That's are so much cheaper than earlier news which quotes tens of millions of USD.
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That's are so much cheaper than earlier news which quotes tens of millions of USD.
Tens of million is the price of a Russian twin jet fighter. Clearly bogus.That's are so much cheaper than earlier news which quotes tens of millions of USD.
These designs are all pretty simple in principle, you use the heat from a small nuclear reactor to heat up a fluid (probably just air here) so it expands and generates thrust. The hard part is making this heat flow fast enough without melting the reactor and/or leaking radioactive stuff around.Pretty impressive. I wish we had more details on the engine and propulsion method, but it will probably be disclosed only several decades from now.
Actually, Americans had a bomber running on a nuclear reactor back in the 50s. And then Pluto projectPretty impressive. I wish we had more details on the engine and propulsion method, but it will probably be disclosed only several decades from now.
It was never made operational. Burevestnik likely will. And Burevestnik is way more compact.
Imagine they scale this thing up from a missile to a military drone. Even if you just use it for recon. Basically a recon drone with unlimited loiter time.
Imagine they scale this thing up from a missile to a military drone. Even if you just use it for recon. Basically a recon drone with unlimited loiter time.
This is exactly what i was thinking, nevermind nuclear recce drone, how about manned or unmanned nuclear powered bomber? Any idea how the Burevestnik nuclear engine compares to a normal jet engine in weight etc.?It was never made operational. Burevestnik likely will. And Burevestnik is way more compact.
Imagine they scale this thing up from a missile to a military drone. Even if you just use it for recon. Basically a recon drone with unlimited loiter time.
Russia has completed testing of the Burevestnik intercontinental cruise missile, which features a nuclear propulsion system and warhead, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov announced. The 9M730 Burevestnik missiles are currently classified. During the tests, the missile performed all required vertical and horizontal maneuvers to evade anti-missile and air defense systems. The missile covered a distance of 14,000 kilometers in 15 hours, at an average speed of 933 km/h.
The Burevestnik missile is equipped with a solid-fuel booster motor and a nuclear-powered air-breathing engine during the cruise phase of its flight. The missile has unlimited range and flight time. Its intended use remains unclear, but it is suitable for searching for aircraft carrier groups. The rocket's estimated length at launch is 12 meters, and after booster release, it reaches 9 meters. Its flight altitude is 25-100 meters, and its speed ranges from 850 to 1,300 km/h. The rocket was manufactured by the Novator Design Bureau in Yekaterinburg, with the participation of specialists from the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics in Sarov.
The Burevestnik missile is equipped with a solid-fuel booster motor and a nuclear-powered air-breathing engine during the cruise phase of its flight. The missile has unlimited range and flight time. Its intended use remains unclear, but it is suitable for searching for aircraft carrier groups. The rocket's estimated length at launch is 12 meters, and after booster release, it reaches 9 meters. Its flight altitude is 25-100 meters, and its speed ranges from 850 to 1,300 km/h. The rocket was manufactured by the Novator Design Bureau in Yekaterinburg, with the participation of specialists from the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics in Sarov.