X-15 FLIGHT REQUEST

Flight No.: 1-59-98 Scheduled Date : September 16, 1965

Pilot: Lt. Col. R. Rushworth

Purpose : To obtain data for the following programs:

1. I. R. Scanner - (P. Chenoweth) Instrumentation Engineer - (Don Yount)

Launch: Delamar Lake #1 on magnetic heading 214°, SAS Hi-Lo-Hi (8-4-8), ASAS Armed, both BCS "OFF," RAS "OFF," b switch to "b." Ventral off.

Launch Point Coordinates: 37° 18' N, 114° 36' W
 
 
 No. Time Alt Vel a q  Event
             
1. 0 45 790 0 145 Launch, light engine, increase to 100% T. Rotate at 10° a ( » 2g) until q = 30°.
             
2. 25 50 1850 10 625 q = 30°. Maintain q = 30°.
             
3. 39 60 2400 5 650 Pushover to zero g.
             
4. 47 70 2800 0 550 Extend speed brakes to 20°.
             
5. 66 86 4000 0 450 Speed brakes to 35°.
             
6. 80 97 5150 0 490 Shutdown, retract speed brakes.
             
7. 99 104 4800 0 342 Peak altitude - increase a to » 7.5° (g » 1), maintain a to 85K.
             
8. 222 85 3900 7.5 500 85,000 ft pushover to 6.5° a.
             
9. 270 80 3200 6.5 400 50 miles.
             
10. 307 73 2650 6.5 450 Cuddeback - vector to High Key. Speed brakes as required. Engine Master "OFF."
             
11. 330 70 2200 5.0 350 Disengage ASAS, pitch damper "OFF," perform pitch pulse, damper "ON," engage ASAS.
             
12.           High Key - check flap and "Squat" circuit breakers in. Calibrate.
             
13.           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 57,250# thrust engine.

Total burn time at 100% = 86.5 sec.

Launch wt. = 33,000#, Burnout wt. = 14,950#.

 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.

 ALTERNATE SITUATIONS AFTER LAUNCH:
 
 
Failure
  
Action
       
1. Radio or Radar   Proceed as planned.
       
2. Total Pitch Damper   Proceed as planned, except pushover to 2° a at 53,000 ft. instead of zero g.
       
3. Total Yaw Damper   Same as 2.
       
4. Total Roll Damper   Same as 2 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 H = 58,000 ft. (Hdot » 1000 fps).
       
6. Inadvertent engine shutdown:

00 - 45 sec. Delamar

45 - 68 sec. Hidden Hills (2700 fps)

68 - 73 sec. Cuddeback (4200 fps)

73 - Up Edwards (4600 fps)