Flash Flacon Nuclear-powered airliner

[Grey Havoc]

The Flash Flacon airliner:

ORIGINAL CAPTION: The giant aircraft would carry up to 250 passengers at three times the speed of sound (Credit: Oscar Vinals)

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160713-could-this-be-the-first-nuclear-powered-airliner​

 

[CiTrus90]

Flash Falcon?

What's this, I don't even...

Why is the BBC even writing about this thing?

This belongs to the Bar rather than the projects section. This abomination is DOA, a nonstarter. For the life of me I can't understand why they're even wasting time writing about it...

 

[Arjen]

Oscar Vinals was also 'responsible' for 2014's Sky Whale.

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,21297.msg210371.html#msg210371

 

[Grey Havoc]

Updated link (image link updated in first post, with a backup copy here):
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160713-could-this-be-the-first-nuclear-powered-airliner
I also have added an additional image:

ORIGINAL CAPTION: The Flash falcon would be able to take off and land like a helicopter thanks to its moveable engines (Credit: Oscar Vinals)