Civil passenger aircraft with JATO
Emergency use indeed. Flew DC3s with JATO bottles. Fortunately, never saw one used "in anger". I think they had a use-by expiration date.
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Thinking of a civil passenger flight out of Washington, DC in 1969 that had what appeared to be a JATO take off, something that surprised me for a rather small passenger plane that had a capacity of maybe forty passengers.
Has anyone ever heard of a civil passenger plane equipped with JATO?
Has anyone ever heard of a civil passenger plane equipped with JATO?
As for "regular" use of RATO in civil (esp airline) service, I am quite skeptical due to expense and danger.
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You could buy a Trislander with with 350 lb rocket. Seem to remember it was for a customer operating hot and high to get you out of trouble following an engine failure. Probably really needed a fourth engine but then it wouldn't be a Trislander.
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Mexicana had a Boeing OEM JATO system on their 727-200ADV. As I recall it was armed prior to TO by the FE with a key that was inserted into a slot of the FE panel.
https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/co...00_taking_off/
https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/co...00_taking_off/
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Overseas National Airways, a US supplemental, had JATO on its DC9-30s. Don't bet money on my recollection of the numbers but I think it got a 5K increase in max T/O weight.
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APU as well?
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How did this work in real life? You had a rocket like a bomb in the hangar all the time? Was it ready to be fired anytime or secured somehow? Solid fuel rockets burn out whenever they are activated. And do you drop them after use? Glowing hot parts? This sounds more like a project, did anybody ever actually use it, get a demo or similar?
I only know the military JATO/ATO and they treat it with ultimate respect because it is so dangerous.
I only know the military JATO/ATO and they treat it with ultimate respect because it is so dangerous.
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How did this work in real life? You had a rocket like a bomb in the hangar all the time? Was it ready to be fired anytime or secured somehow? Solid fuel rockets burn out whenever they are activated. And do you drop them after use? Glowing hot parts? This sounds more like a project, did anybody ever actually use it, get a demo or similar?
I only know the military JATO/ATO and they treat it with ultimate respect because it is so dangerous.
I only know the military JATO/ATO and they treat it with ultimate respect because it is so dangerous.
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Originally Posted by Spooky 2
I think the Queen Air model 65 had JATO as well.
JATO in PNG
A 600. Lb. Thrust bottle was required for DC3 ops at Wau, as an engine failure on T/O was likely to be dire. As far as I know never used in anger, but were fired off when timexpired. Carried on many ? DC3s.
Supposed to replace failed engine for 12 sec , I think
Supposed to replace failed engine for 12 sec , I think
During the 60's Puerto Rico CARIBAIR Convairs used the JATO help to get rid of mountains in case of an EFATO after T/O from St Thomas and neighborhoods...nice pic by W. Sierra.