Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/First jet-assisted takeoff

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Original – 12 August 1941: the first successful use of Jet-Assisted Take-Off (JATO) propulsion technology, invented by the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT)
Reason
Take-off of America's first "rocket-assisted" airplane, an Ercoupe fitted with a GALCIT developed solid propellent 28 pound thrust JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) booster. High resolution image with significant historical and educational value.
Articles in which this image appears
JATO, Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory, Jack Parsons (rocket propulsion engineer), ERCO Ercoupe
FP category for this image
Vehicles/Air
Creator
Unknown

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:34, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]