In reply to David ledin's message of Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:50:20 +0330: Hi, [snip] >NASA: LENR powered aircraft so large that other aircraft can land on >them in future. > >http://www.slashgear.com/nuclear-powered-aircraft-so-large-other-aircraft-can-land-on-them-in-our-future-25190555/ > >http://www.digitaltrends.com/photogalleries/airborne-metro-concept/
If the "carrier" can be nuclear powered, then so can the planes that would land on it. Once any plane is nuclear powered it has effectively unlimited range, hence making the carrier concept obsolete, so this plane will never leave the drawing board. Furthermore, why bother carrying conventionally powered planes when their cargo can more efficiently be placed in the LENR powered plane directly and it can itself take off and land? This concept reminds me of early steamers that still had sails. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
