Not sure if this paper was shared in the discussion. It may fill in some of the gaps...
http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/117/1/JATO.pdf Best, John On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Harry L. Francis <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Daniel, > > A vhs was available from the Ercoupe owners club...and may still > be....about $25.00, if I remember corrrectly. > > Contact the club.... > > Harry > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Daniel Arditi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Mon, April 12, 2010 9:15:38 PM > *Subject:* [ercoupe-tech] JATO Ercoupe: THANKS !!! > > > > *All,* > * Thank you very much to all of you who answer the mails regarding > this subject. As I previously said here in this group, this is a fantastic > place to learn something every day.* > ** > *Thanks again !* > *Daniel Arditi, Buenos Aires > Ercoupe Argentina group.* > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "planej...@aol. com" <planej...@aol. com> > *To:* Daniel Arditi <daniel_arditi@ yahoo.com> > *Sent:* Mon, April 12, 2010 6:54:41 PM > *Subject:* Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: JATO Ercoupe videos > > All, > I doubt that the Eroupe should be considered the first jet powered > airplane. Perhaps the first JATO plane. But I'm not sure that some > experiments along jet lines might have also been conducted in other > countries. The Whittle engine was running in test cells in the mid-thIrties > and I don't know when they first put it in a flyable airframe. > I also personally draw a distinction between jet and rocket propulsion. > Despite the J in JATO, I would class the Ercoupe flights as rocket propelled > as opposed to jet propelled. > > John Roach > N 2427H > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > ------------------------------ > *From: *Daniel Arditi <daniel_arditi@ yahoo.com> > *Date: *Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:54:49 -0700 (PDT) > *To: *Donald<dongen...@rgv. rr.com> > *Cc: *<ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com> > *Subject: *Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: JATO Ercoupe videos > > > > Really ? Was the Ercoupe the first jet powered plane on the planet ? I > never heard that. Fantastic :-) > > Daniel > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Donald <dongen...@rgv. rr.com> > *To:* ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com > *Sent:* Mon, April 12, 2010 5:43:05 PM > *Subject:* [ercoupe-tech] Re: JATO Ercoupe videos > > > > > > 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 ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com <ercoupe-tech%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Jerry Ward" <mag45tor63@ ...> 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: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups . com <ercoupe-tech%40yahoogroups.com> > > 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 > > > > re you serious > > > > >
