Airship is shown to be compatible with nuclear propulsion due mainly to low powers required for propulsion and separation distance available between crew personnel and reactor; typical nuclear airship configuration shown; power package best suited for airship propulsion would combine compact-core reactor as heat source with open "Brayton" cycle turboprop engines for power conversion; unit type shield considered best suited to airship.
Nuclear powered airship
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting ; 1960 Nuclear power
1960
7 pages
Conference paper
English
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