| B-52: |
12
minutes now, mag heading 029. |
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| Engle: |
APU
cooling switch to normal. Both blowers to BLN2. Pressure cooling coming
on. My inertial altimeter is about 44,000. Velocity is 1000 and I'm reading
about 25 fps, rate of descent. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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|
| Engle: |
Cabin
source is 3500. My cooling coming off. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger,
and let's call 11 minutes now. |
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|
| Engle: |
Helium
shutoff valve open. Data coming on. #2 APU coming on. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Sorry
to jump the gun on you here, Joe. |
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|
| Engle: |
No
sweat! #l APU coming on. Tank pressures coming up. Generators are reset.
Engine reset. #l hydraulic pressure is 3650, #2 is 34. Volt meters read
about 200 each. OK, Bob, I'll try controls now. |
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|
| Chase: |
Looks
good. |
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|
| Engle: |
Roger,
flaps coming down. |
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|
| Chase: |
They're
down. |
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|
| Engle: |
They're
back up. |
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|
| Chase: |
Back
up. |
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|
| Engle: |
Circuit
breakers in, data off. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Give
us a reading on a
and b,
Joe. |
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|
| Engle: |
a
is reading about 2-2 1/2 and b
is about 2° to the left. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Thank
you. 9 minutes now. |
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| B-52: |
9
minutes. |
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|
| Engle: |
Mixing
chambers are #l -40 and #2 is -40. a
and b
the same, Jack. |
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| B-52: |
OK
to start the turn at 8? |
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|
| NASA
1: |
All
clear. |
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|
| Russel: |
NASA
1, confirm OK to azimuth inertial at the turn? |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger,
that's affirm. |
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|
| Russel: |
Roger. |
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| B-52: |
8
minutes. |
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|
| Engle: |
Aux
cabin pressure switch on. Platform going internal. Fire extinguisher auto.
Data coming on. |
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|
| Russel: |
Lube
oil temp is 110° |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Joe,
we aren't reading any alternate SAS armed down here. |
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|
| Engle: |
OK,
I'll try and get to it. I'm getting it on up here. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
OK. |
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|
| B-52: |
7
minutes, 10 seconds ago. |
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|
| Engle: |
Turn
your heaters down, Jack. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger,
thank you. |
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|
| Engle: |
Data
off. SAS is on auto high. Alt SAS is armed. How does the flap look, Bob? |
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|
| Chase: |
I'll
take a check .............. |
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|
| Engle: |
Fine.
Going to X-15 oxygen. And my pressure is still 2800. Blood pressure coming
on. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
008,
tighten your turn just a little. |
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|
| B-52: |
Rog. |
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|
| Engle: |
Cabin
altimeter is 355, Jack. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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|
| Russel: |
Topoff
is complete. Data coming on - calibrate. |
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|
| Russel: |
Platform
in specs. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
That's
nice to know, Jack! |
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|
| Russel: |
Yes! |
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|
| B-52: |
5
minutes now. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Rog. |
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|
| Engle: |
OK,
going to pressurize. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger,
and we'll call the 4 minute point here. |
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|
| NASA
9: |
NASA
1, the entire north lake is clear, might be some cloudiness at high key,
but its very clear. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger,
thank you. |
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|
| NASA
9: |
Also
have about 12 knots wind at about 220°. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
008,
you can roll out on 210. |
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|
| Engle: |
..........
ready for jettison check? |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Rog. |
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|
| Engle: |
OK,
Bob, jettison now. |
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|
| Chase: |
Jettison. |
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|
| Engle: |
Back
to pressurize, data off. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger.
008, you can roll out on 210. |
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|
| B-52: |
210.
He's on radio now. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger,
5 square. |
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|
| Engle: |
How
can you read me now on X-15 radio? |
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|
| NASA
1: |
5
square. |
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|
| Engle: |
Good
show! |
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|
| B-52: |
Standing
by for 4 minute call. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
We'll
call that 4 minutes now. |
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|
| B-52: |
Confirm
4 minutes. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Russell,
mark cross range. |
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|
| Russel: |
Rog,
have to give me a little more time to lead in. Mark. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
008,
212 is a good heading. Do you read NASA 1? |
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|
| B-52: |
Roger.
212. 3 minutes now. |
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|
| Engle: |
Inertial
velocity is reading 1000. Altitude is about 44,000. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger.
J. Russell, standby to mark range. And mark it. |
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|
| Russel: |
Mark. |
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|
| Engle: |
APU
bearing reading about 75 and 40 on #l & #2. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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|
| Russel: |
Reading
about 709 on velocity here in the 52. |
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|
| Engle: |
I'm
reading 800 pounds, Jack. |
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|
| B-52: |
2
minutes now. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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|
| Engle: |
Data
on, tape 15. Ball nose - calibrate. OK, good check, 2° a
, and 2° b.
Cine camera to pulse. Still reading 1000 on velocity. |
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|
| B-52: |
1
minute. Launch master coming on. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger,
1 minute point is good. |
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|
| Engle: |
Prime.
