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Title | The flying crowbar |
Creator/Author | Herken, G. |
Publication Date | 1990 May 01 |
OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 7049026 |
Other Number(s) | ISSN0886-2257; CODEN: ASPSE |
Resource Type | Journal Article |
Resource Relation | Air and Space Smithsonian ; Vol/Issue: 5 |
Subject | 450400 -- Military Technology, Weaponry, & National Defense-- Nuclear & Radiological Warfare-- (1990-) ;220800 -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Propulsion Reactors; NUCLEAR WEAPONS-- RESEARCH PROGRAMS; MISSILES;PROPULSION REACTORS;RAMJET ENGINES;WARFARE |
Related Subject | ENGINES;HEAT ENGINES;INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;REACTORS;WEAPONS |
Description/Abstract | A development history is presented for Project Pluto, a joint USAF-AEC program conducted from 1957 to 1964 to create a `supersonic low-altitude missile` (SLAM).^The SLAM, which was to employ a lightweight nuclear reactor designated `Tory` to furnish heat for an otherwise rather conventional ramjet powerplant, was projected to be capable of cruising deep into enemy territory at treetop level with a payload of several nuclear bombs that could be dropped over predetermined targets.^While no SLAM was ever flight-tested, a highly successful ground test was conducted in May, 1964 with the third of the Tory nuclear reactor variants; 513 MW and the equivalent of 35,000 lb of thrust were generated. |
Country of Publication | United States |
Language | English |
Format | Pages: 28-34 |
System Entry Date | 2001 May 13 |
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