Tupolev Tu-2000

infobox Aircraft
name =Tu-2000
type =Hypersonic bomber
manufacturer =Tupolev OKB


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designer =Alexei Tupolev [ [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200105/14/print20010514_69879.html Russian Aircraft Designer Alexei Tupelov Dies ] ]
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status = Cancelled
primary user =Soviet Air Force/Russian Air Force
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number built = 0
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variants with their own articles =The Tupolev Tu-2000 was a planned long-range heavy bomber designed by the Tupolev design bureau. Originally designed for the Soviet Union, development then continued for use by the Russian air force until it was eventually cancelled. Had it been built, it may have been the largest, fastest and heaviest bomber aircraft in the world. Fact|date=April 2008

Development

Development of the Tu-2000 was initiated in 1986 as a Soviet response to the U.S. Rockwell X-30 project. [ [http://www.astronautix.com/craft/tu2000.htm Tu-2000 ] ] Following the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia took over the project and pursued it until 1992, when it was suspended due to lack of funds. [ [http://www.astronautix.com/stages/tu2000.htm Tu-2000 ] ]

Specifications

Max speed: mach 6 in atmosphere, mach 24 in space
Weight: 192 tonnes
Max take off weight: 350 tonnes
Crew: 2
Payload mass: 4-8 tonnes
Powerplant type: Turbo jet/scramjet
Propellants: Liquid hydrogen (LH2) with liquid oxygen (LOX – as oxidizer)

References

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/spacetransport/rlv-tu2000.html SPACE TRANSPORT: Tupolev Tu-2000 Hyperplane - Russia]