Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Aerojet General Corp.
- Summary
- This is a JATO (Jet-Assisted-Take-Off) unit known as the JATO Junior developed and built by the Aerojet-General Corporation of Azusa, CA. It was meant to assist the take-off of light planes making short field takeoffs or emergency climb maneuvers. The JATO Junior was developed by Aerojet from 1951 and produced 350 lbs of thrust for 12 seconds. Such JATOs were continued to be used into the 1960's. Versions of it are still used today.
- Aerojet General donated this JATO to the Museum in 1968.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Aerojet General Corporation
- Inventory Number
- A19680551000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- HAZ MAT: Cadmium
- Ferrous Alloys
- Paint
- Uncharacterized Metal Foil
- Adhesive
- Ink
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Length x Diameter): 64.8 × 15.9cm (2 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 6 1/4 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19680551000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv983268d57-5ae4-439a-b0cc-38f16aa38587
