[Scan-DC] Bush, at KADW, on way to Blacksburg

[sdaitch at mor.ibb.gov]

I think there might be confusion between having to use JATO 
bombs for routine operations and emergency use in the 
event of an engine failure.

The caption for the photo indicated the JATO bombs were
for use in passenger operations in the event of an engine
failure (assuming on takeoff).  It doesn't indicate the 
JATO was used for normal takeoffs.

Just a thought.

73
Sheldon


> 
> 
> On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:09:35 -0400 John Wilson <w4uvv at comcast.net>
> writes:
> >   When?  Not the one I flew in to St. Thomas when I was in the 
> Navy 
> > tdy 
> > to San Juan NS in 1962.  Nothing of sort was required.  Harry S. 
> > Truman 
> > airport  is a small airport but no problem for any DC3.  Caribe 
> > Airways 
> > passenger fleet hub resident there consisted entirely of DC3s 
> and 
> > they 
> > certainly didn't use JATO.   I don't know where you got that 
> > ridiculous 
> > idea but it is nonsense.
> 
> Thanks to Google, here is a picture of a JATO-equipped Caribair 
> Convair340 taking off from Harry S. Truman Airport.
> 
> http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0147604&size=M
> 
> http://www.google.com/search?q=caribair+jato
> 
> Isn't this a lovely day?
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