Nightwatch

Nightwatch (E-4B) Compartments

1 Flight Deck and Upper Deck Rest Area

The flight deck contains the pilot’s, copilot’s, navigator’s and flight engineer’s stations. A lounge area and sleeping quarters for flight crews and other personnel are located aft of the deck.

2 Forward Entry Area

The forward entry area contains the main galley unit and stairways to the flight deck and to the forward lower equipment area. Refrigerators, freezers, a convection oven and a microwave oven give stewards the capability to provide more than 100 hot meals during prolonged missions. Additionally, four seats are located on the left side of the forward entry area for the security guards and the stewards.

3 Conference Room and Projection Room

The conference room provides a secure area for conferences and briefings. It contains a nine-position executive table with executive chairs. A projection room serving the conference room and the briefing room is located aft of the conference room. It has the capability of projecting computer graphics, overhead transparencies or 35mm slides to either the conference room or the briefing room either singularly or simultaneously.

4 Operations Team Area

The operations team area contains the automatic data processing equipment and seats and console work areas for 29 staff members.

The consoles are configured to provide access to from the following types of circuits or systems: automated data processing, automatic switchboard, direct access telephone and radio circuits, direct (“hot”) lines, monitor panel for switchboard lines, staff and operator interphone and audio recorder.

5 NCA Area

The NCA area is designed and furnished as an executive compartment. It contains an office, a lounge sleeping area and a dressing area. Telephone instruments in this area provide the NCA with secure and clear, worldwide communications.

6 Briefing Room

The briefing room contains a briefing table with three executive seats, eighteen seats, a lectern and two rear projection screens.

7 Communications

Control Area The communications control area is divided into a voice area and a data area. The voice area, located on the right side of the compartment, contains the radio operator’s console, the semiautomatic switchboard console and the communication officer’s console. The data area, located on the left side of the area, contains the record communications console, record data supervisor’s console, high speed DATA/AUTODIN/AFSAT console and LV/VLF control heads.

8 Technical Control and Rest Area

The aft end of the main desk is divided into a technical control area and a rest area. The enclosed technical control area, which occupies the left forward part of the compartment, contains a technical control console, multiplexer, SHF SATCOM, console, and patch and test assembly. The rest area, which occupies the remaining portion of the aft main deck, provides a rest and sleeping area for the crew members.

9 Flight Avionics Area

The flight avionics area contains aircraft systems power panels, flight avionics equipment, liquid oxygen converters and stowage for baggage and spare parts.

10 Forward Lower Equipment Area

The forward lower equipment area contains the potable water supply tanks, 1200 KVA electrical power panels, stepdown transformers, VLF transmitter and SHF SATCOM equipment. Electrically operated retractable stairs, located in the forward right side of the forward lower equipment area, are installed for airplane entry and exit.

11 Aft Lower Equipment Area

The aft lower equipment area contains the maintenance console and various mission equipment.

12 Lower Trailing Wire Antenna Area

The lower trailing wire antenna area contains the long trailing wire antenna reel, the antenna operator’s station and the antenna reel controls and indicators.