JATO - Wikipedia
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 used interchangeably with the (more specific) term RATO, for rocket-assisted take-off (or, in RAF parlance, RATOG, for rocket-assisted take-off gear).
JATO Rocket Car - Wikipedia
The account of the JATO Rocket Car was one of the original Darwin Awards winners: a man who supposedly spectacularly met his death after mounting a JATO unit (a rocket engine used to help heavy aircraft to take off) onto an ordinary automobile.
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JATO units are solid fuel rockets used to give heavy military transport airplanes an extra push for take-off from short airfields. Dried desert lakebeds are the location of choice for breaking the world ground vehicle speed record.
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Apr 1, 2020 · Fat Albert would open air shows with a Jet-Assisted Take-Off (JATO), to the delight of onlookers. Although Fat Albert no longer shows off its JATO capabilities, assisted takeoffs can still be...
JATO pushed performance - General Aviation News
Feb 7, 2019 · Commonly known as JATO, for jet-assisted takeoff, it is also called RATO for rocket-assisted takeoff. You get the idea from either acronym — a special thruster helps accelerate the aircraft to give it flying speed more quickly. The applications for JATO appealed to aeronautical planners.
The true story behind the famous rocket car myth - Tunnel Ram
Oct 30, 2020 · It seems that a former Air Force sergeant had somehow got hold of a JATO unit (or Jet Assisted Take-Off) that is used to give heavy military transport planes an extra "push" for taking off from short airfields.
JATO found a made to order requirement when the Coast Guard started a series of off shore tests to determine the safest and most effective method of open sea landings and takeoffs. During take...
JATO Car Embedded in Cliff? - Snopes.com
Claim: The remains of a smoldering JATO-equipped Chevrolet Impala were found embedded in the side of a cliff in the Arizona desert.
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Feb 28, 2019 · Frederick A. Johnsen’s recent Of Wings & Things — JATO pushed performance — looked back at jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) power. While interest in the column was high, several commenters referred to an Ercoupe as early JATO test bed.
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