Lockheed CL‑1201 – a Cold War fantasy more colossal than imagination itself – a nuclear-powered flying aircraft carrier with a 1,120‑foot wingspan, dreamt capable of staying aloft for 41 days, armed ...
Lockheed’s CL-1201 was a 1960s concept for a nuclear-powered, five-deck megaplane with a 1,120-foot wingspan, more than twice the size of a 747. Intended to carry 400 troops or dozens of fighters, a ...