205 WHY IS THE DOOMSDAY PLANE ON THE GROUND AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB IN OHIO? (globe.adsbexchange.com) posted 3 years ago by Insignificant 3 years ago by Insignificant +206 / -1 81 comments share 81 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Well shit, there you go. I was curious so I looked it up.
I didn’t expect this at all - not even close - but the stated record for an air-refueled, crewed flight is almost 65 DAYS.
And that was with a fucking CESSNA back in the LATE 1950’s!!!!!!
So yes, absolutely a modern aircraft like the E4B could easily stay aloft for weeks or months before it HAS to touch the ground.
And again; given the mission of the E4B there’s no way it WASN’T designed to stay airborne as absolutely long as possible.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_endurance_record#Refueled,_crewed