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Image: JATO unit

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Description: Solid fuel jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) unit, manufactured by the Aerojet Engineering Corporation, donated to the Smithsonian Institute by the U.S. Naval Academy in 1951.
Title: JATO unit
Credit: http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/multimedia/detail.cfm?id=A19510046000&file=A19510046000cp001.jpg&name=Rocket%20Motor%2C%20Solid%20Fuel%2C%20JATO%2C%208AS-1000%20%28Jet-Assisted-Take-Off%29%20Unit
Author: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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