The United States explored the concept of the Lockheed CL-1201, an enormous nuclear powered aircraft designed to function like a flying aircraft carrier. The proposed machine would have carried ...

The Cold War was a difficult time, with elementary school children practicing "Duck and Cover" nuclear attack drills while some families set up fallout shelters in their homes and yards. The chief ...

Lockheed’s CL-1201 was one of the most extreme military aircraft concepts ever proposed, a nuclear powered giant designed to stay airborne for weeks while carrying parasite fighters, missiles, troops, ...