Plane: | X-15-1 | Date: | 5/19/60 |
Flight: | 1-8-13 | T. O.: | |
Pilot: | Major White | Launch: | |
Land: | |||
Total: |
B-52 Brake Release
White: | Got the commutator on, ventral jettison is off, both blowers are off, ram air open. |
B-52: | 5000, nice flying, Bob. |
White: | Yes, looks lovely. |
Chase 1: | Airborne. |
B-52: | 10,500 now. |
White: | Russ, I'll just be standing by for whenever you want to start the stable platform midway, just give me the word. |
B-52: | 15,000 feet. |
Russell: | NASA 1 .......... radar is on normal. |
White: | Russ did they answer you? |
Russell: | Didn't hear any answer. |
B-52: | NASA 1, did you hear the launch panel operator? |
NASA 1: | Repeat please. |
B-52: | The launch panel operator don't think anyone heard him awhile ago. |
NASA 1: | OK, have him. Want to repeat that Russell? |
Russell: | Doppler shift normal. |
NASA 1: | Roger. |
Russell: | Lox fuel light on at 930. |
NASA 1: | Bob, you want to give us those APU source pressures again? |
White: | OK, #1 is 3700 and #2 is 3500. It's been 3500 since takeoff. |
B-52: | 20,500 feet. |
NASA 1: | Bob, go to lower antenna please. |
B-52: | 25,000 feet. |
White: | Lower antenna, read me NASA l? |
NASA 1: | Reading you loud and clear. |
White: | OK. |
NASA 1: | Blackbird 2, keys to the Chev Carry-all are in the wagon on the ramp. (put this in just for kicks Della Mae, Betty) |
B-52: | 30,000 feet. |
.....: | .......... clearly. |
White: | .......... external. |
......: | .......... direction. |
......: | .......... 3, 2, 1, jettison. |
......: | .......... wind direction .......... |
......: | Winds aloft are 340 now. 330 now. |
White: | Thanks |
B-52: | Data burst. |
Russell: | Your launch fuel light has stayed on during this last cycle, we are now at 740 gallons. |
NASA 1: | Russell, are you checking your overflow? |
Russell: | Looks normal. |
NASA 1: | 003, we'd like to have you to attempt to get on your outbound heading in the next 5 minutes now, if possible. |
B-52: | We will. |
NASA 1: | And you can do your SAS maneuver anytime during this turn so we get that over before the thing comes out of cage. |
B-52: | Bob, let me know when you want to do a SAS maneuver please? |
White: | OK Jack I'm ready anytime you are. |
B-52: | As soon as these aircraft move out, we'll roll from left to right now. |
White: | OK, I got it roll and yaw. |
B-52: | 0K NASA 1, 003 .......... runs to the drop now. Get that Bob and NASA? |
NASA 1: | Yes. |
White: | Yes, will give you some readings again, helium source is 3750, ..... source is 3450. .......... temp 440, control pressure -60. #1 control temp is now at 161, #2 is at ................#1 is -30 and #2 is -10. #2 source is 3750. APU source on. #1 is 3700 and #2 is 3500. #1 APU peroxide tank temp is 0. Get all that Neil? |
NASA 1: | Got it all Bob, thanks. |
White: | Lox fuel light on. |
......: | .......... |
......: | .......... 2, 50° on the prime tank. |
......: | Pressures read on the .......... Bob? |
White: | .......... still going up .......... at 44 now. |
B-52: | 38, 300 feet. |
Chase 2: | Airborne |
Chase 3: | Airborne |
NASA 1: | Bob, did you get those Silver Lake surface winds? |
White: | No I didn't. |
NASA 1: | OK, you might get those again from the C-130 out there. |
......: | .......... |
White: | ...... I'm straight and level now ...... |
......: | .......... |
NASA 1: | What's your heading ...... ? |
B-52: | Now 345°, 40,250 feet. |
NASA 1: | OK .......... |
......: | .......... |
NASA 1: | Want to get a data burst? |
......: | .......... |
......: | Russell, the altitude is ...... |
NASA 1: | What's your altitude look like now Bob? |
White: | OK, it's about 42,500. |
B-52: | 20 minutes to launch now. |
NASA 1: | Jack, will you roll your airplane just a little bit, just a little right rudder. |
......: | .......... |
......: | .......... |
......: | .......... |
White: | What's your heading right now, Jack? |
B-52: | 055, what do you read? |
White: | 054. -36. NASA 1, I got 044 on the gyro. |
NASA 1: | Yes, we expect it will settle down a little better, later on. OK Russell, coming up on 25 north. |
NASA 1: | Standby, mark. |
White: | #l is -55 and #2 is -35. APU source is 3700 on #l and #2 is ...... 3500. Everything else looks pretty close to being the same as the previous pullout. OK intercom switch coming off and lower antenna , Neil. |
