Indeed! It is 1000lbs of trust per jet. This plane has at least 3-4 jets per side which would be 6000-8000lbs of trust. I noticed this shortly after uploading. Thanks for the comment!
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It's the JATO system(less commonly referred to as RATO) on Fat Albert(not AC130). It's actually up to 8000lbs thrust(lbf), which is equal to energy required to move 8000lbs-32ft per second per second(ft/s²-related to gravity) or equal to moving 8000lbs a distance of 16 ft in 1sec ([1lb*32.2ft]/s^2=1lbf). Assuming it's 15 seconds long, then the thrusters are designed to move provide 8000lbs of force for a total distance of 3600ft over the 15 seconds. Considering a c130 is minimum 75k lbs with another 45k in capacity and 4 engines providing over 45000lbs of thrust, it's a just a small boost when overloaded to get in the air.
Thank you for this explanation. Shortly after uploading I already found out I miscounted/didn’t see all the rockets used. There are 4 rockets per side on this AC-130. 4*2=8 with each creating 1000lbs of thrust accumulating 8000lbs of thrust. Again thank you for the clear explanation and sharing your knowledge with other people. Glad to have such positive people which in stead of trying to criticize, help to make the video better.
When I was learning Air Traffic Control, there were two assisted forms of take off. They are JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off), and RATO (Rocket Assisted Take Off). This clip is the RATO in action. Cheers. 🇨🇦
I spoke to a Blue Angel avionics Tech at Miramar last year, and he explained that Fat Albert doesn't use this anymore because it now has stronger Rolls-Royce engines that can pull so STRONG that it doesn't need JATO anymore
The aircraft they fly is an updated model, but more importantly the military quit buying and using JATO bottles quite a while ago, and the Blue Angeles used up the stockpile on the old airframe. I doubt seriously the new C-130 can even be fitted with them. The Navy was never a big user, it was mainly the USAF bombers that used them
It’s the Blue Angels’ support team ship. At the end of each airshow the plane would take off with this beautiful display. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen this or been to an airshow, so they may have changed it up. Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) was always used to get the ship airborne due to the ship coming so close to its weight maximums. A little bump in the rump never hurt. I’ve been on a 130 when JATO lit up. Talk about feeling the G’s on takeoff. Whoo. Awesome video. Thank you for sharing. 🤙🤙🤙
Thank you for your story and explanation! I truly appreciate it! Jato has gone obsolete in 2009 Rato followed in 2022. These takeoffs will be a thing of the past from here on out.
My dad was a jet pilot in SAC in 1950, he was flying the B-47 swipe wing jet bomber & with a full fuel load & with nuclear bombs required rocket pods on take offs that were ejected right after take off.
I was born on a SAC base to a B-47 pilot. My dad always referred to assisted takeoff as JATO, even though they used rockets. BTW, I think you meant "swept" wing.
Your dad was a stud because that aircraft was extremely difficult to fly. Very slim flight envelope at certain flight regimes. God bless you and your father.
My brother got the flag they flew ontop of it, and we met all the blue angels was really cool, they're all really nice, probably since we're just meeting them but you can see their kind hearts. I know us guys in our groups will haze and talk ish about each other in our clicks but again very polite well mannered and funny guys but that was in like '98 wouldn't trade that day away for anything
It happened years ago, the gang from the Discovery Channel show Mythbusters told of the guy that straped a rocket to his car and pancaked it to a canyon wall 300 feet up the wall. That was the episode they built a 4 rocket powered, remote controled 70 or 71 Chevy Impala. And launched it.
Exactly! That WAS “TOP SECRET” intel back in the early 60’s , for use on the C-130’s. I know,because my dad used to sell C-130’s for Lockheed right up until it merged with Martin,so he wouldn’t get screwed over with his retirement pension.😊
Former USMC KC130 mechanic and Former Lockheed KC130 field mech here. This is NOT a J model. The last jato shot was in 09 when Fat Albert was a T model, the current J model, which was purchased for the Navy by my best friend ( we were in VMGR 252 together) has no need for bottles.
