Plane:

X-15 #1 670

Date:

Sept. 23, 1960

Flight:

1-13-25

T.O.:

Pilot:

LCDR Petersen

Launch:

Land:

Total:

NASA 1:

Pete, will you give us some APU readings, we have no telemetry.

Pete:

OK, the left tank 36, right is 36, both tanks are 680, both hydraulic pressures 3700, both ..........

NASA 1:

Thank you.

B-52:

6 minutes.

Pete:

Right, 6 minutes, N2 bleed coming on, have about 30 to 40 on all 8 chamber bleeds, governor balance 410, .......... control bleed 390. ...... X-15 oxygen is 2100 lbs.

B-52:

5 minutes, standing by for your turn signal. Want me to hold this turn or start turning?

NASA 1:

Hold about 10 seconds. OK, start your turn.

B-52:

OK, 4 minutes now. Topoff is complete and shutoff.

Pete:

Going to pressurize.

B-52:

OK, starting on the upper engine.

Pete:

OK, alcohol holding about 45, LOX about 50. Jettison check.

B-52:

All 3 jettison good, Pete. Got pre-heat on lower engine now.

Pete:

Rog.

B-52:

3 minutes. NASA 1, how's the turn?

NASA 1:

Looks good.

B-52:

Rog. Can we get a bearing temp, Pete?

Pete:

Roger, left one is fluctuating about 80, the right one about 80.

B-52:

Commence now.

Pete:

And I have both preheat lights lit.

NASA 1:

Rog.

B-52:

NASA 1, going to be OK on final heading, ready to roll out.

NASA 1:

Affirmative.

B-52:

Rolling out now 030 with 1 minute 30 seconds remaining.

Pete:

Master switch on. Standing by for 40 seconds.

B-52:

Light is on now.

Pete:

Looks good in here now, nitrogen source running about 2400, the .......... about 31.

B-52:

40 seconds.

Pete:

Prime on?

B-52:

Prime is on lower engine and prime coming on the upper engine. Lower engine blossoming. 30 seconds, system light is on, upper engine is blossoming now, Pete.

Pete:

Roger.

B-52:

Launch light is on, 15 seconds, 10-5-4-3-2-1-drop.

Pete:

What's my heading?

B-52:

Looks like full top one, Pete. Looks like you're a little left of the heading.

Pete:

.......... like about 665 on the ..........

NASA 1:

Pete, check data on.

Dana:

About 10 seconds to turn.

Pete:

OK, starting my turn. OK, Milt?

NASA 1:

Looks good, Pete.

Pete:

Something happened to my engines.

Chase:

Yes, looks like you're heading down on one there.

Pete:

Lost damper ...... want to reset? Doesn't look like it is going to reset. Try it once more.

Butch:

Keep coming on around.

Chase:

Doesn't look like you're getting anything to me, Pete.

Pete:

Yes, goes into overspeed every time. I still got the lower engine, so I think we can make ...... down here, if I hold altitude. I've got all chamber switches off on upper engine.

NASA 1:

It does not indicate that you have lower engine.

Chase:

No, I don't think you do. You better set up for the north lakebed, Pete.

Pete:

Rog.

Butch:

Going to jettison?

Pete:

Roger, going to jettison.

Chase:

Coming out real good.

Pete:

Looks like it.

Chase:

I've got you at 25,000.

Pete:

I'm reading 25,000, am I over the ......?

Chase:

Roger.

Pete:

OK, I'm coming around.

Chase:

Come right on around, Pete.

Chase:

20,000 right now.

Pete:

Yes, looks pretty good, Joe. .......... about 50.

B-52:

Check.

Pete:

Lost my jettison?

Chase:

It stopped dribbling out awhile ago.

Pete:

OK.

Chase:

Now you're coming good, just keep it up.

NASA 1:

You can drop the ventral any time, Pete.

Pete:

Say again.

NASA 1:

(Forget it?)

Pete:

It's out here over the houses.

......:

That's OK, just take it easy. .......... about 5 seconds. ..........

......:

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Pete:

Flaps coming down.

......:

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......:

You're inside. OK, hold her off. Yea, good shot. Beauty, Pete, beauty.

Landing

Pete:

Speed brakes are open, data is off. You're right, Milt, I didn't turn it on.