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Could This be the First Nuclear Powered Airliner?
BBC ^
| 07-16-2016
| By Stephen Dowling
Posted on 09/28/2017 6:42:27 AM PDT by Red Badger
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The Flash falcon would be able to take off and land like a helicopter thanks to its moveable engines (Credit: Oscar Vinals)
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09/28/2017 6:43:32 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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09/28/2017 6:44:09 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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09/28/2017 6:44:41 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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Somebody has to post it:
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09/28/2017 6:45:10 AM PDT
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robroys woman
(So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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09/28/2017 6:45:18 AM PDT
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Howie66
("Tone down the tagline please." - Admin Moderator)
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09/28/2017 6:45:33 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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The USAF experimented with a nuclear-powered bomber.
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09/28/2017 6:46:00 AM PDT
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Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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And it can use off-the-shelf fusion reactors.
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09/28/2017 6:46:12 AM PDT
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I-ambush
(If we make it, we'll all sit back and laugh, but I fear tomorrow I'll be crying)
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What could possibly go wrong???
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09/28/2017 6:46:27 AM PDT
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rlmorel
(Liberals: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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09/28/2017 6:48:19 AM PDT
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robroys woman
(So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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The USAF experimented with a nuclear-powered bomber.
I think popular science had an article on nuclear airplanes but there was a radiation problem they could not solve.
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09/28/2017 6:52:17 AM PDT
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mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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Go to the article link. There’s pictures of the nuclear USAF aircraft.........
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09/28/2017 6:53:16 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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09/28/2017 6:54:20 AM PDT
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Bringbackthedraft
(Damn, the tag line disappeared again? Coursors!)
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Looks like it.................
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09/28/2017 6:58:34 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: I-ambush
off-the-shelf fusion reactors I'm waiting for Home Depot to run one of their special sales on those babies. I'll probably pick up 2 or 3.
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09/28/2017 6:59:24 AM PDT
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ClearCase_guy
(Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
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They make great Christmas gifts.
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09/28/2017 7:00:47 AM PDT
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Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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Now they can lose your baggage at Mach 3.
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09/28/2017 7:00:55 AM PDT
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Don Corleone
(.leave the gun, take the canolis, take it to the mattress.)
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One of the issues was the weight of the shielding.
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09/28/2017 7:01:44 AM PDT
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Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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“Atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed.”
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09/28/2017 7:01:58 AM PDT
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Huskrrrr
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