Engle: |
Both
BCS on. Data off. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
both BCS on? |
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Engle: |
Affirmative,
data is off. |
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B-52: |
Coming
up on 12 minutes now. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
11
minutes. |
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Engle: |
Precool
coming off. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
Will call 10 minutes in 30 seconds. 10 minutes now. |
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B-52: |
Roger,
10. |
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Engle: |
APU
cooling switch normal. Blowers BLN2. Pressure cooling on. Inertial 45,000
and velocity 12,000. Attitude looks good. |
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NASA
1: |
OK. |
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Engle: |
Cabin
source 3550, Bob. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Engle: |
Helium
shutoff valve switch going open. |
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B-52: |
Heading
033. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
033. |
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Butchart: |
That's
about 820 fps, Joe. |
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Engle: |
OK,
I've about 970 or so. |
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B-52: |
Passed
9 minutes.......... |
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Engle: |
#2
APU coming on. .......... |
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B-52: |
Turn
in 30 seconds. |
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Engle: |
#l
coming on. |
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Chase: |
#1. |
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Engle: |
Generators
reset. Engine reset. |
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B-52: |
Starting
turn. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Engle: |
Hydraulic
pressure both reading about 3500. |
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NASA
1: |
Rog,
I didn't get engine reset, Joe? |
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Engle: |
Roger,
engine was reset. |
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Chase: |
#315
just getting fired up and .......... |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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..........
: |
Bob,
did you get an engine reset down here on T/M? |
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NASA
1: |
Yes,
affirmative. |
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Engle: |
Hydraulic
pressures both 3500. Electric power looks good. And, Don, controls coming
down, nose up. |
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Chase: |
Roger. |
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Engle: |
Flaps
coming down, Don. |
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Chase: |
Flaps
coming down. |
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Engle: |
Back
up. |
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Chase: |
Flaps
up. |
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Engle: |
Roger,
circuit breakers on. Mixing chambers both about -20. |
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NASA
1: |
Understand,
Joe, go to X-15 radio, you are weak. |
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Engle: |
OK.
On X-15 radio, how do you read me now? |
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NASA
1: |
Read
you a little better, say mixing chambers again. |
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Engle: |
Both
mixing chambers are about -40. #1 is jumping around a little bit. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
6
minutes, 5 seconds ago. |
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Engle: |
a
is about +2 and b
is about 1° left. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
very good, Joe. |
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Engle: |
Auxiliary
cabin pressure switch on. Platform going internal. .......... Fire extinguisher
auto. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Engle: |
Going
into SAS check now. |
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B-52: |
5
minutes. |
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NASA
1: |
Understand
5 minutes. |
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Engle: |
SAS
check complete. Hi-lo-hi, and alternate SAS is on. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
Joe. Horizontal stabilizer is zero. |
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NASA
1: |
216
for a heading. |
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B-52: |
216. |
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Engle: |
On
X-15 oxygen at 2600 pounds. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Engle: |
Cabin
altitude 3550. |
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Butchart: |
Platform
looks good, range and x-range both holding essentially zero. |
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B-52: |
4
minutes. |
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NASA
1: |
We'll
give you a 4 minute call. |
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B-52: |
Rog. |
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NASA
1: |
4
minutes now. |
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B-52: |
Rog,
4, heading 216. |
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Engle: |
Data
on - calibrate. And going pressurize. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Engle: |
Lox
tank pressure 48, ammonia is 45. Lox and ammonia jettison switches are
on. Data off. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Engle: |
Intercom
is off. I'm on X-15 radio. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
2l8° on the heading. |
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B-52: |
218.
3 minutes. |
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NASA
1: |
Understand
3 minutes. We will give you a call at 1 minute. |
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Engle: |
Speed
850 and altitude is 45,000. APU bearing temps 70 on #l and 60 on #2. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
012, he will be landing on runway 23. |
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Chase: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
2
minutes. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
2 minutes. |
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Engle: |
Data
on, tape to 15. Push to test ball nose. Looks good, a
is about 1° and b
is about 1° left. |
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NASA
1: |
OK. |
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Engle: |
Cine
camera pulse. |
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NASA
1: |
Did
you get calibrate? |
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Engle: |
Roger,
I did. |
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NASA
1: |
You're
about 1 mile left of course. |
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Engle: |
OK,
thank you. |
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Chase
4: |
NASA
l, #316, chase 4 airborne. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
will you orbit in the local area, we have a chase 4 now. |
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Chase
4: |
Roger,
orbit. |
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B-52: |
1
minute, 5 seconds ago. |
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NASA
1: |
1
minute now. Come to the launch heading, 003. |
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Engle: |
Igniter
ready light is on. Precool. Going to igniter idle. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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Engle: |
15
seconds, Bob, pump idle. |
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Chase: |
Pump
idle. |
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Engle: |
APU
pressures 150 and 175. Looks good. 3, 2, 1 drop!! |
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Chase: |
Good
light, Joe. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
Joe, everything looks good. Bring it up to your a. |
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Engle: |
Roger
on a. |
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NASA
1: |
Coming
up on theta now. And try 1° right, just 1° right. |
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Engle: |
Roger,
1° right. |
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NASA
1: |
Profile
is looking good, Joe. That's 60,000. |
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Engle: |
Everything
here looks good. |
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NASA
1: |
Everything
looks good here, Joe. 70,000. Looks real good, Joe. Track is good. Profile
is good, 80,000, 90,000, 100,000, track and profile good, Joe. |
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Engle: |
Rog. |
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NASA
1: |
120
now. Velocity and altitude real good. Track is real good, Joe. Delta psi
on. |
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Engle: |
Delta
psi on. |
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NASA
1: |
Rog.
Went through 160. Profile is very good, Joe, there's 180. Hold your a
all the way up. 20 miles to Pahrump. Coming up on speed, looks like about
19.5, 10 miles Pahrump. You're over Pahrump. Speed brakes 20, Joe. |
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Engle: |
Rog,
speed brakes 20. |
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NASA
1: |
Profile
and track are very good, Joe. How's it going, Joe? |
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Engle: |
Real
good, thank you. How's it with you? |
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NASA
1: |
Yeah!!
Profile and track are looking good. Should be coming up on a.
Delta psi standby. |
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Engle: |
Roger,
standby. |
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NASA
1: |
Track
is excellent. Profile very good. Precool off. |
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Engle: |
Precool
off. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
should be looking for 800 fps. Have you at 100,000 now. Speed and altitude
look good, and track is excellent. Ready for full speed brakes now. Hold
it up. Very good profile, Joe. |
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Engle: |
OK,
full speed brakes. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
You're over pilot knob, everything looks good. H dot working, Joe? |
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Engle: |
Affirmative. |
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NASA
1: |
OK.
Rate of descent is good, 10 miles Cuddeback. Perfect track and you're in
good shape. Cuddeback now. What's your Mach number reading, Joe? |
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Engle: |
Just
about 2 now, Bob. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
speed brakes in then. |
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Engle: |
Roger. |
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NASA
1: |
You
can turn engine master off. |
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|
Engle: |
Engine
master off. |
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NASA
1: |
Your
15 miles out, 40,000, 1.3 now and go jettison for Chase 4. |
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Engle: |
Roger,
going jettison now. |
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|
NASA
1: |
Flip
your squat circuit breaker and flap switch. |
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Engle: |
Roger,
SAS disengaged, flap circuit breakers are in. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
Have you about 6 miles out. Chase 2, how are you doing? Chase l, correction
Chase 4? |
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Chase
4: |
No
Joy, Bob. |
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Engle: |
Chase
4, pick up 6 o'clock to you, left hand turn here might pick me up, I'm
landing on 23 now. |
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NASA
1: |
He's
right over Boron right now. |
|
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Chase: |
I
see your reentry trail, Joe, what's your altitude? |
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Engle: |
I'm
coming down through 50,000 right now. I've got about 300 knots indicated.
I'm just about ready to go over hi-key and start my pattern. |
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Chase: |
Rog. |
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NASA
1: |
316,
landing runway will be 23 lakebed. |
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|
Chase: |
Roger,
will try to pick him up. |
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|
Engle: |
Hi
key now. |
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|
NASA
1: |
Have
you about 30 now, Joe. |
|
|
Engle: |
Want
to turn in .......... indicating about 28, Bob. |
|
|
Chase
4: |
Tally
ho! |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Very
good, Chase 4. Go to pressurize, Joe, 20,000. You're under 20,000. |
|
|
Engle: |
Rog,
pressurize, indicating 13,000 now. |
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|
NASA
1: |
Rog. |
|
|
Engle: |
And
about 320, Chase 4. |
|
|
Chase
4: |
Rog,
Joe. |
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|
Engle: |
Flaps
coming down. |
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|
NASA
1: |
OK. |
|
|
Engle: |
And
the gear. |
|
|
Chase: |
10
feet, 5, 3, 2, 1, very nice, Joe. |
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Engle: |
OK
we're stopped. My ball heading is 224 - 224 1/2. Inertial altitude is 1700.
Inertial climb is 10 fps climb. X-15 oxygen 1900. Flaps coming up. Push
to test ball nose. Data going off. Hydraulic pressures, H202 pressures
and APU bearing temps all OK. Peroxide low light is off. Mixing chambers
about -50. Source pressure #l and #2 both 1500. |