List of nuclear-powered aircraft

Below is a list of nuclear powered aircraft and concepts:

Name or designation Manufacturer Role Nationality Period Notability
9M730 Burevestnik[1][2][3][4] Cruise Missile  Russia 2018
Bell D-1007 Bell Textron Helicopter  United States 1950s
Convair Model 23[5][6] Convair Bomber  United States 1950s
Convair N-1 Convair Bomber  United States 1950s
Convair N-2 Convair Bomber  United States 1950s
Convair NB-36H[7][1] Convair Bomber  United States 1950s
Convair NX-2 CAMAL[8] Convair Bomber  United States 1950s
Convair X-6[9][10] Convair Bomber  United States 1950s
De Havilland NP-3 De Havilland Bomber  United Kingdom 1950s
De Havilland NP-4 De Havilland Bomber  United Kingdom 1950s
Douglas Model 26[11] Douglas Aircraft Corporation Bomber  United States 1950s
Douglas WS-125A Douglas Aircraft Corporation Bomber  United States 1950s
Fedorov nuclear plane Fedorov Spaceplane/Helicopter concept  Soviet Union 1920s
Hughes Interceptor Hughes Aircraft Corporation Interceptor  United States 1950s
Lockheed CL-195 Lockheed Corporation  United States 1950s
Lockheed CL-1201[12] Lockheed Corporation Transport  United States 1960s
Lockheed L-248-3[13] Lockheed Corporation  United States 1950s
Myasischev M-30[14] Myasischev  Soviet Union 1950s
Myasischev M-60[15] Myasischev  Soviet Union 1950s
Northrop N-34[16] Northrop Corporation  United States 1950s
Northrop N-108[16] Northrop Corporation  United States 1950s
Supersonic Low Altitude Missile[1]  United States 1964
Tupolev Tu-95LAL[1] Tupolev  Soviet Union 1950s
Tupolev Tu-119[17] Tupolev  Soviet Union 1950s
WS-125[18]  United States 1950s

References

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  5. ^ Bradley, Robert, 2010. Convair Advanced Designs: Secret Projects from San Diego 1923-1962. North Branch, MN: Specialty Press. ISBN 9781580071338
  6. ^ Buttler, Tony (2010). American Secret Projects: Bombers, Attack and Anti-Submarine Aircraft 1945 to 1974. Hinckley, England: Midland Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-331-0.[page needed]
  7. ^ "Convair NB-36H "The Crusader"". National Museum of the US Air Force. 2009-06-26. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  8. ^ "NX-2_ANP_1951-1961_Convair_Nuclear_Propulsion_Jet.PDF" – via docs.google.com.
  9. ^ Atomic Energy Commission and Department of Defense (February 1963). Report to the Congress of the United States – Review of manned aircraft nuclear propulsion program (PDF). The Comptroller General of the United States. p. 141. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  10. ^ "Nuclear Powered Aircraft", Radiation works, Brookings Institution, archived from the original on March 2, 2006.
  11. ^ AMERICAN SECRET PROJECTS BOMBERS, ATTACK AND ANTI-SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT 1945 TO 1974, Hinckley, England: Midland Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-331-0 page 94.
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  14. ^ "M-30 Draft strategic bomber - RedStar". www.redstar.gr.
  15. ^ "М-60 В.М.Мясищева". www.testpilot.ru.
  16. ^ a b Flying Wings and Radical Things, page 262.
  17. ^ Buttler & Gordon 2004, pp. 79–80
  18. ^ "Aviation History: The airplane that never was". www.aopa.org. January 1, 2018.

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