Modern machines of war are intimidating, but Lockheed drew up plans for a flying aircraft carrier in the 1960s that was would have had enemies duly alarmed.

Lockheed’s CL-1201 was a nuclear-powered flying platform concept originally imagined for moving troops, cargo, and fighter aircraft at extreme scale. When reimagined as a passenger aircraft, its ...

Lockheed’s CL-1201 was a Cold War concept for a nuclear powered airborne aircraft carrier capable of staying aloft for weeks while launching fighters and transporting troops. Immense size, reactor ...