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From: Pizzo Stephen <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 2:33 pm
Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Jet assisted coupe 1941
Check out this rare 1941 color film of the army testing Ercoupes hooked up with
six jet packs. Towards the end of the film watch how much the poor little coupe
drops after takeoff when those jets cut out. Don't think the shorter takeoff
run was any kind of gain for the pilot, unless of course all he had was 300
feet of runway to begin with. And that's not to mention the stress on the poor
little thing's airframe. One part shows how a jet pack tore a hole in the tail
section. Anyway, it's an interesting piece of film for those who have not seen
it.
http://vimeo.com/875011
Steve
