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Convair NB-36H, first and only nuclear-powered aircraft
- Arubis 4y ago> A monitoring system dubbed "Project Halitosis" measured radioactive gases from the reactor. Never let it be said that nuke engineers didn't have a sense of humor.
- pinewurst 4y agoTitle is incorrect - NB-36H had an operating reactor on board but it didn't power anything, not a flashlight, not a jet/prop.