The 542-Foot Nuclear-Powered Flying Aircraft Carrier That Was Too Dangerous to Build
The Lockheed CL-1201 was a nuclear-powered flying aircraft carrier so large it could carry its own fighters. It was never built β and that’s a good thing. This Cold War mega-concept reveals why today’s giant AI and space projects may be heading for the same crash. The lesson: size isn’t always strength. Sometimes it’s just a bigger target.