Rockets or Jet Assisted Take Off Units (JATO)
Description Rockets or Jet Assisted Take Off Units (JATO) at the High Pressure Combustion Facility at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Aircraft Engine Research Facility (now NASA Glenn Research Center). Such engines were often used during the 1940s-1960s to boost heavily-laden aircraft off the ground.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: C-1946-14482
Date: March 19, 1946
Rockets or Jet Assisted Take Off Units (JATO)
Description Rockets or Jet Assisted Take Off Units (JATO) at the High Pressure Combustion Facility at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Aircraft Engine Research Facility (now NASA Glenn Research Center). Such engines were often used during the 1940s-1960s to boost heavily-laden aircraft off the ground.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: C-1946-14482
Date: March 19, 1946