I was flight crew in the USMC. Aviation Ordnance. I had the opportunity to do a JATO shot with Fat Albert. Amazing. But I can’t remember a USMC C-130 pilot that didn’t do one that made the adrenaline rush.
I wonder what the G’s are before hitting that red button and what the G’s are immediately after…. I’m sure it feels the same as a normal commercial flight takeoff, but with it being so big and heavy, I wonder how much of a kick you feel?
@@yourlifeisagreatstory it is pretty crazy I believe. Had a veteran in the comments which flew in one of these describing it like the most insane and terrifying thing he ever did.
@@pauleatwell5720no. A jet implies ramjet air intake. A rocket uses solid fuel and doesn’t require an air intake. Also a jet engine can be throttled up and down by the pilot, a rocket has no off switch and can’t be regulated…it burns at full force until exhausted.
I hitched a ride on Fat Albert for a JATO launch at the Miramar Air show when I was stationed there in the 1990s. First, you're pinned to the seat, then when they level off suddenly at a few thousand feet, you're weightless for a few seconds. What a thrill, but not for the faint of stomach.
If your story is true then is the most underrated comment on this video. It’s so great to hear about genuine life experience than people who just want someone to listen to them
Debeli Albert je brat od tetke Debeloj Berti ili nisu u srodstvu,..?? To mi samo nije jasno jer Albert je Avion dok je Berta Debela Artiljero o Bombard..?😮
I believe, no positive, that the name referred to assisting the aircrafts jets to takeoff. You are absolutely correct in saying they are rockets...RATO
@@Ed70Nova427 "immigrated" more like generously taking in the consequences of a brutal recolonization attempt by the US. Believe me, those orphan babies had families, but given the red carpet treatment once their mothers, fathers and siblings were exterminated by American ordinance
I lived on Pensacola Florida, home port of the Blues for many years. We could sit outside and watch a good bit of their practice runs,it was wonderful. If you have never been the Pensacola Beach show is amazing, just plan on being on the beach all day, getting there very early if you want any kind of good spot.
Fun fact: the first plane tested with jato was an Erco Ercoupe- a civillian plane with no rudder that was rated "unstallable". One episode of Hogan's Heroes featured an Ercoupe. Very cool, interesting little plane first built in 1937 through to around 1970.
the aircraft in question made numerous touch-and-go landings and three full-stop landings, followed by three no-catapult takeoffs, at full gross weight. Of course it didn't hurt that the wind across the flight deck was abou 50 mph....
That is a shit ton of TRUST in 15 seconds. That pilot; straight out of pilot school. Right after the written test, shoved right into a C-130 C3PO R2D2 Ospre Gunner Gen 4 Estrogen Titan Age Of Consent
I read about that years ago. It was a “Darwin award” thing. The highway patrol said they thought it was a plane crash but the scene had auto parts (heads were scratched) 😂
@@Theillist1 although it’s called a JATO, it’s not a jet. It’s a solid fuel rocket. Rockets are used in applications wherein either a) there is no or little oxygen-hence why they’re used in space exploration or b) when throttling the speed is not necessary. Once lit they continue to burn until the fuel is exhausted. Pound for pound, rocket engines create much greater thrust than jet engines. Jets, on the other hand, need an air intake in order for combustion to occur, hence why every jet engine plane has a max ceiling at which the engine will stall due to an inadequate supply of oxygen at high altitudes. Because the fuel/oxygen ratio can be altered in flight, jets allow the pilot to change the speed of the aircraft.
It’s the Marines, the Navy is in charge of the Blue Angels, but Fat Albert is an all Marine crew. Give the Marines an idea, and they will make a whole new concept. In the south we call “hold my beer”
It is one of the world greatest inventions and made the distance between people way smaller! These jets on the wings are also an insane idea but works very well as you can see!
Look up "those daring men and their magnificent flying machines" I think that's what it's called, it's a pretty funny old movie about those really old school airplanes with the canvas wings.
