Although not shown in that clip, they later took the propeller off and flew it by rockets alone! That HAD to make an Ercoupe the first jet powered plane on the planet!
--- In [email protected], "Jerry Ward" <mag45to...@...> wrote: > > In the video you can see that one of the JATO bottles failed and blew up and > that is how the hole in the bottom of the fuselage got there. Those guys > were really playing with fire and didn't really know what was going to > happen. I think they are lucky that they didn't blow that Coup up..ha Jerry > in the Great Northwest. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Professor Ed 1%er > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 5:17 AM > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] JATO Ercoupe videos > > > > Great videos! Love the old stuff! Any information about the > aircraft based on its tail number: NC28855? It would have been better had > there been some sound, though. I would have liked to heard what was being > said about the tests. Wonder how the hole in the underbelly got there? > > Carl LaVon >