NASA 1: | Reading you about the same, Bob. |
White: | OK, I'm reading you much better. The intercom is back on. On lower antenna, how's that? |
NASA 1: | Still about the same. |
White: | OK, fuel light on 350. |
NASA 1: | Coming up on 35 east ....... |
White: | Thank you, Neil. |
NASA 1: | Standby, mark. |
White: | .......... level. |
NASA 1: | .......... |
White: | .......... short period of time. |
NASA 1: | OK, I guess you'll just have to use your best judgment there Bob, can you confirm whether you're on auto or lower antenna presently? |
White: | OK, I'm on auto antenna right now. |
NASA 1: | Well, we request you go back to lower please. |
White: | Back to lower, here it comes, here's lower. |
NASA 1: | Right. |
......: | How's our time coming Bob? |
White: | 15-1/2 minutes to drop now. |
B-52: | 19-1/2 knots and 45,000 feet. |
NASA 1: | You say again the time please, Charlie? |
......: | .......... |
......: | .......... |
White: | OK, 14 minutes, got that Neil? |
NASA 1: | Sounds better. |
B-52: | 13 minutes. |
White: | Is there anybody down there who can give me the Silver Lake surface winds? |
NASA 1: | Well Bob, in case they don't call you again, the last reported winds were 14 knots from the north, gust to 18. |
White: | OK, thank you. |
Chase 3: | Cuddeback Range has been informed and acknowledged. |
NASA 1: | Standby for 70 east Jack. Standby, mark. |
White: | Now reading 050°, heading on the gyro. 030° on the ...... what's your heading Jack? |
B-52: | Continue heading 060 right now. |
White: | OK, I show 41,000 on the inner ......... |
NASA 1: | Coming up on 40 north, standby, mark. |
B-52: | Windshield N2 off, windshield heat is on. |
B-52: | 9 minutes. |
NASA 1: | What's your altimeter holding Bob? |
White: | I'm holding just about 42,000. |
B-52: | 8 minutes. |
NASA 1: | Coming up on 60 north, standby, mark. |
B-52: | Topoff is complete. 7 minutes. |
White: | Full pressure cooling, blowers and LN2 is on ......... Control temp on #l is -60 and #2 is -40. APU source on, #l is 3700 and on #2 is 3420. |
NASA 1: | Good. |
White: | #1 APU peroxide tank pressure 520, #2 zero. |
NASA 1: | Are you on your way around, Bob? |
B-52: | 6 minutes. |
White: | OK, data off, #2 APU warning coming on now. Helium pressure 104 ......... hydraulic pressure has started to come down ...... now ...... Hydraulic pressure 3700 ...... #2 tank pressure 550, #1 is 550. #2 APU source is 3300 ...... data off. Jettison switch is off, fire extinguisher auto. Pressure on all 8 chambers |
B-52: | 5 minutes, 40 seconds right now. |
......: | Re-jettison. |
White: | ...... controls. |
Russell: | Controls look good. |
B-52: | 4 minutes. |
White: | ...... 4 minutes, power off Russell? |
Russell: | Jettison stopped. |
B-52: | Power off. |
White: | What's my ...... stabilizer position? |
B-52: | Stabilizer position looks good. |
White: | OK, controlling ...... pressure .......... |
B-52: | 3 minutes. |
White: | .......... data on, calibrate ...... Helium source 300, Lox tank is 34 .......... #l hydraulic temp +10, #2 is +10, #l APU source is 3500, #2 is 3250. #2 tank pressure is 3550. Hydraulic pressure 3250. #2 APU source 3700. |
B-52: | 2 minutes. |
White: | .......... chambers -30 to -20. APU .......... Camera switch coming on. Lower antenna. NASA 1, how do you read? |
NASA 1: | Read you loud & clear. |
White: | OK fine. How's the preheat looking .......... too white? |
Russell: | Preheat looks good Bob. |
White: | Time check? |
B-52: | 1 minute, 40 seconds. |
White: | Master's on, prime is on. |
Chase: | Prime has started. |
White: | #l APU is 40 and #2 is 40. |
Chase: | Prime looks good. |
White: | .......... |
B-52: | 14 seconds, 10 seconds, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 release. |
White: | .......... going? |
NASA 1: | Go to lower antenna Bob please. |
White: | OK, got lower antenna, is that better? |
NASA 1: | Yes. |
White: | .......... |
NASA 1: | Say again, Bob. |
Chase: | Looks good, Bob. |
White: | .......... |
Chase: | Everything looks good. |
White: | .......... coming up on ..........showing a pitch angle of 44° .......... 9° alpha. |
......: | Three Sisters area. |
White: | .......... |
......: | Cuddeback area, you're in the Cuddeback area. |
(Unable to transcribe rest of the flight tape.)
Good flight!