Convair NB-36H
Civilian
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The Convair NB-36H of 1955 was an experimental aircraft carrying a nuclear reactor aboard for propulsion research—a bold Cold War gambit. At 49.4 meters with 70.1-meter span, four engines, and 676 km/h cruise, it demonstrated feasibility despite the technology's ultimate impracticality.
Specifikationer
- Roll
- Experimental aircraft
- Besättning
- 5
- Motorer
- 4
- Första flygning
- 1955
- Längd
- 49,4 m
- Vingspann
- 70,1 m
- Maxhastighet
- 676 km/h