X-15 Flight Request

Flt No. 1-13-24

Pilot: LCDR Petersen: 9-7-60

Scheduled Date:

Subject of Test: Pilot Checkout and Familiarization

Airplane Configuration: Basic X-15

Engine Identification: XLR-11 (2 engines)

Launch: M = 0.82, Hp = 45,000 ft., SAS 4-4-8 over Palmdale Omni on magnetic heading of 030°.
 No. Alt M  a  Event
         
1. 45 0.82 - Launch, light 8 chambers, initiate 8° a climb.
         
2. 42 1.1 - Pushover to 1/2 g and level at Hp = 50K.
         
3. 50 1.3 - Accelerate at 50K to M = 1.6.
         
4. 50 1.6 12° Initiate a 12° a left turn.
         
5. 50 1.6 12° SAS 4-4-8 dh pulse.
         
6. 50 1.6 12° SAS 4-4-8 dv pulse.
         
7. 50 1.6 12° SAS 4-4-8 da pulse.
         
8. 50 1.6 - Roll out of turn on magnetic heading of 270° and accelerate to M = 1.9.
         
9. 50 1.9 -2.0 SAS 4-4-8 full deflection steady sideslip.
.        
10. 50 2.0 - Initiate a 2.5g left turn, maintain to burnout.
         
11. 50 1.5 8-10° SAS 4-4-8 dv pulse (or steady sideslip if space positioning turn is complete).
         
12. - - - After turn toward high key and jettison, slow to 220 knots (or mild buffet) and evaluate handling characteristics.
         
13. - - - Check ventral armed, pressurize tanks.
         
14. - - - 300 knot landing approach, jettison ventral, flaps and gear down.
         
15. - - - Before APU shutdown, cycle controls, retract flaps and set stabilizer trim to zero, data off.

Notes: 1. Duration of flight approximately 9 min.

2. Emergency lake - Rogers

Alternate Situations:

1. Pitch SAS malfunction before launch will constitute an abort.

2. With 3 or less chambers operating shut down, jettison and land.

3. With 4, 5, or 6 chambers operating, a constant turn should be maintained within 10 to 12 nautical miles of the base at or above 35K.

4. With 7 chambers operating, continue with original flight plan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Launch Wt. 33,800# Landing Wt. 14,400#

Launch C.G. 21.1% Landing C.G. 18.7%
 
 

INSTRUMENTATION PARAMETER LIST

Basic (Altitude, airspeed, a, b, An)

Handling Qualities

Landing Gear

Horizontal Tail Loads (Strain Gages)

Fuselage Side-Fairing Vibration and Flutter

Upper and Lower Vertical Tail, Wing and Fuselage Pressure Distribution

Environmental Temperatures

Structural Temperatures

Free-Skin Temperatures

Wing Loads (Strain Gages)

Vertical Tail Hinge Moments

Lift and Drag (Including Base Pressure Measurements)

Inertial Attitude and Component Velocity (Stable Platform)

Physiological Package Except E.K.G.