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Old 04-02-2012, 09:42 PM   #579
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Recently ran across an Airplane concept design that Lockheed was working on, the CL-1201.

Some highlights:
- Wingspan of 1120ft, length of 560ft (2.5x longer than a 747)
- Nuclear powered
- Can stay airborne for 41 days
- Two proposed variants: Troop Transport and Flying aircraft carrier mode.

Read this article for more info: http://aviationtrivia.blogspot.ca/20...dream-are.html




More Pics:
Spoiler!
The airplane that uses Thorium reactor technology.

Kinda OT, but relevant to the airplane.
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