| Joe: |
Precool
off. .......... |
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| NASA
1: |
Bruce,
have you called manual topoff yet? |
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| Bruce: |
Manual
topoff. |
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| B-52: |
10
minutes. B-52 mag heading 026°, 45,000 feet. |
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|
| Joe: |
Roger
026. APU cooling switch to normal. Pressure cooling on. I'm at 1000 fps
and 45,000 .......... zero. |
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| Bruce: |
Doppler
velocity is 500 knots. |
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|
| Joe: |
Attitudes
look good. Cabin source is just under 5500. |
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| NASA
1: |
Bruce,
LN2 switch off. |
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| Bruce: |
LN2
switch is off. |
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| B-52: |
9
minutes. |
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|
| Joe: |
Helium
shutoff valve switch is open. #2 on hydraulics is -50 and -40. #2 APU on,
#l. |
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| B-52: |
NASA
1, what time did you want me to start my turn to launch heading please? |
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| NASA
1: |
7
minutes and 30 seconds. |
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| Bruce: |
APU's
off. |
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| Joe: |
OK,
like to go reset, engine reset and data off. |
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| Bruce: |
Ready
for X-15 power off, Joe? |
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| Joe: |
Affirmative. |
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|
| B-52: |
8
minutes. |
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| Bruce: |
X-15
power off. |
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|
| B-52: |
Did
you get the 8 minute call, Joe? |
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| Joe: |
Yes
Sir! Mixing chambers are -38 and -40. Controls and flaps. |
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|
| Chase: |
Roger.
Moving up and down. |
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| NASA
1: |
Joe,
pressure and electrical check. |
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|
| Chase: |
Flaps
coming down. |
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| B-52: |
Starting
turn now. |
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| NASA
1: |
Bruce
you have G pot to lock? |
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|
| Bruce: |
Affirmative.
Az to inertial. |
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|
| Joe: |
Engine
oscillograph, vibration recorders are on. Hydraulic pressures both up 3400
pounds. |
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|
| B-52: |
7
minutes to launch, verify please. |
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| Joe: |
7
minutes. Aux cabin pressure switch on. |
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|
| Bruce: |
..........
is 120. |
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| Joe: |
Platform
is internal. Fire extinguisher auto. ASAS arm. Ready for the SAS
check. |
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|
| B-52: |
6
minutes to launch, verify please. |
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| Joe: |
6
minutes. SAS check and ASAS OK, back .......... 8-6-8 and ASAS armed. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Thank
you, Joe. Would like to get a heading check between you and the B-52 when
you get straight away on the launch heading. |
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| Joe: |
Roger. |
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| B-52: |
I
got that too, Bob, I'll call you when. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Joe,
verify APU tank pressure. |
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|
| Joe: |
#1
is 550 and #2 is 570. |
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|
| B-52: |
5
minutes verify please. |
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|
| Joe: |
X-15
oxygen at 2500 pounds. |
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|
| Bruce: |
Topoff
is complete. |
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|
| Joe: |
Cabin
at 35,000. Ventral is armed. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
How
does your a
and b
look, Joe? |
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|
| Joe: |
OK.
I'm about a 1/2° left +3°. Did I hear you OK topoff, Bruce? |
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|
| Bruce: |
That's
correct, topoff is complete. Platform is in specs. |
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|
| Joe: |
OK. |
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| NASA
1: |
OK,
Bruce. |
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|
| B-52: |
4
minutes to launch, verify please. |
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|
| Joe: |
Data
on and calibrate. Pressurize, 46 pounds on fuel. 40 on Lox, 2 jettison
switches to jettison. Jettison check. |
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|
| Chase: |
Jettison
both. |
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| Joe: |
OK,
pressurize. |
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|
| Chase: |
Right-O. |
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|
| Joe: |
How
do you read on X-15 radio? |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Read
you loud and clear, data off? |
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|
| Joe: |
Affirmative. |
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|
| B-52: |
3
minutes. I'll give a heading check at 2-1/2. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Thank
you, Jack. |
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|
| Joe: |
OK
.......... |
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|
| Bruce: |
Lox
.......... .shows open in the B-52 ....... |
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| NASA
1: |
That's
normal, Bruce, it will do that after it pressurizes. |
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|
| B-52: |
2-1/2
minutes to launch B-52 mag heading 183-1/2, 183° now. |
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|
| Joe: |
OK,
I'm showing 182 and 750 fps and 45,000 good attitude. Push to test ball
nose and cine camera at pulse. |
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|
| B-52: |
2
minutes. |
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|
| Joe: |
Tank
temperatures are +70 and +80. |
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|
| Bruce: |
Doppler
velocity is 460 knots. |
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|
| Joe: |
Head
bumper. Is this still your launch heading, Jack? |
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| B-52: |
183° |
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|
| Joe: |
OK,
I'm showing exactly 180 here. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Data
on and push to test ball nose again. |
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|
| Joe: |
OK,
I've got data and push to test ball nose. |
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|
| B-52: |
..........
