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Have you looked at Project Pluto? They built a working nuclear jet engine
by z303 18y ago
Have you looked at Project Pluto? They built a working nuclear jet engine
- josefresco 18y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pluto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pluto The ramjet lives on, but it's not nuclear powered, and don't they call it the 'scramjet' now?
- hugh 18y agoA scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet) is a variation of a ramjet with the distinction being that some or all of the combustion process takes place supersonically. (from wikipedia on Scramjet)
- ars 18y agoI have not, but reading it now (thanks for the link) I maintain what I wrote (even though I got a lot of downmods): this is far too complicated to ever actually work. Did you read the section on tolerances, and the temperatures? Do you really think such a thing would be reliable for day to day running on an airplane? It's not impossible of course, but it's not practical, and it's a waste of money. Use the nuclear power on earth, and save the liquid fuels for the air.
- z303 18y agoNo I don't think it would be a good idea for a whole bunch of reasons but it is possible with people having taken it to the prototype stage. Like you I'd spend the money on other things