[DeTomaso] NPC: Nuke powered flight
John Maffeo
johnmaffeo1 at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 27 19:44:18 EDT 2008
sounds like they should resurrect Jesse James' Monster Garage.....put a set of wings and some wheels on a nuclear submarine!
John
--- On Mon, 10/27/08, Daniel C Jones <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com> wrote:
From: Daniel C Jones <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC: Nuke powered flight
To: "DeTomaso Forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 11:57 AM
> Just read a blurb about the Gov in the UK wanting to explore Nuke powered
> commercial aircraft.
In mid-1950's, the USAF flew a nuclear reactor onboard a modified B-36.
See:
http://www.aviation-history.com/articles/nuke-american.htm
The program was ultimately cancelled when someone realized what goes up
can come down in a big ball of fire.
Dan "engineers shouldn't do drugs" Jones
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