Lockheed CL-1201
Lockheed CL-1201 (Airborne Aircraft Carrier)
The Lockheed CL-1201 was a design study by Lockheed for a giant 6,000 ton nuclear-powered transport aircraft in the late 1960s. One envisioned use of the concept was as an airborne aircraft carrier.
Role > Transport
Designer > Lockheed
Status > Design Study
Primary User > United States Air Force (projected)
Number Built > None
Developed From > CL-1170
The CL-1201 design project studied a nuclear-powered aircraft of extreme size, with a wingspan of 1,120 feet (340 m). Had it been built, it would have had the largest wingspan of any airplane to date, and more than twice that of any aircraft of the 20th century.
The wing would be of crescent form, similar to the British Handley Page Victor V-bomber, but unlike the British design, it was tailless.
Power would be derived from the heat generated by a nuclear reactor and transferred to four jet engines near the rear, where it would superheat the air passing through to provide thrust. The craft would be capable of staying airborne for long periods of time, with an estimated endurance of 41 days. At low altitudes, the jets would burn conventional aviation fuel. In order to take off, the plane required 182 additional vertical lift engines.
Two variants were studied, a logistics support aircraft and an airborne aircraft carrier. There was a rumored third variant, but information on such a model has never been made public.
The logistics support variant would have a conventional heavy transport role, carrying hundreds of troops and their equipment at once.
The airborne aircraft carrier would have carried up to 22 fighter aircraft externally and would have an internal dock capable of handling two air-to-ground shuttle transport aircraft.
Controls:
AG1> Detach Aircrafts
AG2> Gyroscope (Always activate before aircraft detachment)
Specifications
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General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 381.3ft (116.2m)
- Length 227.1ft (69.2m)
- Height 64.8ft (19.8m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 121,714lbs (55,208kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 12.241
- Wing Loading 42.8lbs/ft2 (209.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 2,842.3ft2 (264.1m2)
- Drag Points 271802
Parts
- Number of Parts 883
- Control Surfaces 36
- Performance Cost 4,263
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We need a PEA CL-1201! A 100-200 part version world be amazing! Anyone up for the task?
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You should give it a lot of health too bc its so huge
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@Trainzo Thanks
Wow.
Great big plane. Great job..