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JATO is an acronym for Jet-fuel Assisted Take Off. It is a system for helping overloaded aircraft into the air by providing additional thrust in the form of small rockets.
Identifier
NASM.2010.0016
Date
bulk 1941-1970
Provenance
Ed Rice, Gift
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 51 images of different aircraft boosted with JATO, including the following aircraft: Boeing B-47 Stratojet; a JATO boosted glider; United States Air Force Ercoupe; North American P-51 Mustang; Douglas A-20B Havoc; Douglas DC-9; Lockheed F-80; Lockheed P2V-6 (P-2F) Neptune; Douglas DC-3; North American L-17 Navion; Stearman Kaydet; Martin (Glenn L.) XB-51 (Model 234); Martin (Glenn L.) P5M (P-5); Consolidated PB2Y-3 Coronado; Douglas D-5882 Skyrocket; and Grumman F4F Wildcat. There are also photographs of the XLR1-AJ-1 JATO; JATO propelled boats and tanks; and a photograph of the personnel in charge of the flight test: Dr. Theodore Von Karman, Major P. H. Dane, W. B. Powell, Dr. F. J. Malina and Dr. M. Summerfield.
Rights
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Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Citation
Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) Photographs [Rice], Accession 2010-0016, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
Airplanes -- Assisted take-off
North American P-51A Mustang
Douglas A-20 Havoc Family
Douglas DC-9 Family
Douglas DC-3 Family
Consolidated PB2Y-3 Coronado
Grumman F4F Wildcat Family
Douglas D-558 Family
Boeing B-47Stratojet
Douglas D-5882 Skyrocket
Consolidated PB2Y-3 Coronadol
Martin (Glenn L.) P5M (P-5)
Martin (Glenn L.) XB-51 (Model 234)
North American L-17 Navion
Lockheed P2V-6 (P-2F) Neptune
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs