Flight No.: 1-57-94 (revised) Scheduled Date : August 17, 1965
Pilot: Milton O. Thompson
Purpose : To obtain data for the following programs:
2. Stability and Control - (J. Kolf)
3. Pace Transducer - (D. Webb)
Launch: Delamar Lake #1 on magnetic heading 214°, B.C.S. "ON," b switch to "b." Ventral OFF.
Launch Point Coordinates:
37° 22' N, 114° 35' W
No. | Time | Alt | Vel | a | q | Event |
1. | 0 | 45 | 790 | 0 | 145 | Launch, light engine, increase to 100% T. Rotate at 11° a ( » 2g) until q = 34°. |
2. | 26 | 49 | 1600 | 11 | 530 | q = 34°. Maintain q = 34°. |
3. | 81 | 135 | 5200 | 8 | 100 | Shutdown. Maintain a» 3°. |
4. | 98 | 170 | 4900 | »3 | 18 | Roll and yaw RAS "ON." Auto cut-off "ON." Comp b "ON." |
5. | 158 | 222 | 4600 | 4 | Peak altitude. Extend speed brakes to 20°. Perform pitch oscillation at q» 2°/sec. | |
6. | 216 | 170 | 4900 | »15 | 18 | Terminate pitch oscillation at q» -5°. RAS "OFF." Set b switch to "b." Pull up to a = 21°, dh = -25. |
7. | 261 | 87 | 4200 | 19 | 600 | Hdot » -700 fps, reduce a to maintain Hdot » -500 fps. Extend speed brakes to 35°. |
X-15 FLIGHT REQUEST
Flight No.: 1-57-94 Scheduled Date : August 12, 1965
Pilot: Milton O. Thompson
Purpose : To obtain data for the following programs:
2. Stability and Control - (J. Kolf)
Launch Point Coordinates:
38° 05' N, 117° 17.5' W
No. | Time | Alt | Vel | a | q | Event |
1. | 0 | 45 | 790 | 0 | 145 | Launch, light engine, increase to 100% T. Rotate at 11° a ( » 2g) until q = 34°. |
2. | 25 | 49 | 1600 | 11 | 530 | q = 34°. Maintain q = 34°. |
3. | 81 | 128 | 5200 | 8 | 100 | Shutdown. Check b = 0, dh » 0°, switch heading vernier to "·Y." Maintain a» 5°. |
4. | 121 | 200 | 4700 | 5 | 7 | Roll and yaw RAS "ON." |
5. | 158 | 222 | 4600 | 4 | Peak altitude. Perform pitch oscillation at q» 2°/sec. Extend speed brakes to 20°, set dh to -25°. | |
6. | 194 | 200 | 4700 | »10 | 6 | Terminate pitch oscillation at q» -5°. Pitch RAS "ON." Pull up to a = 21°. |
7. | 261 | 87 | 4200 | 19 | 600 | Hdot = 600 fps, reduce a to maintain Hdot » -500 fps. Extend speed brakes to 35°. |
8. | Cuddeback - Vector to High Key, speed brakes as required. ASAS "OFF," Roll and Yaw "OFF," perform moderate left and right roll at a» 8°. | |||||
9. | High Key - check flap and "Squat" circuit breakers in. Data calibrate. 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 57,250# thrust engine.
Total burn time at 100% = 86 sec.
Launch wt. = 33,000#, Burnout wt. = 14,950#, 300# allowed for in-flight jettison.
2. BCS System failure.
3. Ball Nose, Inertial Platform or APU Gear Box malfunction.
4. Failure of any SAS channel.
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1. | Radio or Radar | Proceed as planned. | ||
2. | Total damper any axis, failure to ASAS (For roll failure turn yaw off) | (a) | Alternate
Flight Plan.
Proceed normally until t = 40 sec. At 40 sec. pushover to 2° a and extend speed brakes to 35°. Shutdown at 5200 fps and retract speed brakes after shutdown. Vector to high key (q » 400 psf). Peak alt 140,000 ft. |
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(b) Attitude | (b) | Use 6° a at 22 sec instead of 34° q then proceed with alternate flight plan. | ||
(c) Ball Nose | (c) | Same as alternate, except use » 0.1 g instead of 2° a. Heading vernier to "·y." | ||
3. | Total damper any axis, failure to ASAS (For roll failure turn yaw off) | (a) | Pushover to 2° a and extend speed brakes when failure occurs. Shutdown at 5200 fps. Re-enter at 20° a and 20° speed brakes. | |
(b) Attitude | (b) | Same as 3 (a) | ||
(c) Ball Nose | (c) | Same as 3 (a) except use » 0.1 g instead of 2° a. Use q = 0 for reentry. | ||
4. | Total damper axis | (a) | Proceed as planned, RAS "ON," reenter at 20° a. | |
(b) Attitude | (b) | Proceed as planned. | ||
(c) Ball Nose | (c) | Use q = -5° for reentry. | ||
5. | Delayed engine light | Proceed - shut down at 5200 fps. | ||
6. | Inadvertent
engine shutdown:
00 - 46 sec. Delamar 46 - 66 sec. Hidden Hills (2650 fps) 66 - 70 sec. Cuddeback (3900 fps) 70 - Up Edwards (4200 fps) |