Fat Albert JATO takeoff Friday evening just after dusk at Pensacola

Just a beautiful shot! Thanks.

Jack G.

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can't see too clearly and I don't know anything about this plane
but is this JATO or RATO? I just can't see if the engines have air
intakes but it looks like they might.

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HP, aka Jerry

can't see too clearly and I don't know anything about this plane
but is this JATO or RATO? I just can't see if the engines have air
intakes but it looks like they might.

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HP, aka Jerry

It is Rocket Assisted, however the common nomenclature is JATO. I always
questioned it too.

Rob

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can't see too clearly and I don't know anything about this
plane but is this JATO or RATO? I just can't see if the
engines have air intakes but it looks like they might.

It is Rocket Assisted, however the common nomenclature is
JATO. I always questioned it too.

Rob, I first heard the term JATO when I was a boy at a Selfridge
AFB air show in Michigan. My first JATO "experience" really was
in jet engines attached to prop planes. For awhile, later B-36s
with jets used that term incorrectly. Then, by the time RATO came
along in the mid- to late-1950s for aircraft such as the B-47, it
was very, very clear that this was rocket and not jet assisted
takeoff. I agree with you that old terms die hard and this may be
a generic one like Kleenex or Xerox.

Since you are much more up on this stuff than me, are there any
real JATO planes in the air today or are they all either
permanent or droppable RATO units? I'm not sure, but I think I
have heard of reusable RATO pods being applied to heavily loaded
transport aircraft and maybe on some bombers but I may be daft on
that.

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HP, aka Jerry

Well, I'd have to learn where this AvWeb is. I just post here because it's
what I know how to do, Tom


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Thanks Tom!
That is one of the best shots I have seen.
Submit it to AvWeb for picture of the week... it's a winner!

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can't see too clearly and I don't know anything about this
plane but is this JATO or RATO? I just can't see if the
engines have air intakes but it looks like they might.

Here you go Jerry. This will help out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JATO
-Dan Edwards-

Thanks, Dan. See my E-mail reply. This has caused even more
questions in me and I'd be interested in your views.

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HP, aka Jerry

Stuntacular!

"Tom Callahan" wrote in message
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Well, I'd have to learn where this AvWeb is. I just post here because
it's what I know how to do, Tom

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive.../996-full.html

They have a photo contest, towards the end.

I agree. If it does not win, nothing will. I made it my laptop's
background on the monitor.

Great picture!
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Jim in NC

I went to AvWeb and got my log-on. Then I sent in the picture of Fat
Albert. Next I might send in some photos of some Stearman (the Red Barons)
or maybe some Blue Angel solo sneak pass shots showing lots of vapor.
I'm getting the AvWeb news messages. There is some pretty neat stuff in
them, Tom

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Tom Callahan" wrote in message
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Well, I'd have to learn where this AvWeb is. I just post here because
it's what I know how to do, Tom

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive.../996-full.html

They have a photo contest, towards the end.

I agree. If it does not win, nothing will. I made it my laptop's
background on the monitor.

Great picture!
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Jim in NC