From: graywolf > A conspiracy theory there, Bob? Personally I like the one for the > nucular engines for the B-1 Bomber. "When you are dealing with atomic > energy and you get 10 times the power output you thought you were > supposed to, you do not proceed with testing".
The nuclear engine testbed was the XB-36H [modified B-36 bomber], and it wasn't 10x the power that was a problem it was 10x the radiation ... took too much shielding to make it "safe" for the crew, and the added weight of the shielding canceled out the bomb load. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
