JATO (acronym for jet-assisted take-off) equipped Boeing 727-200. High altitudes and high temperatures would create significantly longer take off distances and Boeing worked with engineers to create an option for one airline. 12 727s that were built with the JATO provision and they were the more powerful 727-200 Advanced versions. Mexicana served several high-elevation airports where the 727 would have been payload restricted to account for the possibility of the loss of one engine at takeoff. A

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