X-15 FLIGHT REQUEST




Flight No.: 1-42-66 Scheduled Date : Dec. 3, 1963

Pilot: Major R. Rushworth
Purpose of Flight: Phase II Optical Degradation experiment and · cross range indicator checkout.
Launch: Delamar Lake on magnetic heading 214°, SAS Hi-Lo-Hi (8-4-8), ASAS "ARMED", both BCS "OFF", RAS "OFF". Heading vernier to "·y." Ventral OFF.

Launch Point Coordinates: 37° 18' N, 114° 36' W
 
 
 No. Time Alt Vel a q  Event
             
1. 0 45 790 2 145 Launch, light engine, increase to 100% T. Rotate to 2 g.
             
2. 15 45 1500 11 500 2 g - maintain 2 g until q = 30°.
             
3. 25 48 1800 10 650 q = 30°. Maintain q = 30°.
             
4. 35 58 2300 5 660 Pushover to 0 g. (Hdot » 950 fps).
             
5. 66 88 4500 0 580 Extend speed brakes to 20°.
             
6. 78 97 5700 0 600 Shutdown at 5700 fps.
             
7. 93 103 5550 0 430 Increase a to » 5°. (q» 5°). Maintain a» 5° to peak altitude.
             
8. 103 104 5450 5 400 Nellis - Peak altitude - (Maintain q and f within ±8°). Descend at 200 ft/sec to 70,000 ft.
             
9. 140 97 5050 4 460 Pahrump - (Maintain q and f within ±8°).
             
10. 142 96 5000 4 480 Retract speed brakes.
             
11 245 70 3500 4 880 70,000 ft. - maintain 70,000 ft.
             
12. 253 70 3350 4 800 Pilot Knob - (Maintain q and f within ±8°).
             
13. 290 70 2800 4 560 Cuddeback - (Maintain q and f within ±8°). Test Mode to "Landing" (q > 0°). Pushover to a» 2°, vector to High Key. Speed brakes as required. Engine Master "OFF."
             
14.           High key - Check flap and "Squat" circuit breakers in.
             
15.           Before APU shutdown, cycle flaps, set stabilizer trim to zero, data "OFF."

 

NOTES:

1. q vernier will be set at 30°, a crosspointer will null at 0°.

2. Emergency Lakes: Hidden Hills and Cuddeback.

3. Flight Duration: Approximately 11 minutes.

4. Flight plan based on 60,000# thrust engine.

Total burn time at 100% = 78.5 sec.

Launch wt. = 32,800#, Burnout wt. = 15,000#.

 GROUND RULES FOR NO LAUNCH: 1. Radio, Radar or TM malfunction.

2. Malfunction of any SAS channel.

3. Malfunction of inertial platform.

4. Total Ball Nose failure.

5. APU gearbox pressurization malfunction.

6. "Test" malfunction.

 ALTERNATE SITUATIONS AFTER LAUNCH:
 
 
Failure
  
Action
       
1. Radio or Radar   Proceed as planned.
       
2. Total Pitch Damper   Maintain a > 0°, proceed as planned.
       
3. Total Yaw Damper   Proceed as planned except pushover to 2° a at 55,000 ft. instead of zero g. Heading vernier to "Standby."
       
4. Total Roll Damper   Same as 3 except turn Yaw Damper off.
       
5. Attitude Failure   Use 5° a in place of 30° q. 
       
6. Ball Nose   Proceed as planned.
       
7. Delayed engine light   Pushover to zero g at Hdot = 950 fps.
       
8. Inadvertent engine shutdown:

00 - 42 sec. Delamar

42 - 62 sec. Hidden Hills (2700 fps)

62 - 67 sec. Cuddeback (4200 fps)

67 - Up Edwards (4600 fps)