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  1. M

    1950s Pratt & Whitney nuclear steam-turbine ducted blower aircraft engine

    In early 1950s Pratt and Whitney was working on supercritical water ducted blower aircraft engine. 410 MW thermal energy source was heating highly pressurized water to 1000F. Here is the description of this engine from Aviation Week , December 19, 1960. 2.98 m low pressure air compressor/blower...
    • mvdmitri
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    • atomic aircraft cold war nuclear powered aircraft post-cold war steam
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Propulsion
  2. V

    Lockheed L-248-3 nuclear-powered flying wing bomber

    In Bill Rose's book Secret Projects: Flying Wings and Tailless Aircraft, there is mention of an outrageously colossal design for a nuclear-powered flying wing bomber by Lockheed, the L-248-3. The specs for the L-248-3 are as follows judging from what's contained in the book: Length: 89 ft Span...
    • Vahe Demirjian
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    • aircraft nuclear propulsion program atomic aircraft cold war nuclear battlefield nuclear powered aircraft nuclear powered bomber strategic air command strategic bomber united states united states air force
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  3. Triton

    Fictional Aircraft from Movies, Games, etc.

    Futuristic helicopter from the Russian urban fantasy/horror film Temnyy Mir (Dark World) (2010).
    • Triton
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    • alternate history atomic aircraft fake aircraft fictional jet age movie movie prop movies nuclear powered aircraft popular culture sci-fi science fiction space age technothriller tv series video games videogames
    • Replies: 358
    • Forum: Theoretical, Fake and Generic Projects
  4. aam641

    B-52 testbed for a nuclear turbojet

    You may have already seen this at http://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=872 Attached is a picture of what looks like radiation doses around the nuclear engine. My quick conversion gives me 1000 Gy/hr in zone I and 5 Gy/hr in zone VIII. Could somebody knowledgeable check these...
    • aam641
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    • aircraft nuclear propulsion program atomic aircraft cold war general electric aircraft engines general electric company nuclear powered aircraft united states air force
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  5. hesham

    Bell Nuclear Powered Helicopter

    Hi, the Bell Helicoptere Corporation designed a new concept for atomic-powered VTOL transport helicopter,it had 300 ft length,500,000 1b weight and estimated speed of 200 mph, it was look like to me as flying ship. http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1960/1960%20-%200793.html
    • hesham
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    • airliner atomic aircraft bell aerospace bell helicopter company civil aviation cold war helicopter late 1950s nuclear power nuclear powered aircraft united states usaf
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  6. Antonio

    Nuclear Powered Aircraft Projects

    I found two Lockheed projects to start the topic Source: Avion (magazine) January 1959 No more information given ???
    • Antonio
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    • aircraft nuclear propulsion program atomic aircraft atomic era cold war great britain jet age nuclear powered aircraft post-cold war raf bomber command soviet union space age strategic air command strategic bomber united kingdom united states united states air force
    • Replies: 359
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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