2. X-15 radios - They were good during this portion.

3. APUs - O.K.

4. Damper System - It was normal and we got a good check.

5. Flow Direction Sensor - a and b appeared normal.

6. Launch Transients (q, f, y) - I did have a large transient in roll at launch. I didn't do anything in yaw. Pitch, I just pulled the airplane up and trimmed it from where I was to 5° angle of attack. (How was your controllability?) In pitch 1-1/2. I didn't do anything in yaw and although I got some sideslip as I came up in roll it wasn't any problem there. Controllability I'd probably rate about 2-1/2 in that sense.

7. Launch Space Positioning - O.K.

8. Engine Start - O.K.

9. Unforeseen Incidents - None.

2. q Control - It was real good except that I ran out of trim as expected. I was at full back trim and if I had to go to 30° of q I would have had to pull back on the stick.

3. Altitude Profile Versus Simulator - The altitude profile appeared to be very much the same as the simulator. Apparently I was getting to speeds sooner in the airplane and there was apparently an error in the system. I was getting my speed conditions about 100-200 fps before altitude and time.

4. Unforeseen Incidents - None

2. Controllability following each pulse maneuver - The first pulse I did at 4200 fps with speed brakes in, ASAS off, yaw off, and roll off, and hands off. I did a left rudder pulse and after 1-1/2 cycles I was 120° over on my back. The damping was pretty much as I expected and I just grabbed the stick and rolled it up level. The controllability was much better than I expected. Roll damping seemed to be a little bit better for putting in controls without the damper. I put the dampers back on then.

During the oscillations from the pulse, of course, roll was way out of trim and I'll rate it at about 2-1/2 in roll. (How about yaw?) I didn't make any control inputs in yaw, but it didn't seem too bad either. It was a steady state thing as I rolled around, no problem at all. (Did you have any trouble getting trimmed up to your angle of attack?) No, I was carrying, during this portion of it, 1/2° to 1° less angle of attack then what I expected. I was closer to 3° than 4°. Then, because I had gotten an altitude callout at this time that I was going low and I knew I must be going low because I rolled so far over, I pulled it on up to 5° and it seemed the rate of climb went right up to O and held there so I just left it all the way. The next series of pulses will be in pitch with the pitch damper at low. All the other dampers on normal. I'd rate that about 2-1/2 in pitch. (Is this controllability now?) No, this is just damping. Then another pitch pulse, damper off. I'd rate that about 3 in pitch. The damping with the pitch damper on low seemed to be less damped than the simulator. With the damper off it seemed to be as good or better than the simulator. I could give you a controllability rating there in pitch of about 2-1/2. I didn't think there would be much problem over all. It wouldn't be too hard to control 1-1/2 on both roll and yaw. Incidentally, all through the burning portion I didn't see any yaw oscillations at all as we have some other times. Once in a while we get steady state oscillations, small ones. (Due to this roll residual?) No, cause I was fighting roll all the way. The second pulse in sideslip would be at about 3600 fps. I was holding against the roll out of trim and I don't think there will be any stick motions in there until I've gone 2 or 3 cycles. It looked just like the simulator or a little bit better. I would say the airplane was a little more stable. Maybe the q was a little less. I was trying to hold it steady but I had to put in some left roll input to hold it steady. I don't think there are any inputs in there. With speed brakes out I did another pulse and it was normal and very much like the simulator. That must have been around 3,000 fps. I would rate it about 2-1/2 in roll and yaw and 1-1/2 in pitch. Then I turned roll damper and yaw damper back on. The next one was at 2,600 fps with pitch damper off. I gave it a pretty good pulse and let it go. It was normal and looked good. I'd rate that one about 2-1/2 in pitch. Roll and yaw were about 1-1/2, the dampers were on. I did one more sideslip pulse, I think, with speed brakes out and one more sideslip pulse with the speed brakes in or with the speed brakes at 20°, I can't remember which. I may have done them both. I'd rate them all about 2 1/2 with dampers off. Everything looked normal and like the simulator. Then I did the dampers all on, hands off roll and I got a right roll of 10-11°. I just let it go hands-off and see what it was going to be. Dampers on was no problem pulling it back. I'd rate it 1-1/2 in pitch, roll, and yaw.
 

4. Controllability during the approach and landing -

q 1 1/2 , f 2 , y 1 1/2 .

Controllability during the approach and landing I'd rate as shown above.

5. Unforeseen Incidents - The out of trim in roll.