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Posted on 6/30/22 at 9:59 pm to rexorotten
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It's gonna suck trying to climb up that ladder to get to the sky lounge while the plane is flying 550mph.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 9:59 pm to Tempratt
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So if it crashes will the reactor crack open?
Probably not, the reactor is going to be pretty small making containment and shielding less of a issue. Even thought this aircraft is enormous it doesn’t require a reactor that would typically power a city. There is evidence the air force built a prototype nuclear powered 4 engine bomber in the early 1950s, but it is unknown if it ever flew.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 10:27 pm to EA6B
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Probably not, the reactor is going to be pretty small making containment and shielding less of a issue. Even thought this aircraft is enormous it doesn’t require a reactor that would typically power a city. There is evidence the air force built a prototype nuclear powered 4 engine bomber in the early 1950s, but it is unknown if it ever flew.
One thing to point out here - the author is saying that the power would be supplied by nuclear fusion, which likely makes it entirely unrealistic in any of our lifetimes.
Between the parasitic losses required to sustain fusion, the equipment required to contain the plasma, and the infrastructure required to actually convert the heat from fusion into electricity.. viable fusion generators are likely to be enormous. Think 1+ GW range. We are a long way off from that, much less small mobile fusion generators.
If they were talking about nuclear fission I would agree. Fusion is an entirely different animal.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 10:32 pm to MrLSU
imagine if that shite crashes
Posted on 6/30/22 at 10:33 pm to MrLSU
Where will it get potable water from? I guess it’ll just drop untreated sewage on the poors below.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 10:33 pm to GeauxZone90
All good until the reactor has to scram and it falls out the sky.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 10:44 pm to MrLSU
I've watched too many episodes of Air Disasters on the Smithsonian Channel to ever want to fly this...
Posted on 6/30/22 at 10:49 pm to MrLSU
Posted on 6/30/22 at 11:06 pm to lostinbr
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Think 1 + GW range
Posted on 6/30/22 at 11:07 pm to MrLSU
What’s the maximum drink policy?
Posted on 6/30/22 at 11:09 pm to MrLSU
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Powered by nuclear fusion
the world has tried this. It's not remotely practical. There's a reason everyone stopped trying a long time ago.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 11:11 pm to EA6B
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There is evidence the air force built a prototype nuclear powered 4 engine bomber in the early 1950s, but it is unknown if it ever flew.
My grandfather worked on the project in Georgia. It never flew according to him.
Posted on 6/30/22 at 11:13 pm to Adam4LSU
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There's a reason everyone stopped trying a long time ago.
Well that’s just not true.
Posted on 7/1/22 at 7:34 am to Adam4LSU
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There is evidence the air force built a prototype nuclear powered 4 engine bomber in the early 1950s, but it is unknown if it ever flew.
My grandfather worked on the project in Georgia. It never flew according to him.
I seem to remember that the shielding made it practically unusable.
Posted on 7/1/22 at 8:01 am to MrLSU
Once they figure out the fusion part, and make it portable, there is still the issue of the 200 mile long runway.
Posted on 7/1/22 at 8:04 am to MrLSU
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Powered by nuclear fusion
A technology we haven't been able to make work.....
Posted on 7/1/22 at 8:06 am to MrLSU
Why are people acting like this could ever in any way be possible?
How fast would something that big and have have to be going to achieve liftoff?
How fast would something that big and have have to be going to achieve liftoff?
Posted on 7/1/22 at 8:14 am to BRIllini07
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there is still the issue of the 200 mile long runway.
They can just use that one on which they filmed the final action sequence of “Fast & Furious 6.”
Posted on 7/1/22 at 8:16 am to MrLSU
Walmartians in the sky.
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