NASA
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Bob
we would like you to reaffirm that you're going to do no in-flight jettison
check. |
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Rushworth: |
Affirmative. |
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NASA
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Butch,
we'd like to have you not lock the G pot until after the 3 minute point. |
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Butchart: |
It's
been unlocked all through the turn. |
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NASA
1: |
That's
affirmative. |
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Butchart: |
You
still want the azimuth to go inertial before the turn now? |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
11
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
Precool
going off. .......... |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
Russell, lets go back to 037 now. |
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B-52: |
037.
10 minutes. |
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NASA
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Time
is good. |
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Rushworth: |
APU
cooling switch is normal. Blowers and BLN2. Pressure cooling is on. Inertial
looks good right now. Attitudes look good. I'm reading 45 and 200 ......... |
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B-52: |
Heading
037. |
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Rushworth: |
Cabin
source is 3650. |
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B-52: |
Your
heading check with ours, Bob, 037? |
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Rushworth: |
Looks
good. |
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Butchart: |
Got
poor reading on my doppler velocity .......... |
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Rushworth: |
Mine's
about that too. |
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B-52: |
9
minutes. |
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NASA
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Butch,
did you verify LN2 off? |
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Butchart: |
I
turned it off when Bob secured his. |
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Rushworth: |
Helium
shutoff valve switch is on. Hydraulic temperature check, -70 on #1 and
-40 on #2. Data coming on. APU's on, #l going on. Getting kick off in yaw,
on now. #2 is reading 34 and #1 is 33. Generators are on, 200 volts on
each side. Engine reset, data is off. Mixing chambers are -40 on each side.
Cycle the controls. |
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Butchart: |
X-15
power is off. Engine oscillograph on. No vibration recorders. Aux cabin
pressure switch. I'll try this lock pressure. |
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B-52: |
7
minutes, starting turn. |
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Rushworth: |
I'm
ready to go platform internal. Fire extinguisher auto and ASAS is armed.
Ready for the SAS check. |
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B-52: |
6
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
SAS
check went out. Pitch did not trip ball. .......... engine reset fourth
time .......... on worked, and then I went on to monitor and it checked
out OK, pitch .......... off before hold. ASAS re-armed. Flight gains are
set 8-6-8. Hor stab position at zero. Time now? |
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B-52: |
5-1/2. |
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NASA
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Is
ASAS re-armed, Bob? |
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Rushworth: |
ASAS
is re-armed. Light is off. Oxygen pressure is 26. Cabin is 35-1/2. Cabin
source is 3600. X-15 oxygen. |
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B-52: |
5
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
Ventral
is armed. |
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NASA
1: |
Let's
decrease the turn a little bit, Russ. Shallow it out a little bit. |
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B-52: |
Roger. |
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Rushworth: |
Coming
up on 4 minutes, Butch, topoff complete? |
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Butchart: |
Topoff
is complete, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
Data
is on, calibrate. Tank handle going to pressure now. Light going out. LOX
50, ammonia 50. Tank, pump .......... 50. Ball .......... 590. FOX source
3550 on #1 and 32 on #2, looks good. Data off and intercom switch off.
Radio check, how do you read? |
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NASA
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Loud
and clear, how me? |
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Rushworth: |
Loud
and clear. 45,000 inertial velocity and my .......... Butch? |
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Butchart: |
3
minutes. |
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B-52: |
One
dropped off quite a bit too, Bob. |
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NASA
1: |
Bob,
are you ready for 2 minutes now? |
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Butchart: |
I'm
all set, I got the G pot to lock. |
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B-52: |
1
minute, 55 seconds now. |
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NASA
1: |
That
sounds good. |
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Rushworth: |
APU
is fading. Data coming on. Push to test ball nose, looks good. I
got 1° sideslip .......get 10° on alpha. Cine camera pulse, bumper
is OK. Sideslip looks like about 1° left, it's jumping between 1 and
2°. |
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NASA
1: |
We
got the same thing, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
Prime,
ignition ready light on. LOX pump bearing is 16. |
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B-52: |
40
seconds. |
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Rushworth: |
Precool
is on, igniter idle is on. Pump now, pressures good ........... 3-2-1 Launch! |
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Chase: |
Good
light. |
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Rushworth: |
Got
a little buffet at 15°. |
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NASA
1: |
Track
looks good, Bob. Check your altitude now. 30, 31, 32, pushover. Just a
tad high. Course is good. Still a little high, 70,000. Profile looks good
now. Throttle back, just a tad low now. Into your turn, just a little low
now. You're about 81, 83. Speed looks good at 48. Fuel is good. Got you
at 84,000 now, just a little fast. Got burnout, looked real good, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
..........
pulse. |
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NASA
1: |
Rog,
and recommend you do your turn first before the pulses. |
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Rushworth: |
Got
the base in sight. |
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NASA
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Heading
will be about 220. Going high, Bob, 94. |
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Rushworth: |
Going
to .......... pulse here. Yaw damper off, ASAS is off .......... |
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NASA
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Rog,
track is good. Speed is 38 now. |
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Rushworth: |
Going
pushover, tell me where I'm at. |
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NASA
1: |
Rog,
you'll be high and fast coming in. |
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Rushworth: |
Cine
pulse again. |
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NASA
1: |
Ground
track is very good. Coming by 3200 at Cuddeback here, still got plenty
of energy. Probably swing right, Bob, and come in across north base. Got
you down about 26 now. What are you reading on q? |
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Rushworth: |
I'm
showing to 65,000 feet, heading about 245. |
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NASA
1: |
That's
what we got. |
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Rushworth: |
Buffeting
nicely. |
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NASA
1: |
Got
your yaw damper back on? |
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Rushworth: |
..........
off the ASAS came on again. |
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NASA
1: |
OK. |
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Rushworth: |
I'm
right over north base now, Mach 1. Indicating 260 and I'll push it over
........... Pressure altitude 45. Ready to go to jettison when you are. |
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Chase: |
Rog,
jettison. |
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NASA
1: |
Could
push to test at your convenience, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
I
know. |
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Chase: |
I
got you, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
OK.
Going left turn here, look like I'm all done jettisoning? |
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Chase: |
You're
all done. |
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Rushworth: |
Bill,
I don't think the trouble was in the seal, I felt a little suit inflation
and looked at the gage and it was holding 18. Reading about 23-1/2. How
about jettison? |
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Chase: |
..........
jettisoned, you're below 20, you can pressurize. Coming up on 15. |
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Rushworth: |
Going
to use just a little speed brakes here. Getting some buffet from somewhere,
might be in the speed brakes, going to pull them in and see. |
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Chase: |
Looks
like your speed brakes were vibrating a little. Got the jettison there,
got the ventral armed? |
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Rushworth: |
Ventral
is armed. |
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Chase: |
OK,
I got a little over 300 at about 6,000. Punch it too on the ventral. It's
gone. |
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Rushworth: |
Flaps. |
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Chase: |
Flaps,
flaps are coming down. |
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Rushworth: |
Gears. |
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Chase: |
Nose
gear is down. About 10 feet, 3, 2, you're down. |
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Rushworth: |
And
she's grinding to a stop. FOX source is essentially zero. #1 and #2 is
1700. Control is 590. Everything else zero. Hydraulic temp +50 and a +50.
.......... is -50 and -35. APU source is 27 on #1 and 28 on #2. APU bearing
70 and 60. Cabin is 2200. Hyd looking good, 3350 on #2 and 3200 on #1.
Oxygen source is 2000. 94 seconds on the clock. |