Re Post 23, the B-36 in question was not nuclear powered; it carried an operative reactor for research purposes, with very heavy shielding for the crew, but the aircraft was powered by its conventional engines.
However, an eventual nuclear powered iteration of the B-70 was envisaged as opposed to its 'chemically powered' predecessor (XB-70 and eventual B-70). Alternative History can be fascinating. But it was all killed off by the XB's problems, costs, and ICBM technology.
Also, the command and control network of which the B-70 would be part was the forerunner of the Internet. But I guess you could add the beautiful but flawed XB-70 to the list engendered by this thread.
Last edited by Captain Dart; 26th Jan 2017 at 08:32.