“Design wingspan 1,120 ft.”
Were they going to assemble it in the air?
“Design wingspan 1,120 ft.”
Were they going to assemble it in the air?
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Due to the immense wingspan of over 1,200 ft, the designers came up with an even crazier idea how to get the CL-1201 in the air; they planned to use 182 747 turbojet engines to allow for vertical takeoff (VTOL). Those 4 massive engines on the tail were just for use at altitude and were driven by a nuclear reactor.
Crazy stuff.
Here is a video that gives a good overview of the planned aircraft...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7KgjObskvM