Here's another photo that looks pretty convincing to me:
That's an "A" model Chukar--they're up to version E (and maybe F) now. They
are still used so maybe your picture is of a newer JATO made by Aerojet
Rocketdyne. Still just speculation...
On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 1:53 PM, Paul Mueller <paul.mueller.iii@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
FWIW, it looks like the nozzle end is about 1 1/2" beyond the end of the
tape, the forward end looks like it's at about the 23 1/2" mark (length as
shown about 25"), and it only looks like it could be screwed down about
another inch. So I would guess the assembled length is closer to 24".
Anyway, and this is a total guess, it looks like about the right scale for
the ones used on the BQM-74 Chukar, which according to Wikipedia is almost
13 ft long (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_BQM-74_Chukar):
[image: BQM-74E launch.jpg]
On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 6:27 PM, Daniel Dyck <daniel.dyck.379ba@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hello all,
I was wondering if anyone here would be able to help me identify a JATO
bottle.
Photos are here <http://imgur.com/a/cMQ2y> (embedded link so I can
maintain photo size).
The only text I can find is as follows:
On the side:
R
778AS104 E
On the front end: "AJR"
It's about 21.5" in length, accounting for the fact its not fully screwed
on.
At first I thought
that the AJR
stood
for Aerojet Rocketdyne, but I find that hard to believe since the merger
was in 2013.
I'm curious who made it, what aircraft it was used for, and its value
(if it has any)
.
Thank
you!
Daniel
