Bizarre Story of the Day: British Rail Flying Saucer Plan
British Rail planned for a nuclear-powered flying saucer in the 1970's.
Image source: BBC
Image source: BBC
Via The BBC.
A Channel Tunnel or tilting train may once have seemed far fetched, but these plans were grounded compared to British Rail proposals to use flying saucers.More here.
Recently uncovered plans show bosses filed for a patent in 1970 for a space craft powered by "controlled thermonuclear fusion reaction".
With a passenger compartment upstairs, it would have been cheap to run and super-fast, according to its inventor.
The proposals were recently found on the European Patent Office website.
posted by Fergie @ 3/13/2006 06:16:00 AM
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