The Nuclear Powered Flying Aircraft Attack Carrier - Never Built CL-1201

Check out for more: Diagrams of CL-1201 by Scott Lowther In 1969, Lockheed was tasked by the US air force to design a plane that was so big that it could carry 3000 troops, launch 22 parasite air to air jet fighters and fly for 41 days straight without landing. But it would never see the light of day, facing design challenges such as building a powerful enough nuclear reactor to how to even take off into the sky.
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