B727 Jato assisted t/o
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B727 Jato assisted t/o
Hello!
I am looking for some info about the jato system that was used in the 70s(? ) with the B727. Mexicana is the only airline that used them as far as I am aware. I´m interested to know more details about the system, where it was installed, used frequently, effectiveness, performance etc.
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I am looking for some info about the jato system that was used in the 70s(? ) with the B727. Mexicana is the only airline that used them as far as I am aware. I´m interested to know more details about the system, where it was installed, used frequently, effectiveness, performance etc.
Thanks,
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Not B727 related ... but on the subject of JATOs ...
You heard about the alleged guy who strapped a JATO bottle onto his Chev Impala? He and his auto were found embedded in a cliff face, forty feet above the road. He received a Darwin Award! (But the story may not be true.)
And the USMC who trialed JATO assisted landings in a C130? Didn't work! And they didn't receive a Darwin Award!
Interesting history of JATO development, particularly regarding the Ercoupe experiment!
JATO Chronology
You heard about the alleged guy who strapped a JATO bottle onto his Chev Impala? He and his auto were found embedded in a cliff face, forty feet above the road. He received a Darwin Award! (But the story may not be true.)
And the USMC who trialed JATO assisted landings in a C130? Didn't work! And they didn't receive a Darwin Award!
Interesting history of JATO development, particularly regarding the Ercoupe experiment!
JATO Chronology
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