Ignition ready light. Precool coming on. Igniter idle on. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Joe,
what do you read on climb attitude? |
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|
| Engle: |
On
attitude? |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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|
| Engle: |
I'm
reading about 2-3° nose down. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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|
| Engle: |
OK,
Jack, coming up on 15 seconds. OK, it's looking good. Ready light is coming
on. OK, 3, 2, 1, GO!! |
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|
| Chase: |
Good
one, Joe. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
We
have you at 10%, Joe. (Tape is unreadable for a minute or so.) |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger.
We have you on profile, you're very nice. Coming just little left of course.
Coming just a little high but good. |
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|
| Engle: |
Roger. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Standby
for shutdown. Watch your angle of attack, Joe, we have you level about
85. And we have you level, doing very nicely, and watch your angle of attack,
Joe. |
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|
| Engle: |
Roger,
stand .......... |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger.
And use 500 q for your pushover, Joe. |
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|
| Engle: |
Roger. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
And
you're just little left of course, but a left turn looks good. We have
you at 4200 fps. |
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|
| Engle: |
I'm
about 500 q now, starting my turn. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger,
and a left turn still looks good. Coming up on 90,000 now. OK, go ahead
and ease into your right roll now, Joe. And you're about 25 miles from
Cuddeback and 232 is your heading. |
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|
| Engle: |
Roger. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
And
make 236°. And we have you a little above profile, you're doing very
nicely. Bring it around to the right, 238°. And you're 10 miles out,
Joe. OK, 8 miles out and wings level now. |
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|
| Engle: |
Coming
level. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Wings
level and it really looks good from here, Joe. |
| |
|
| Engle: |
..........
2700 and 68,000. Going to land mode. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Rog.
Good thing you weren't a bomber pilot during the war there! Come left 204,
understand you're on the land mode there. And turn left 190. |
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|
| Engle: |
OK,
I've got the field in site, Jack. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Roger.
And check your dampers. |
| |
|
| Engle: |
Dampers
are off. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
We
have you Mach 2 on velocity. |
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|
| Engle: |
OK,
dampers coming on, I'm going to use speed brakes a little. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Rog. |
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|
| Engle: |
OK,
Russ, I'm about 1.6 now and coming through 40,000 feet. .......... |
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|
| NASA
1: |
OK,
Joe, we have you about 8 miles from high key. And bring your brakes in,
go to jettison any time. |
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|
| Engle: |
Going
to jettison. |
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|
| Chase: |
Go
to jettison, Joe, I can pick you up I think. |
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|
| Engle: |
Rog,
just went ............ |
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|
| Chase: |
Rog,
I didn't pick up anything. |
| |
|
| Engle: |
OK,
I'm just about to come over North Base now, I'm at 38,000 feet, 1.2. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Rog,
got you in site. |
| |
|
| Engle: |
Rog. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Watch
your angle of attack on this turn around, Joe. Keep angling it down. |
| |
|
| Engle: |
OK,
coming subsonic, Russ, and brakes coming in. I'm 30,000, about 5000 from
high key. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Rog. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Check
your flaps, squat circuit breakers and engine master off. |
| |
|
| Engle: |
Flaps
are ........... Going to use brakes to get altitude down, Russ. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Just
saw something else up. |
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|
| Engle: |
Sorry
about that. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Just
a little bit outside. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Joe,
engine master off? |
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|
| Engle: |
Rog,
engine master off, thank you, going back to pressurize on 60. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Roger.
Manke is going to meet you out on the lakebed and collect his buck. |
| |
|
| Engle: |
Oh,
oh.! |
| |
|
| Chase: |
.......... |
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|
| Engle: |
Thanks,
what do you indicate, Russ? |
| |
|
| Chase: |
335 |
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|
| Engle: |
Rog,
thank you. Little bit of speed brakes. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Rog.
5000. |
| |
|
| Engle: |
Flaps
coming down. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Flaps.
They're down. Gear? |
| |
|
| Engle: |
Not
yet. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Mains,
nose gear is good. And you're 5 feet high. Perfect. 1, down, real nice
Wish I could do that, Joe! |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Find
the brakes on that thing, Joe? |
| |
|
| Engle: |
Got
them, thank you. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Real
good show! |
| |
|
| Engle: |
Speed
brakes are closed. And 2° .......... |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Give
us an azimuth reading, Joe. |
| |
|
| Engle: |
174.
Inertial altitude is down to about zero. Velocity is reading about 500
now. Rate of descent still about 25. X-15 O2 pressure is 1750. Fox source
zero #l, #2 about 2000. Control gas about 580. LOX tank is reading
about 34. Pump inlet LOX is reading about 30. Ammonia are both zero. Cabin
source is 2250. APU pressures, #l & #2 are both 550. APU source, #l
is 2550, #2 is 2850. Mixing chamber is -40 on #l and -30 on
#2. APU bearings are 30 for #1 and 40 for #2. |
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|
| NASA
1: |
Joe,
is your platform off? |
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|
| NASA
9: |
He's
off radio. |