Jun 282017
 

This was Convairs idea for the Pluto project… a nuclear ramjet cruise missile. Capable of Mach 3 flight at an altitude of 500 feet, it would be virtually impossible to intercept, and would have virtually unlimited range. The YouTube video:

There is more on the Big Stick, including diagrams, in issue V2N1 of Aerospace Projects Review:

http://aerospaceprojectsreview.com/ev2n1.htm

Thanks to eBay, I hope to, within a few days, have information on a subject related to Pluto/Big Stick that makes them looks absolutely tame in comparison.

 Posted by at 12:55 am