Plane: X-15 #1 #670 Date: April 13, 1960
Flight: #4 T.O.: 09:15
Pilot: Major White Land: 09:24
Total: 09
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Real good buffet if you go beyond 8000 to 30000. Both roll and manifold pressures look good. |
White: |
I'm at 395░ coming to 39,000. Takes a little to get going, how's my heading now? |
Chase: |
Looks good. |
White: |
OK |
NASA 1: |
Watch this, Bob, you're rolling away from it. |
White: |
How does it look now? |
Chase: |
65░ Buddy. |
White: |
Thank you. Sure rough controlling a little here laterally but both my dampers indicate they are on. |
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Roger. |
Chase: |
All through jettisoning. |
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NASA 1: |
OK, 10 seconds to turn. |
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White: |
448, OK I'm going to turn and I'm going to get my altitude back up, lost it on that other turn (?) |
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5 below Mach |
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Thanks |
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White: |
We're coming up on 4 corners. |
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White: |
Rudder pulse. Left rudder pulse. |
NASA 4: |
Bob, the winds are relatively calm on the lake |
Chase: |
Left turnout |
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Right.... North Base. |
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OK, indicating....250 knots. |
Chase: |
You can turn to the right, Bob. |
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....edge of the lake. |
White: |
OK, How's my jettison look? |
Chase: |
It's off. |
White: |
No jettison, right? |
Chase: |
Affirmative. |
White: |
OK, I'm going back to pressurize the tanks. |
Chase: |
OK, we're just a little bit close. |
White: |
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....when we are. Pick up speed brakes. |
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OK |
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We're coming up on the track right now. |
Chase: |
OK.... get rid of it. |
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...pressurization on, arm ventral, jettison |
White: |
OK, ventral's armed and I'll .... landing instrumentation...Better turn here whether I like it or not, huh? |
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Right |
White: |
OK, let me know when the ventral is clear to go. |
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Right. |
White: |
Is it clear to go now? |
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You're cleared now. It's fine. |
White: |
OK, landing instrumentation on. |
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Atta boy, Bob! |
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If you can get him back in, say something. |
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.... Bob, are you OK? |
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Say again. |
Landed. |