X-15 No. 1
1st Powered Flt.
1/23/60
Crossfield
Here we go Scotty!
Scott: |
And they look very good across the board (Singing) "Back in the saddle again." |
Chase: |
Looking real good from back here. |
Scott: |
OK, Sideslip. Rudder kick. Very, very soft. Damp. Pushover. Left turn. Side slip. Rolling out of the turn 12░. Rudder kick. (Free oscillation) to 1/2 cycle. Pushover. Very spongy. Rudder kick. And directional trim. Coming on around. |
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Rog, Keep the turn coming. |
Scott: |
Oscillation on burnoff. Pushover. Too much sideslip and too much rudder. OK, give me the altimeter setting on the lake please |
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30.1 set at 2 |
Scott: |
What? |
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30.1 |
Scott: |
30.1 zero? |
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Affirmative. |
Scott: |
Going to jettison now. Is it showing? |
Chase: |
I'm out of sight of you. I can't pick you up. |
Scott: |
OK, 15,000. Going to 17░. 60░ bank roll. I get a little rolling along with some pretty good buffet. Not jet buffet, mild buffet. Chase 3 in place yet? |
Chase: |
Negative. |
Scott: |
This airplane seems to be softer than the other one for some reason or other. 20,000 feet. |
Chase: |
I don't have you in sight. |
Scott: |
OK, I'll look and see if I can tell you where I am. I'm just crossing the highway, 466, due north of the Base. |
QC: |
See him, Joe? |
Chase: |
Negative, I had the same trouble you did in the sun. Keep a running account of where you are going Scott, we'll find you. |
Scott: |
OK, buddy, I'm on high initial. 360 to 18 on the north lake shore. |
Chase: |
Altitude? |
Scott: |
I'm coming up on 20,000 ft. in about 270 around. |
QC: |
Scott, a reminder on arming the ventral and pressurizing the tanks after bleeddown here. |
Scott: |
Ventral is armed and the tank is pressurized. Still have some source, don't know what it means. |
QC: |
OK, and landing instrumentation. A reminder. |
Scott: |
Altitude is 12,000 ft. approaching downwind. Knocked my dive brakes open a little bit again. |
Chase: |
Rog, count down to ventral. |
Scott: |
Roger. |
Chase: |
I see you quite a ways ahead of me. Keep going, I've got him in sight, coming around there. Yes, I see him. |
Scott: |
Jettisoning the ventral. 3, 2, 1. It's off |
QC: |
Scott, landing instrumentation on and calibrate. |
Chase: |
Get your gear? |
Scott: |
Does steer real good. Look at that. You can steer it all over. Want me to park it at NASA? |
QC: |
Yes, Scott. How does it look? |
Scott: |
Looks real good, buddy boy. What do you expect? |
QC: |
OK, real fine. |
Scott: |
Oh, I'm in the mud. Bogged down. |
QC: |
Bogged down? |
Scott: |
Full in the mud. |
QC: |
Don't do that to our lake Scott. Scott, you still with me? This is QC. |
Scott: |
Bet your life. |
QC: |
Would you turn the stable platform off please? |
Scott: |
Stable platform off. |
QC: |
How badly dug in are you? |
Scott: |
I was just kidding you, Buddy. |
QC: |
OK |
Scott: |
Anyhow, it just...... QC, give me a rundown on shutting this thing down. |
QC: |
Data and calibrate, instrumentation off. Heat off. |
Scott: |
Heat off. |
QC: |
Cockpit lights off. Data off. Ram air door open. |
Scott: |
Ram air open. |
QC: |
Is (?) out there now in NASA-4? |
Scott: |
Affirmative. |
QC: |
OK, why don't you do it there? Flaps up. |
For general information: Takeoff time 1543
Drop time 1617
Touchdown time 1627