Flight No.: 1-49-77 (Alternate) Scheduled Date : June 25, 1964
Pilot: John B. McKay
Purpose of Flight: Phase II Optical Degradation Experiment, and Pilot Altitude Buildup.
Launch: Delamar Lake #1 on magnetic heading 214°, SAS Hi-Lo-Hi (8-4-8), ASAS "ARMED", both BCS "ON", RAS "OFF," Auto Cutoff "OFF," heading vernier to "Standby," 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 at 11° a (» 2g) until q = 28°. |
2. | 22 | 47 | 1600 | 11 | 510 | q = 28°. Maintain q = 28°. |
3. | 80 | 119 | 5200 | 6 | 180 | Shutdown. Pushover to a = 0°. RAS "ON," Auto cutoff "ON." |
4. | 108 | 163 | 4900 | 0 | 26 | Nellis - (Manual "D"). |
5. | 130 | 173 | 4800 | 0 | 17 | q = +8°. |
6. | 142 | 182 | 4760 | 0 | 12 | Peak altitude. Maintain q» 0 to 20° a. |
7. | 153 | 180 | 4780 | 0 | 14 | Pahrump (Manual "E") - Maintain q and f within ±8°. Extend speed brakes to 20°. |
8. | 210 | 121 | 4950 | 20 | 160 | a = 20° - Maintain a = 20° until Hdot » -600 fps. RAS "OFF." |
9. | 233 | 90 | 4300 | 20 | 480 | Hdot » -600 fps, pushover to maintain Hdot » -400 fps, extend speed brakes to 35°. (Max reentry g » 3.0) |
10. | 262 | 77 | 3500 | 3 | 620 | Pilot Knob - Maintain q and f within ±8°. (Manual "C"). |
11 | 297 | 61 | 2400 | 3 | 630 | Cuddeback - Maintain q and f within ±8°. (Manual "C"). Vector to High Key, speed brakes as required. Engine Master Off. |
12. | High key - Check flap and "Squat" circuit breakers in. | |||||
13. | Before APU shutdown, cycle flaps, set stabilizer trim to zero, data off. |
NOTES:
2. Emergency Lakes: Hidden Hills, Cuddeback.
3. Flight Duration: Approximately 10 minutes.
4. Flight plan based on 58,500# thrust engine - engine #107.
Total burn time at 100% = 86 sec.
Launch wt. = 33,500#, Burnout wt. = 15,300#.
5. Manual V/H settings:
A = .053 D = .031
B = .049 E = .027
C = .045 F = .023
2. Malfunction of any SAS channel.
3. Malfunction of inertial platform.
4. Total Ball Nose failure.
5. APU gearbox pressurization malfunction.
6. "Test" malfunction.
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1. | Radio or Radar | Proceed as planned. | ||
2. | Total
Pitch Damper
Total Roll Damper (Turn Yaw Damper OFF) Total Yaw Damper Failure to ASAS |
(a) | 0
- 40 sec.
Pushover to 2° a and extend speed brakes to 35° at 40 sec., shut down at 5000 fps. Retract speed brakes after shutdown. (Hmax » 115K). |
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(b) | 40
sec. - S.D.
Pushover to 2° a, and extend S.B. to 35° when failure occurs; shutdown at 5000 fps, RAS "ON." Reenter at 15° a and 20° speed brakes. |
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(c) | After
S.D.
Proceed as planned, reenter at 15° a. |
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3. | Attitude | (a) | 0
- 40 sec.
Use 6° a at 22 sec. instead of 28° q, then proceed with 2 (a). |
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(b) | 40
sec. - S.D.
Same as 2 (b) |
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(c) | After
S.D.
Proceed as planned. |
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4. | Ball Nose | (a) | 0
- 40 sec.
Same as 2 (a) except use » .1 g instead of 2° a. Heading vernier to ·y. |
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(b) | 40
sec. - S.D.
Same as 2 (b), except use » .1 g instead of 2° a. Use q = 0° for reentry. Heading vernier to ·y. |
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(c) | After
S.D.
Use q = 0° for reentry. Heading vernier to ·y. |
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5. | Delayed engine light | Proceed - shut down at 5200 fps. | ||
6. | Inadvertent
engine shutdown:
00 - 46 sec. Delamar Lake 46 - 67 sec. Hidden Hills (2700 fps) 67 - 70 sec. Cuddeback (4100 fps) 70 - Up Edwards (4400 fps) |