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| Keywords: aviation aerospace guggenheim aeronautical laboratory at the california institute of technology guggenheimaeronauticallaboratoryatthecaliforniainstituteoftechnology galcit rocket assisted take-off rocketassistedtakeoff rato jet assisted take-off jetassistedtakeoff jato experimental flight experimentalflight airplane aircraft general aviation generalaviation nc28655 engineering and research corporation engineeringandresearchcorporation erco erco ercoupe ercoercoupe ercoupe erco yo-55 ercoyo55 yo-55 yo55 usaaf 41-18875 usaaf4118875 41-18875 4118875 erco ercoupe 415 ercoercoupe415 ercoupe 415 ercoupe415 ercoupe 415-c ercoupe415c homer boushey homerboushey boushey march field marchfield march air force base marchairforcebase march afb marchafb nc25577 porterfield aircraft porterfieldaircraft porterfield collegiate porterfieldcollegiate porterfield lp-65 collegiate porterfieldlp65collegiate porterfield lp-65 porterfieldlp65 lp-65-collegiate lp65collegiate lycoming lycoming o-145 lycomingo145 o-145 o145 jet propulsion laboratory jetpropulsionlaboratory jpl national aeronautics and space administration nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration nasa guggenheim aeronautical laboratory guggenheimaeronauticallaboratory blackandwhite monochrome outdoor black and white Full Description: Take-off of America's first "rocket-assisted" airplane, an Ercoupe fitted with a GALCIT developed solid propellent 28 pound thrust JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) booster. The Ercoupe took off from March Field, California and was piloted by Captain Homer A. Boushey Jr. UID: SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1538 Full Description: Take-off of America's first "rocket-assisted" airplane, an Ercoupe fitted with a GALCIT developed solid propellent 28 pound thrust JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) booster. The Ercoupe took off from March Field, California and was piloted by Captain Homer A. Boushey Jr. UID: SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1538 | ||||
