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 On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 07:08:04 -0500, Mitchell Holman <noemail@att.net> wrote:
 
 >Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote in
 >news:386srapm1pl3e9v29k7eb98ifp6agt79of@4ax.com:
 >
 >> On Sun, 02 Aug 2015 07:26:36 -0500, Mitchell Holman <noemail@att.net>
 >> wrote:
 >>
 >> For the pilot, that must have been a lot like getting kicked in the
 >> ass by a large mule with super powers......
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 >   Why do they take off/blast off with the gear down?
 >
 
 The aircraft sits on the Zero-length launch (ZLL, ZLTO, ZEL, ZELL) platform / trailer in a horizontal
 position, supported by it's tripod landing gear until it is raised into it's launch attitude.  When it is
 raised into position, the aircraft is still being partially supported by it's rear gear until it is actually
 launched.
 
 If I remember correctly, the JATO rocket delivers about 130,000 lbs. of thrust...... a real kick in the pants.
 
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