What's your favourite engine?

[Dogtrousers]

I remember reading about that. The thing that really scuppered it was the weight of the shielding required to protect the crew. The Soviets also had a similar project and, as they weren't slaves to health and safety gone mad, actually got it to fly. And fry too, as far as the crews were concerned.

Looks like I was not entirely right about this.The Soviets did work on such a craft, and it did fly, but not under nuclear power. It was just a regular jet that happened to also carry a crew-frying reactor.

Wikipedia says that the "the whole concept of nuclear airplane propulsion was evaluated [by the Soviets] as too expensive and environmentally dangerous."

Given that in the1950s neither the US nor the Soviets were exactly tree hugging environmentalists I think we can interpret that as "was evaluated as being as stupid as it sounds, if not stupider"

 

[Cavalol]

It's a choice between the Transit Di 2.5, the fantastic C20SEH and the 1.8 8V from the Cavaliers, or a Suzuki/Kawasaki triple on expansion pipes.

 

[Drago]

It's a choice between the Transit Di 2.5, the fantastic C20SEH and the 1.8 8V from the Cavaliers, or a Suzuki/Kawasaki triple on expansion pipes.

The 18SE was a helluva motor, especially when mated to the F16/5C box.

 

[Jameshow]

It's a choice between the Transit Di 2.5, the fantastic C20SEH and the 1.8 8V from the Cavaliers, or a Suzuki/Kawasaki triple on expansion pipes.

Transit 2.5 Di are you feeling ok? Need a lift to A+E?! 🤣