airlift
gptkbp:service_ceiling 45,000 ft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:E-6_Mercury
gptkbp:supportRole presidential support
gptkbp:survivability hardened against nuclear attack
gptkbp:training crew training programs
gptkbp:variant gptkb:E-4A
gptkbp:wingspan 195 ft 8 in