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Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) Photographs [Rice]

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2010.0016
Dates:
bulk 1941-1970
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
(1 folder)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

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.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
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.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Ed Rice, Gift

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) Photographs [Rice], Accession 2010-0016, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Keywords

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Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airplanes -- Assisted take-off Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
North American P-51A Mustang Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Douglas A-20 Havoc Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Douglas DC-9 Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Douglas DC-3 Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Consolidated PB2Y-3 Coronado Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Grumman F4F Wildcat Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Douglas D-558 Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Boeing B-47Stratojet Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Douglas D-5882 Skyrocket Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Consolidated PB2Y-3 Coronadol Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martin (Glenn L.) P5M (P-5) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Martin (Glenn L.) XB-51 (Model 234) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
North American L-17 Navion Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lockheed P2V-6 (P-2F) Neptune Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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