Tu-2000 EAP
Stage · Russia
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Airbreathing Slush LH2 propellant rocket stage. Aerospaceplane to compete with American X-30. Single stage to orbit, scramjet air breather. Tupolev assigned to start work in 1993. Mockup built, and some subscale flights to Mach 6 on tactical missiles of scramjet model, but project now dormant due to lack of funds. Wing area 160 square meters, wing sweep 70 degrees. Two crew.
Related
- Country
- Russia
- Engines
- Scramjet
- Launch Vehicles
- Tu-2000
- Propellants
- Air/Slush LH2