Mikoyan MiG-2000
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Mikoyan MiG-2000 was a project by Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG for a liquid ramjet single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane, explored in the 1990s. It was envisioned to have a takeoff weight of 300 tons and deliver a 9-ton payload on a 200 km low Earth orbit. The plane lost a competition to the Tupolev Tu-2000. Similar to Rockwell X-30.{{cite web|url=https://www.testpilot.ru/russia/mikoyan/mig/2000/mig2000_e.htm|title=MiG-2000|website=www.testpilot.ru}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091026144216/http://geocities.com/spacetransport/rlv-tu2000.html SPACE TRANSPORT: Tupolev Tu-2000 Hyperplane – Russia]
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Category:Scramjet-powered aircraft
Category:Single-stage-to-orbit
Category:Abandoned civil aircraft projects
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