Questions tagged [nuclear-propulsion]
Questions about the (currently-hypothetical) use of nuclear power for aircraft propulsion. Questions about reactor design in general are off-topic here.
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Why don't aircraft use nuclear propulsion?
Nuclear propulsion research for aircraft was abandoned during the 50's.
Why wasn't it revived ever?
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How did Northrop Grumman propose to make the Global Hawk nuclear powered?
Reading further after receiving this answer, I saw the section on nuclear power in the Wikipedia article on the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk:
Nuclear power
Sandia National Laboratories and ...
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