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Re:US Army's Land Trains (2020) by andylynch on Monday May 16, 2022 @04:45PM (#31402939)
A nuclear version would not have been competitive - they were very special purpose vehicles; after the DEW line heavy lift helicopters became available and made them obsolete.
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Re:US Army's Land Trains (2020) by _carbyau_ on Monday May 16, 2022 @08:32PM (#31404669)
Then we need nuclear helicopters clearly!

Only half kidding - as I expect that would've been floated at the time.

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Re:US Army's Land Trains (2020) by robonerd on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @12:11AM (#31405951)
They put some serious effort into making a nuclear powered airplane, but the reactor + shielding (for the crew) weighed too much.
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