USAF F100D Super Sabre using a zerolengthlaunch system mid 50s











>> YOUR LINK HERE: ___ http://youtube.com/watch?v=EZ_w5K82lu4

The zero-length launch system or zero-length take-off system (ZLL, ZLTO, ZEL, ZELL) was a method whereby jet fighters and attack aircraft could be near-vertically launched using rocket motors to rapidly gain speed and altitude. • Testing proved that the F-100 was capable of a ZELL launch even while carrying both an external fuel tank and a single nuclear weapon mounted on its hard points. • Despite the extremely high thrust generated by the rocket motor, the F-100 reportedly subjected its pilot to a maximum of 4g of acceleration forces during the takeoff phase of flight, reaching a speed of roughly 300 mph prior to the rocket motor's depletion. • Despite some difficulties, the F-100's ZELL system was considered to be feasible, but the idea of its deployment had become less attractive as time went on. • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-le...

#############################









Content Report
Youtor.org / YTube video Downloader © 2025

created by www.youtor.org