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Rocket Motor, Solid Fuel, JATO, 8AS-1000

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    Cylindrical, black, with rounded, dome-like top and bottom, with short cylinder protruding from one end and containing the interior exhaust nozzle. Another short cylinder, pressure relief valve, protruding at angle from bottom and adjacent to exhaust cylinder; this cylinder with 1 inch hole drilled through it; third protruding cylinder at this end, the igniter. Rod attached to top of JATO bottle at other end; JATO bottle with attached wooden mounting board, painted battleship gray; attached by a pair of lugs, adjacent to nozzle side of JATO bottle, and a single lug adjacent to other end of bottle; board with steel fixtures on lug side for attachment to JATO bottle; other side of board with spring and pulley arrangement (for demonstrating ejection of JATO bottle from carrying aircraft); board also with two electricl wires with black rubber insulation, wires linked to igniter; two separate electrical wires, in white plastic insulation, one wire shorter than other; spring and pulley arrangement with thin steel cable and V-shaped loose bracket on end of cable. Also comes with two separate rectangular clear plastic plates with rounded edges, one 5 inches long, 4.5 inches wide; with white lettering, "Distribution Box," screw holes in each corner of this plate; other plate, 5 inches long, 3.5 inches wide, with one safety toggle switch, with red closure top, and one adjacent black push switch; white lettering on this plate reads, "Control Box," and "Circuit Ready" underneath black push switch; holes also on each corner of this plate; electrical wires from back of each switch, with white insulated plastic and one main blacl electrical wire. Also comes with separate small electrical component, possibly a transformer, with white lettering on side (see Marks); also comes with assorted screws, washers, and short, thin tubes.

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John Eckstine

Date Created

10/29/2021

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Rockets; Space

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