| NASA Center: |
Ames Research Center |
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| Image # : |
JATO-VONKARMAN |
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| Date : |
01/01/1940
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Title
Von Karman and JATO Team
Full Description
Dr. Theodore von Karman (black coat) sketches out a plan on the
wing of an airplane as his JATO engineering team looks on. From left
to right: Dr. Clark B. Millikan, Dr.Martin Summerfield, Dr. Theodore
von Karman, Dr. Frank J. Malina and pilot, Capt. Homer Boushey.
Captain Boushey would become the first American to pilot an airplane
that used JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) solid propellent rockets.
Keywords
Theodore von Karman Frank Malina Clark Millikan Martin Summerfield Homer Boushey JATO Jet Assisted Take-Off Solid Rocket Propellents
Subject Category
Flight Research at ARC, Rocket Propulsion, NACA-ARC,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
AMES
- Center Number:
JATO-VONKARMAN
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001652
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: jpl
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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