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The J2000 programme 

The J2000 programme is set to revolutionise space transport and spaceflight. This programme builds 15 new space transports based on a modified version of Briggs' ARFG Neecenow hypersonic commercial airliner. 

These types offer a completely reusable spacecraft with low costs and high lift performance, giving a paradigm shift in the world's spaceflght capability. J2000 will be built and then leased privately to several major airlines, ensuring competition as well as safety of government monitored commercial operations.

Testing for the HYT will begin with the Aceson bond-funded FXG Vancoollins program. HYT is a heavily modified ARFG Neecenow, enabling it to travel into high orbits or reach escape velocity. The J2000 programme adapted the ARFG airliner design into a space delivery type. Projected to travelling at Mach 7.4, the ARFG airliner is already close to being a high performance spacecraft.

J2000 will be tremendously capable, with a lifting capacity of up to 110 tonnes. With such a payload linked to a totally renewable type - and most of its components used by a commercial airliner - the cost of space exploration will be a hundredth of the present cost.  While lifting comparable payloads to the Apollo rockets 130 tonne payload - nearly 4 times that of the Space Shuttle - the HYT will be able to turn around and fly another space mission within hours of landing. Former, unsustainable space-lift systems will be obsolete overnight.

HYT is designed to be able to use regular international airports without any airport modifications necessary. Take-offs and arrivals will use systems and airspace models developed for Neecenow and other future hypersonic airliners.

The type is developed in conjunction with the ARFG Neecenow, produced using standard certification requirements for commercial airliners. This aspect means the HYT versions will have nearly the same safety as commercial airliners. Using a commercial airliner means there will be a larger pool of engineers who are capable of moving up to service the HYT.

The types will be leased and used by several major airliines, ensuring commercial airline industry safety-standards for the space industry. This aspect also creates competition between operators, pushing the costs downwards and allowing more countries access to space technology programs. At this stage 15 are expected to be built by a future Aceson program.

J2000 HYTs development process begins with Aceson, with its bonds funding the FXG Vancoollins hypersonic test aircraft. The test aircraft will develop infrastructure for the J2000 aerospaceplane and Neecenow airliners, including engines and fuselage panelling, as well as dynamic and operational aspects.


 
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