The Story Behind the Termination of the U.S. and Soviet NUCLEARPOWERED AIRCRAFT Program

[eco_man[_2_]]

An interesting article I found on the U.S. and Soviet Nuclear Powered
AIRCRAFT Programs and how they came to be and then not to be. Check it
out here

http://www.aviationearth.com/the-story-behind-the-termination-of-the-us-and-soviet-nuclear-powered-aircraft-program/

[Orval Fairbairn[_2_]]

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eco_man > wrote:

> An interesting article I found on the U.S. and Soviet Nuclear Powered
> AIRCRAFT Programs and how they came to be and then not to be. Check it
> out here
>
> http://www.aviationearth.com/the-story-behind-the-termination-of-the-us-and-so
> viet-nuclear-powered-aircraft-program/

It appears that the Soviets had the right approach -- the
nuclear-powered bomber had limited cost/benefit ratio, after everything
was calculated.

Perhaps the US realized the same thing and put the program on the far
back burner but maintained a shell of it in order to placate the
politicians.

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