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CL-1201 Professional

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Lockheed CL-1201 Professional - Highly Detailed Model for Microsoft Flight Simulator

Experience the pinnacle of flight simulation with the Lockheed CL-1201 Professional, an ultra-realistic add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator. This meticulously crafted model delivers unparalleled accuracy and immersion, perfect for aviation enthusiasts and virtual pilots.

Key Features:

Fully animated aircraft - Every moving part, from flight controls to control surfaces, has been precisely modeled and animated.

Highly detailed exterior & interior - Authentic textures, materials, and geometry down to the smallest components.

Optimized performance - Smooth operation in all flight conditions, including multiplayer sessions.

4K–8K PBR textures - Photorealistic materials with accurate reflections, wear, and weathering effects.

The Lockheed CL-1201 is a conceptual nuclear-powered airborne aircraft carrier, envisioned during the Cold War as an ultra-long-endurance strategic platform. Designed to remain airborne for weeks at a time, the CL-1201 represents one of the most ambitious aerospace concepts ever proposed, combining massive scale, advanced propulsion concepts, and unprecedented mission capability.

Powered by a nuclear reactor-based propulsion system, the CL-1201 was designed to support continuous global operations without refueling. Its enormous airframe was intended to carry a full complement of escort aircraft, reconnaissance platforms, and command-and-control systems, effectively functioning as a flying airbase.

The aircraft’s conceptual mission profile included strategic surveillance, airborne command and control, global deterrence, and rapid force projection. With an immense wingspan, internal hangar bays, and advanced radar and communications systems, the CL-1201 pushed the boundaries of what was technologically imaginable in aviation history.

Although never built, the Lockheed CL-1201 remains one of the most iconic and ambitious aircraft concepts ever conceived, symbolizing the peak of Cold War aerospace innovation and visionary engineering.

Designed for discerning simmers, the Lockheed CL-1201 Professional brings this legendary concept aircraft to life with unmatched realism and attention to detail, ensuring an immersive and authentic flight experience every time.

REQUIREMENTS

Microsoft Flight Simulator

Video Memory: 16 GB Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1070 or AMD Radeon RX 590 Memory: 16 GB Disc space: 1 GB Recommended anti-aliasing: DLAA

The CL-1201 was a hypothetical, nuclear-powered, super-heavy aircraft concept developed by American aerospace company Lockheed in the late 1960s. Very little has been released about the initiative; no prototype was built, and no known scale models were ever constructed. The only verifiable reference to the design is a brief mention in a November 1971 NASA document titled “Large Nuclear-Powered Subsonic Aircraft for Transoceanic Commerce.” The document includes three very basic drawings of an unnamed aircraft with some general specifications. The references section of the NASA document cites a report titled “A Study of Very Large Nuclear-Powered Aircraft in a Potential Mission Application.” The report, number LR-22802, was published by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, dated September 12, 1969.

The design features a swept, blended wing with ailerons and flaps. The empennage comprises a single, large vertical stabilizer. It has a retractable tricycle landing gear system with multiple wheels for the main landing gear. The aircraft was to be constructed primarily of aluminum, with heavier steel for high-stress components like landing gear structures. The design has an overall length of 560 feet, an overall height of 153 feet (to the top of the vertical stabilizer), and a wingspan of 1,120 feet.

The CL-1201 was to be powered by either by one or a group of onboard nuclear reactors that would provide heat for four turbine engines. The engines would be mounted on the upper rear fuselage in pods, two on each side of the vertical stabilizer.

The CL-1201 concept was studied for two primary variants, a logistical variant and an airborne aircraft carrier version. The airborne aircraft carrier version was to carry upwards of 22 jet combat aircraft and comprise internal bays. The aircraft was to have a crew of between 400 and 845 and a gross weight of 11,850,000 pounds. The aircraft was to have an endurance of 41 days and a cruising speed of 575 miles per hour.