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Old October 18th 14, 05:34 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Lockheed-Says-Its-Fusion-Reactor-Could-Power-Airplanes222910-1.html

Lockheed Says Its Fusion Reactor Could Power Airplanes

Lockheed Martin is working on a compact fusion reactor that could be small
enough to provide a power source for aircraft, and it could be ready to fly in
10 years or less, the company said on Wednesday. "Our compact fusion concept
combines several alternative magnetic confinement approaches, taking the best
parts of each, and offers a 90-percent size reduction over previous concepts,"
said Tom McGuire, compact fusion lead for the Skunk Works' Revolutionary
Technology Programs. "The smaller size will allow us to design, build and test
the CFR in less than a year." After completing several of these
design-build-test cycles, the team anticipates being able to produce a
prototype in five years. That first prototype should be small enough to fit on
the back of a truck, and could provide enough power for a city of 100,000
people, the company said. A C-5 cargo aircraft powered by the reactor could fly
for about a year powered by "just a few bottles of gasoline," the company said.
The company says that technology will be available "within the next decade."

The compact reactor is housed in a magnetic bottle that can handle extremely
hot temperatures, reaching hundreds of millions of degrees. By containing the
reaction, the technology is then able to release it in a controlled fashion.
The heat energy created by the compact fusion reactor will drive turbine
generators, by replacing the combustion chambers with simple heat exchangers.
In turn, the turbines will then generate electricity or propulsive power for a
number of applications. "Unlimited range, unlimited endurance -- that's what
nuclear fusion can do for an airplane," said McGuire. "We think we have a very
robust strategy … in 20 years, we have clean power for the world."

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlYClniDFkM

http://lockheedmartin.com/compactfusion



http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/10/16/will-nuclear-fusion-reactors-within-decade/
http://www.wired.com/2014/10/lockheed-martin-fusion/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/16/experts_skeptical_over_lockheed_martins_claims_to_ have_cracked_fusion/
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/16/has-lockheed-martin-really-made-a-breakthrough-on-nuclear-fusion
http://aviationweek.com/technology/skunk-works-reveals-compact-fusion-reactor-details


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Old October 22nd 14, 12:44 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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On Saturday, October 18, 2014 11:34:12 AM UTC-5, Larry Dighera wrote:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Lockheed-Says-Its-Fusion-Reactor-Could-Power-Airplanes222910-1.html



Lockheed Says Its Fusion Reactor Could Power Airplanes



Lockheed Martin is working on a compact fusion reactor that could be small

enough to provide a power source for aircraft, and it could be ready to fly in

10 years or less, the company said on Wednesday. "Our compact fusion concept

combines several alternative magnetic confinement approaches, taking the best

parts of each, and offers a 90-percent size reduction over previous concepts,"

said Tom McGuire, compact fusion lead for the Skunk Works' Revolutionary

Technology Programs. "The smaller size will allow us to design, build and test

the CFR in less than a year." After completing several of these

design-build-test cycles, the team anticipates being able to produce a

prototype in five years. That first prototype should be small enough to fit on

the back of a truck, and could provide enough power for a city of 100,000

people, the company said. A C-5 cargo aircraft powered by the reactor could fly

for about a year powered by "just a few bottles of gasoline," the company said.

The company says that technology will be available "within the next decade."


In the mean time lets fix the F-22 and F-35 issues first, LMco.
 




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