Nuclear-powered aircraft - Wikipedia
WEBA nuclear-powered aircraft is a concept for an aircraft intended to be powered by nuclear energy. The intention was to produce a jet engine that would heat compressed air with heat from fission, instead of heat from burning fuel. [1]
Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion - Wikipedia
WEBThe USAF pursued two different systems for nuclear-powered jet engines, the Direct Air Cycle concept, which was developed by General Electric, and Indirect Air Cycle, which was assigned to Pratt & Whitney.
List of nuclear-powered aircraft - Wikipedia
WEBList of nuclear-powered aircraft. Below is a list of nuclear powered aircraft and concepts: Name or designation. Manufacturer. Role. Nationality. Period. Notability.
Why There Are No Nuclear Airplanes - The Atlantic
WEBJan 20, 2019 · The advantages of nuclear submarines over their conventional cousins raise a question about another component of the military arsenal: Why don’t airplanes run on nuclear power? The reasons...
Could this be the first nuclear-powered airliner? - BBC
WEBJul 14, 2016 · A supersonic airliner that flies at three times the speed of sound – and runs on nuclear fusion. Stephen Dowling investigates the challenges of making airliners run on atomic power.
Resuscitating the Atomic Airplane: Flying on a Wing and an …
WEBDec 5, 2008 · More than 50 years ago, aerospace engineers spent over $1 billion—in 1950s money—designing atomic-powered airplanes in the hope that such superfast jets could remain aloft for 15,000 miles (21,150...
Nuclear-fusion reactor smashes energy record - Nature
WEBFeb 9, 2022 · A 24-year-old nuclear-fusion record has crumbled. Scientists at the Joint European Torus (JET) near Oxford, UK, announced on 9 February that they had generated the highest sustained energy...
What Are Prospects For Nuclear-Propelled Aircraft?
WEBRussia claims to have test-flown a nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, and NASA is developing an unmanned rotorcraft to explore Saturn’s moon Titan powered by a radioisotope...
Where Are the Nuclear-Powered Airplanes?
WEBHow Would a Nuclear Airplane Work? A standard jet engine functions as follows. First, air from the atmosphere is compressed to increase the concentration of O 2 for combustion. Second, the air is combusted with heavy organics - i.e. jet fuel - …
Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy - BBC News
WEB9 February 2022. Jonathan Amos. BBC Science Correspondent• @BBCAmos. Watch the five-second pulse light up the JET reactor. European scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in their...
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