X-15 FLIGHT REQUEST

Flight No.: 1-60-99 Scheduled Date : September 30, 1965

Pilot: Capt. W. Knight

Purpose : 1. Pilot Checkout

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

Launch: Hidden Hills on magnetic heading 212°, SAS Hi-Lo-Hi (8-4-8), ASAS Armed, both BCS "OFF," RAS "OFF," b switch to "b." Ventral off.

Launch Point Coordinates: 36° 20' N, 115° 59' W
 
 
 No. Time Alt Vel a q  Event
             
1. 0 45 790 0 145 Launch, light engine at 75% T, decrease to 50% T. Rotate at 10° a until q = 20°.
             
2. 28 46 1200 10 310 q = 20°. Maintain q = 20°.
             
3. 74 65 2450 5 525 Pushover to zero g.
             
4. 90 72 2900 0 550 Extend speed brakes to 35°.
             
5. 99 74 3200 0 650 Increase a to maintain Hdot = 0.
             
6. 126 74 4000 4 940 Shutdown (shutdown will be accomplished at 4000 ft/sec or 134 sec. whichever occurs first). Retract speed brakes. Maintain H » 74,000 ft.
             
7. 143 74 3700 4 800 Perform moderate right and left rolls and rudder pulses. Vector to Pilot Knob.
             
8. 185 74 3080 4 550 Pilot Knob.
             
9. 200 74 2900 4 500 Descend at » 400 ft/sec. Vector to High Key.
             
10. 220 62 2600 3 700 Cuddeback - continue to High Key (Hdot » -400 ft/sec). Engine Master "OFF."
             
11.           High Key - check flap and "Squat" circuit breakers in. Calibrate.
             
12.           Before APU shutdown, cycle flaps, set stabilizer trim to zero, data "OFF."

NOTES:

1. q vernier will be set at 20°, a crosspointer will null at 5°.

2. Emergency Lakes: Three Sisters and Cuddeback.

3. Flight Duration: Approximately 9 minutes.

4. Flight plan based on 57,250# thrust engine, 34,100# for 50%.

Total burn time at 50% = 144 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. Malfunction of Ball Nose.

 ALTERNATE SITUATIONS AFTER LAUNCH:
 
 
Failure
  
Action
       
1. Radio or Radar   Proceed as planned.
       
2. Total Pitch Damper   Proceed as planned.
       
3. Total Yaw Damper   Proceed as planned except pushover to 2° a at 74 sec. instead of 0 g. Do not perform roll and rudder pulse maneuvers.
       
4. Total Roll Damper   Same as 3 except turn Yaw Damper off.
       
5. Attitude Failure   Use 5° a in place of 20° q at 28 sec.
       
6. Ball Nose   Proceed as planned. Use 1.5g at 10 sec. instead of 10° a.
       
7. Delayed engine light   Pushover to zero g at H = 65,000 ft. (Hdot » 600 fps).
       
6. Inadvertent engine shutdown:

00 - 72 sec. Delamar

72 - 76 sec. Hidden Hills (2300 fps)

76 - 90 sec. Cuddeback (2400 fps)

90 - Up Edwards (2900 fps)