JATO (acronym for jet-assisted take-off) is a type of assisted take-off for helping overloaded aircraft into the air by providing additional thrust in the form of small rockets. The term JATO is …

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support …

JATO stands for 'Jet-assisted takeoff' (and the similar RATO for 'Rocket-assisted takeoff'). In the JATO and RATO systems, additional engines are mounted on the airframe which are used …

After it became operational in 1955, the B-52 remained the main long-range heavy bomber of the US Air Force during the Cold War, and it continues to be an important part of the USAF …

One of the most recognizable aircraft in the world and an icon of the United States’ Cold War deterrent, the B-52 Stratofortress was for decades the U.S. Air Force’s primary strategic …

May 16, 2024 · IIRC the B-47's basically sucked as aircraft. They, like many 50's era jets, like to kill their crew. JATO tried to remedy the lack of power. B-52's were way better in every way …

Jul 4, 2018 · Jay Lacklen, former Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 pilot describes what it’s like performing a MITO in his book Flying the Line: An Air Force Pilot’s Journey.

Jun 28, 2021 · It’s powered by eight Pratt & Whitney turbofan jet engines (the only jet in active service with eight engines), has an unrefueled range of 8,800 miles and can carry a 70,000 …

The development of Boeing's B-52 Stratofortress began in the late 1940s when the Air Force saw a need for an all-jet bomber that could carry nuclear and conventional bombs more than 4,000 …

Early one morning in 1944 the crew of a Navy PBM-3C (C 86 or Charlie 86) delivered to the Coast Guard San Diego Air Station a liquid propellant rocket motor system to be used in some open …