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C-130 X-perience >> C-130 X-perience - General >> A couple of questions https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1203357879 Message started by FFS on Feb 18^th, 2008 at 6:04pm

Title: A couple of questions
Post by FFS on Feb 18^th, 2008 at 6:04pm

What is JATO? how do you get it to work?

Also, is that takeoff-assistance thing JATO?

Sorry :P

Title: Re: A couple of questions
Post by Josho18 on Feb 19^th, 2008 at 12:18am

Hello,

"JATO", or Jet Assisted Take-Off is used on Fat Albert Airlines of the Blue Angels flight demonstration team. They only serve as an effect in the CS C-130T and produce no added thrust. I personally think they could use a little more work but it was a good idea. It works by flipping the covered switch to the right of the throttle quadrant to arm it. Then you press the black button next to it to fire the rockets. This is all done in the virtual cockpit as you cannot view the JATO section from the 2D panel.

Best of luck,
-Josho18

Title: Re: A couple of questions
Post by Private-Cowboy on Feb 19^th, 2008 at 12:50am

Only in the T? I tried to make it work in the CL-130 which also has JATO but could not get them fired. Is the JATO limited to the T despite beeing modeled on other versions like the CL-130 or the LC-130 too???

Title: Re: A couple of questions
Post by Josho18 on Feb 19^th, 2008 at 1:14am

You are correct. The JATO also works on those models or at least they are supposed to work.

Title: Re: A couple of questions
Post by Private-Cowboy on Feb 19^th, 2008 at 1:35am

I'll test the T tomorrow. I was unable to fire the JATO on the CL-130 though. Is there anything to do besides arming the JATO and then fireing it?

Title: Re: A couple of questions
Post by Josho18 on Feb 19^th, 2008 at 1:44am

Thats all you should have to do. Let me know how it goes.

Good luck,
-Josho18

Title: Re: A couple of questions
Post by FFS on Feb 19^th, 2008 at 3:09am

excellent, thanks a ton guys :)