183 now, 1 minute, system arm light on. |
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|
| Joe: |
OK,
1 minute and prime. I'll fly an indicated 181. Got an igniter ready light.
Igniter idle is on. Precool is on. |
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|
| Chase: |
Good
prime. |
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|
| Joe: |
Still
negative prime? |
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|
| Chase: |
Good
prime, good prime, OK. |
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|
| Joe: |
Launch
pump bearing is +12. Pump idle. Ready to launch, coming up now. |
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|
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Launch |
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|
| Chase: |
Good
light. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
OK
Joe, course looking good right now. Coming up on profile, looks good. 36,
37 pushover. |
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|
| Joe: |
Roger. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Your
heading is real good, Joe, and slightly low on profile. |
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|
| Joe: |
OK,
we went through a period of rough engine operation there, slowed down again. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
You're
still running low on profile, you can hold it up a little bit. 78, 79 shutdown.
A little low on profile but looking good. Everything is fine right now,
course is real good. Your q right now is about 475. Going down to 425.
Little low on q. OK going to be a little low on q. Course is good, profile
is good. Still a little low on q. OK, Joe, bring your q up a little bit
if you can, 4200 fps. You're inside your track, coming up on Coyote Lake.
q is about 400, 3200 fps. OK, Joe, 2000 fps, got the field in site? |
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|
| Joe: |
Yes,
I do, lined up in pretty good shape |
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|
| NASA
1: |
We
have you 30 miles, 60,000 now. |
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|
| Joe: |
Got
rather warm today anyway. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
25
miles, 52,000. |
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|
| Joe: |
I'm
showing about 2300 fps. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
You're
a little fast, Joe, you got more than enough energy. About 10 out, just
south of 4 Corners at 50,000 feet. |
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|
| Joe: |
My
intentions are to go to the north and make an overhead to the left. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
OK. |
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|
| Chase: |
Joe,
I'm pretty close to you on your right, so you might take a look over here.
I don't know if I'm conning. |
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|
| Joe: |
I
don't see anything. Slowing down now, Bob, coming through 360. |
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|
| Chase: |
OK,
I've got you in sight, I'll pick you up in a minute. Tally Ho the fox! |
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|
| Joe: |
OK. |
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|
| Chase: |
You
can jettison whenever you want. |
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|
| Joe: |
Alright,
jettison now. |
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|
| Chase: |
35,000. |
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|
| Joe: |
How
does my angle of attack read now, Bob? |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Standby
- 10° right now. |
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|
| Joe: |
Alright
that's what I'm showing. |
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|
| Chase: |
6000. |
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|
| Joe: |
OK.
I see you. |
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|
| Chase: |
Looks
like you've stopped jettisoning. |
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|
| Joe: |
I'll
leave it there until we get down below 20. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Right
overhead, Joe. |
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|
| Joe: |
OK,
pressurize. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Ventral
flew off. Looks like you got a sun glass in there, Joe. OK, I read 12,000. |
| |
|
| Joe: |
Check.
300 knots .......... |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Right
on the button, 300. |
| |
|
| Joe: |
OK,
that punch off yet? |
| |
|
| Chase: |
OK
now, there it goes. |
| |
|
| Joe: |
Missed
the first poke. Flaps. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
They're
coming down. .......... loose, let's see the gear. They're down. 10 feet,
OK good, good, good, good. |
| |
|
| Joe: |
Surprise! |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Sounds
like you made about 7 landings there! |
| |
|
| |
After
Landing |
| |
|
| Joe: |
X-15
oxygen off at indicated 1700 pounds. Calibrate on the data. Push to test
right there. Reading O and 7000 when I came to a stop here. Data is off.
Hyd. tank pressures are both 560 and pressure is 3400. APU bearings are
#l is 90, #2 is 50. No low lights. Mixing chamber is -30 and -40. Engine
helium source pressure is 0. #1 and #2 200. Cabin source pressure is 2100.
Reaction ball heading now is 192. Velocity is running at 150 fps up. Platform
coming off. |