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Title The flying crowbar
Creator/Author Herken, G.
Publication Date1990 May 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 7049026
Other Number(s)ISSN0886-2257; CODEN: ASPSE
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationAir and Space Smithsonian ; Vol/Issue: 5
Subject450400 -- 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 SubjectENGINES;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 PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 28-34
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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