Discovery Channel - Nuclear Airplane - Part 4 -

The Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion program researched and developed two main systems of nuclear powered jet engines. The Direct Air Cycle program was the first of these. Developed by General Electric, this facet of the program was based in Evendale, Ohio. The Direct Air Cycle program was popular because it was simple, reliable and suitable and the engines were able to start quickly. It worked by letting compressed air run through the reactor of a conventional jet engine where it could be heated before being exhausted through the turbine. The X-39 engine was produced by this program and it proved to be highly successful with several upgrades made to the system at later stages. The final HTRE-3 would have most likely been used to power the X-6 nuclear propulsion aircraft if the project hadnt been scrapped.

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[ChilesGreen]

How about a steam powered spider instead.

[NickEspo1000]

I prefer a steam powered plane with a coal boiler.

[projectbaum]

durrhurr if u shot it in teh reacter it wud totes blow up lolololol

Except that reactors don't explode.

[iamgig9876]

how bout a fusion powered refrigerator?

[TheMaxiEX]

@NickEspo1000 now you dont have to build atom bombs you just have to shoot down planes

[lolcattz]

@NickEspo1000 yea a nuclear plane is waaay to simple

[LiFinalmente]

@Megatonaxe Just shot this shit down with a missile and you have your own nuclear disaster, fuck the aim, just shot for the kill

[Megatonaxe]

get a lucky shoot into the reactor, probly past all the armor, and get a emp were it blows

[Sorps3]

cold fusion! rossi

[dutchelite0]

very nice but dont fly behind it xD You WILL die!

[Arachnikadia]

See now we have unmanned aircraft...and space travel. Bring the nuclear aircraft back. They can fly out to space and back...