Tupolev Tu-95LAL

The Tupolev Tu-95LAL, (Russian: Летающая Атомная Лаборатория – Letayushchaya Atomnaya Laboratoriya – flying nuclear laboratory), experimental aircraft was a modified Tupolev Tu-95 Soviet bomber aircraft which flew from 1961 to 1965, analogous to the United States' earlier Convair NB-36H Crusader. It was intended to see if a nuclear reactor could be used to power an aircraft, primarily testing airborne operation of a reactor and shielding for components and crew.