Pretty much everything besides the alien guns is real in gta, the cars are based off real ones as well as most of the artillery, one could even argue that the oppressor is real
JATO and RATO are two terms which are used interchangeable. They come down to the same. This is the same for the Nasa Jet Propulsion Research Lab. They study rockets but are called Jet. Since World War 2 they have called rockets, jets.
@@TheEngineeringDreams Jet as in a fluid rapidly moving through a duct, like a water jet or a jet-ski. However, most people will think 'jet' like "jet turbine" which is not what this system uses. As an account that is acting as a science communicator, you should clarify that these are solid rocket engines, not turbo-jet engines.
Wow, so confident you said it twice. Those are not "jets" they are rockets. It is a rocket assisted take off. Which was developed as part of the plan to rescue the Iranian hostages in 1979. They had to land AND take off from a soccer/football pitch.
JATO's were popular in 1970s TV shows and movies. Some even stolen from base and put on cars. The drivers of course couldn't control the car and made pretty good art on the side of mountains.
I was coming home from work one day back in the nineties. I noticed a station wagon pulling a trailer had a flat tire and was in a bad spot. I turned around and by then two other people had stopped also. The lady driving the car said her husband was ahead of her in a U-Haul. I had passed the U-Haul so I told the other guys to get her off the road and I’ll go get her husband. I found him a few miles away parked on a side street. I told him what had happened and we left his truck there and I gave him a ride back to his wife. We changed the tire and while doing so I learned he was moving to Pensacola and would be a pilot of Fat Albert. How cool was that. He asked me for my information and that Christmas I received photos from them of the Blue Angels and of course Fat Albert! He signed them to my son who still has them today. I was glad to know they made it to Pensacola hopefully without any issues. I thanked god that day for putting me there in a position to help someone who clearly needed it. Be kind to each other. You never know who you’re going to meet.
Not gonna lie this is an epic story! You must have taken good care of the card they sent you. People telling you one thing but actually coming through after all is just amazing. Thank you for helping them out and you have the most important message as well. Treat others like you want to be treated because one day you might need help. Appreciate your comment as well and taking time to tell your story.
JATO bottles were produced in the Vietnam era. The last known stockpiles of JATO bottles were expended during the Blue Angels' 2009 show season. The last JATO performance for Fat Albert was at the NAS Pensacola Air Show in November 2009.
I remember he would sorta chuckle and tell me kinda bragging in a way that he could put a bullet in every square foot of a football field in a couple of seconds...I really do wish I could find someone knowledgeable of the airforce and thier system during those times ,that could maybe tell his story through his records as far as joining underage he claimed because he had hair on his chest and he had smoked dutchmaster perfectos since he was like 12 yrs old .infact when they discontinued making them he complained to the navy exchange and found out the company that produced them was the reason .he contacted them and basically chewed them out and understandably spoke his peace ✌️ with them reluctantly as he always could see things and take into account the little things that tend to change situations for others aswell.and they had sent him there very last and final box of Dutch master perfectos cigars .which he felt very happy and thankful for thier consideration on thier behalf .besides that tidbit he had served in the Korean War and two terms in Vietnam. Was offered a base on the east coast prior to retiring but grandma was tired of moving around and being a local girl from honokaa on the big island of Hawaii she told him no she wants to go home so that's where he went back to oahu and there he controlled two hangars till retirement .but a few things sorta confuse me see he was also working for a couple other companies one being Lockheed and another Pratt or I forget also well there's more but it's too much to put here as is I guess .maybe I'm just lost and maybe I miss my pops and maybe 😕 idk 🤷♂️ but who knows .if anyone even has the time for this stuff nowadays. And really I'm not even sure the story could be told it could take me a lifetime to even mention the tidbits .
This is not a United States Navy AC-130, the AC-130 is a refueler. This is a United States Marine Corps C-130 manned and flown by a Marine aircrew in support of the Navy Blue Angel Flight Demonstration Team from Pensacola Florida and yes you are correct his name is Fat Albert.
