Air & Space Magazine First Jet Assisted Take-Off This Ercoupe was fitted with a solid propellant Jet Assisted Take-Off (JATO) booster and became the first “rocket-assisted” airplane, taking off from March Field in California in 1941. NASA/JPL May 28, 2014 ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source You Might Also Like A Look Back With Voyager July 1, 2013 The Rebirth of “America by Air” January 31, 2018 The First Airliner to Vanish August 22, 2017 Laika’s Tale November 1, 2007 Block That Bomb: How Cold Warriors Stopped Nuclear Smuggling September 18, 2020 Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday. Email Powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Privacy Notice / Terms & Conditions)
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