Convair Nuclear Propulsion Jet, GE X211/J87 Nuclear Powered Jet Engine
Carpenter. Here, learn the history of the Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA) program that lead to the NX-2 and its unique form of jet propulsion in which a nuclear reactor replaced jet combustors. Newly declassified documents combined with archival photos make this a remarkable study of a little-known aircraft. 80 pages, 60 B&W photographs, drawings, 8½"x 11", softcover. #0010591