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jato Aeronaut. orig. U.S.|ˈdʒeɪtəʊ|
Also Jato, JATO.
[f. the initial letters of jet-assisted take-off.]
a. A take-off assisted by a jato unit.
b. An auxiliary, usually detachable, unit of one or more jet engines (usually rockets) for providing temporary extra thrust when an aircraft takes off. Usu. attrib., esp. in jato unit.
1944Sci. News Let. 7 Oct. 229/3 Of particular value on the restricted area of carrier flight decks, JATO, as jet-assisted take-offs are known in the Navy, will also be extremely useful for lifting heavily-laden flying boats from the water. 1950J. V. Casamassa Jet Aircraft Power Syst. v. 94 The application of the 1,000-lb thrust of a single JATO rocket motor to an aircraft traveling at a take-off speed of 115 mph at sea level is equivalent to an additional 395 engine-brake-horsepower for the duration of the thrust. 1951Coggins & Pratt Rockets, Jets, Guided Missiles & Space Ships iv. 35/1 When the Jato unit burned out the pilot could push a release lever and drop the empty cylinder. Ibid. 35/2 Jatos were being used to help Navy fighters go almost straight up into the air. 1962F. I. Ordway et al. Basic Astronautics ii. 21 During World War II he worked for the U.S. Navy on propellant pumps, jatos, and liquid propelled engines. 1965C. N. Van Deventer Introd. Gen. Aeronaut. vi. 125/1 JATO (jet-assisted takeoff) is sometimes used to accelerate to the required flying speed. 1967Propulsion (Amat. Rocket Assoc. U.S.) ii. 39 Jato units permit aircraft to take off with a heavier payload or to utilize unusually short airfields. 1973W. T. Gunston Bombers of West i. 36 We flew an F-80 jet at Muroc.., and with it also experienced JATO take-offs. |