Similar to the Ausmerzer in Wolfenstein II: New Colossus or the Helicarrier in the Avengers universe.
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* The [square-cubed law works](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/main/squarecubelaw) against a giant flyer ” For example, if you double the size (measured by edge length) of a cube, its surface area is quadrupled, and its volume is increased to *eight times* its original volume. ”
* The USAF and the Soviet Air Force tired to make a nuclear powered bomber – trouble is that the shielding for the reactor made the aircraft too heavy to be a good bomber.
* this means that a large craft needs more energy just to move, factor in the shielding to prevent the crew from dying of radiation and a helicarrier doesn’t work
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