From: justin@nospambecauseitsucks.edu   
      
   What is the maximum amount of electricity a nuclear battery could   
   produce and still be small enough to mount and operate inside an   
   aircraft?  For example a Boeing 717. The 717 has a max payload of   
   12,000kg, but let’s keep it around 6,000kg so we have enough weight to   
   spare for other cargo. As for the type of “nuclear battery” whatever   
   you think would be most practical on an aircraft. Would it be better to   
   run the generator/battery while on the ground to charge some   
   capacitors/chemical batteries and then shut it down and button it up   
   while in flight?  Similar to how old Diesel submarines would run their   
   engines on the surface to charge up their batteries.   
      
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