During the cold war the united states and soviet union researched nuclear powered bomber aircraft the greater endurance of which could enhance nuclear deterrence. The intention was to produce a jet engine that would heat compressed air with heat from fission instead of heat from burning fuel. A nuclear powered aircraft is a concept for an aircraft intended to be powered by nuclear energy.
True like a nuclear powered warship a nuclear tank wouldn t need constant refueling and vulnerable gasoline tankers. The logistics of a nuclear powered main battle tank would have been stupendous. And even a nuclear tank still needs ammunition so it would still be tied to its supply lines.
But it would need radioactive fuel sooner or later. True like a nuclear powered warship a nuclear tank wouldn t need constant refueling and vulnerable gasoline tankers. The logistics of a nuclear powered main battle tank would have been stupendous.
It would get a nuclear vapor cycle power plant if the design moved forward. First it was actually powered by gasoline. But the prototype had some serious drawbacks.
For comparison the m4 sherman a medium tank weighed up to 42 tons depending on the variant. All of this equipment weighed only a total of 25 tons. And we use the water as protection.
Pity but if we take off the tracks get rid of the gun fit a propeller and a couple of torpedo tubes. Well the nuclear powered tank doesn t work. The 28 inch wide tracks were each powered by an electric motor in the front section of the hull and each motor was driven by the electric generator.
The stage i design of the chrysler tv 8 nuclear tank featured a 300 horsepower chrysler v 8 engine which was connected to an electric generator situated in the rear turret.
Nuclear powered tank. Other methods of powering the tank that were later considered include a gas turbine engine drive a vapour cycle power plant fueled by hydrocarbons and a nuclear fission powered vapour cycle power plant. The nuclear powered tank. T208 which came with an autoloader permitted by the power offered by the nuclear engine. As for secondaries weapons the tank was provided with one.
The 50 ton tank twice the weight of the tv 8 would have been armed with the 90 millimeter t208 and propelled by a nuclear power plant that created heat to drive a turbine engine. Remembering the nucleon ford s 1958 nuclear powered concept car that never was. Why america s nuclear powered tank was a dumb idea. Why there are no nuclear airplanes.
Strategists considered sacrificing older pilots to patrol the skies in flying reactors.
Strategists considered sacrificing older pilots to patrol the skies in flying reactors. Why there are no nuclear airplanes. Why america s nuclear powered tank was a dumb idea.
Remembering the nucleon ford s 1958 nuclear powered concept car that never was. The 50 ton tank twice the weight of the tv 8 would have been armed with the 90 millimeter t208 and propelled by a nuclear power plant that created heat to drive a turbine engine. As for secondaries weapons the tank was provided with one.
T208 which came with an autoloader permitted by the power offered by the nuclear engine. The nuclear powered tank. Other methods of powering the tank that were later considered include a gas turbine engine drive a vapour cycle power plant fueled by hydrocarbons and a nuclear fission powered vapour cycle power plant.
