Nuclear-powered aircraft

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
experimental technology
gptkbp:abandoned 1970s
environmental concerns
cost
advances in aerial refueling
technological difficulties
gptkbp:category gptkb:aircraft
nuclear propulsion
gptkbp:challenge safety concerns
radiation shielding
nuclear proliferation risk
weight of reactor
gptkbp:defines Aircraft powered by onboard nuclear reactors
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstConceptualized 1940s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nuclear-powered aircraft
gptkbp:neverDeployedOperationally true
gptkbp:neverUsedInCombat true
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Convair_X-6
gptkb:Tupolev_Tu-95LAL
gptkbp:purpose to achieve long endurance flight without refueling
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Project_Pluto
nuclear-powered cruise missile
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aircraft_Nuclear_Propulsion_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6