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no "conventional fission engine" has ever flown - there may be reasons for this
by zabzonk 4y ago
no "conventional fission engine" has ever flown - there may be reasons for this
- voldacar 4y agoYeah the reason is that Richard Nixon cancelled Project Rover, which had long since demonstrated that a safe and reliable nuclear engine was totally feasible
- mr_toad 4y agoAn experimental nuclear powered plane has flown. And while no nuclear thermal rocket engine has yet flown, there have been ground tests.
- nradov 4y agoWell not really. A couple of aircraft have flown with nuclear reactors onboard, but the reactors weren't used to generate power.