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Nuclear thermal rocket engine by magnetman33

magnetman33
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3rd Mar 2014
18th Jun 2015
READ THIS BEFORE YOU SAY THIS IS A URAN/BOYL ROCKET. In a real nuclear rocket engine used in a plane, there would be a nuclear reactor, which would be used to heat air passing through the engine, making it heat up and expand, pushing the plane along.
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Comments

  • magnetman33
    magnetman33     4th Mar 2014
    Hmm...Celium...never heard of it. I do know the elements quite well, you might wany to check your spelling on that one. Also, feel free to edit this.
  • Doolittle
    Doolittle     4th Mar 2014
    This is what a nuclular powered plane might look like id:1476532
  • Doolittle
    Doolittle     4th Mar 2014
    Do you ,mind if I try to edit this?
  • Doolittle
    Doolittle     4th Mar 2014
    yes, they would need a lead sheilding and a metal with a high melting temperature so that steam with celcium would not leak out (celcium is a radioactive element that is a byproduct from nuclear reactions and is found when radioactive material leaks from the core into the ejected steam)
  • magnetman33
    magnetman33     4th Mar 2014
    Yeah, I've seen some shows about nuclear aircraft. It seems like the reactors onboard the planes where only being used for radiation shielding reaserch, but not to power the plane. There where also concerns about realeasing radioactive waste into the atmosphere, which would be bad.
  • Doolittle
    Doolittle     4th Mar 2014
    Ever heard of the B-36 FICON? It was a nuclear bomber in the cold war. Later, to maximize range to deleiver a bomb payload to the USSR in the event of nuclear war, we tried putting a nuclear powered engine so the plane could fly around the world. But the project was too costly, and the priject was cancelled in 1956. In the future, tthe US will try this again, but on a more modern plane like the B-52 Stratofortress or the B-1 Lancer.