triple7
Well-Known Member
I was watching a cheesy movie on hbo the other night and there were a guy and girl who were "undercover" in some african jungle, and were chased by some local militants....and upon completing their mission they conveniently hopped into a waiting C-130 and fired up the engines. As they roared down the dirt strip the pilot told the co-pilot to arm the jatos(sp?) and right before they reached the end of the runway they fired them and the plane shot up literally like a rocket.
Now to my question. Why does a c-130 have the jato rockets and when are they used? only in short field/heavy load situations? or are they a staple of the takeoff run? i have a pic of "fat albert" of the blue angels taking off and the jatos are all fired at about 4 feet off the ground. Thought this might have been done for the photogenic quality of it.
Just wondering...any of you ex military cargo boys help me out?
mike d----you got jatos on the a-10?
Now to my question. Why does a c-130 have the jato rockets and when are they used? only in short field/heavy load situations? or are they a staple of the takeoff run? i have a pic of "fat albert" of the blue angels taking off and the jatos are all fired at about 4 feet off the ground. Thought this might have been done for the photogenic quality of it.
Just wondering...any of you ex military cargo boys help me out?
mike d----you got jatos on the a-10?