Lockheed CL-1201: The Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier of the Sky

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The Lockheed CL-1201 remains one of the most ambitious aerospace concepts ever designed. Proposed during the late 1960s by engineers at Lockheed Corporation, the CL-1201 envisioned a nuclear-powered flying aircraft carrier capable of staying airborne for weeks while deploying dozens of smaller aircraft. This massive concept aircraft pushed the boundaries of aviation engineering, combining nuclear … Read more