What is this jet thing on the C-130?

Question:
I found this video of a c-130 with these jet engines or something and it took off like a rocket (metaphorically). So what are these jets? is it a variant of the C-130 or just added on by this air force base or something? If you want to see it, here's the link- http://youtube.com/watch?v=t5banjrnj0g...

Answers:

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The system provides extra thrust for ski takeoff under marginal conditions for LC-130H airplanes or when it is desired to shorten takeoff distance for MC-130E airplanes. Mounting provisions for four rockets are installed on each side of the airplane at the aft end of the main landing gear fairing.
The rocket motor produces approximately 1,000 pounds of thrust for approximately 15 seconds at 0 degrees C. Thrust and duration are affected by ambient temperature.

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JATO is kind of a misnomer, it's actually just called the Assisted Takeoff System on the C130. The J has just been added on over the years. Most of our (USAF) airplanes still have the mounts and firing circuitry, but it is mainly used on the ski equipped birds that fly to Antarctica.

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They're actually rockets, I think. They're used when it's important to takeoff in a shorter than usual space.

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They are JATO, Jet Assisted Take Off , . Used link below to read up on it

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jato...

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Those are rocket boosters to help with take off performance. They are fitted to the aircraft as needed, & once they are used on a single take off, they need to be replaced with a whole new set. The video is probably from an airshow, & they used them there for demonstration purposes.

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JATO( jet assisted take off)they used them alot in the 60s now only to get off short runways real fast with heavy loads

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those are called JATO rockets. stands for jet assisted take off -this is for taking off at short airstrips or for very heavy weight at takeoff.

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JATO (or RATO) is correct. If you have a chance to see a Blue Angels show, I recommend it. Their logistics aircraft, "Fat Albert" is a C-130 with JATO bottles. At airshows performed at military airfields, they frequently demonstrate a jet-assisted takeoff.

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Those are JATO for sure. One thing about them is once they are turned on, they cannot be turned off - they have to burn out. There is a story about a guy who mounted one on his car. They estimated he was traveling around 250 mph before the brakes melted and the car launched itself. Another estimate he was going about 500 mph when he hit the ground, about half a mile away. The police actually thought it was an aircraft crash when they came on to the site.

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.................rocket boosters used as boosters for shot take off ............... from short fields .............

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Richard S got it

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You're all pretty much right, and the idea has been around since WWII. The funny thing is how many people actually believe the urban legend about how a guy put rockets on his car and went 500 miles an hour and the brakes melted and the car got airborne and hit a mountain. That myth has been told and retold and altered and embellished and dispelled so many times that it really isn't even interesting anymore. Besides the fact that Mythbusters even tried it and could not get it to work.

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JATO was even used on some Boeing 727 for short, high altitude airfields. Scroll half way down the page of this site and there is a photo of one.

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