Rocket propelled UC?

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Originally posted by Keith Webb
Perhaps we should send these images to Mythbusters. Who's going to volunteer their carrier?

Dave has 4 UCs, perhaps he'd spare one for the cause?...and offer to pilot it also? Here's a thought, an old family friend, Capt. T.D. Smyers is taking over command of the NAS/JRB in Fort Worth in April. I'll ask him if we can borrow several JATO bottles for the experiment. Let's see...a UC weighs about 4 tons and at 1000lbs thrust each that will require 8 JATO bottles, however they weigh 165lbs apiece so that adds up to an additional 1320lbs. so that makes 10 JATO bottles. 8000lbs plus 1650lbs equals 9650lbs. Dave probably weighs in around 250 for a total of 9900lbs leaving us with 100lbs of thrust to spare. Wadya say Dave...up for a 14 sec. ride?