| McKay: |
Precool
switch off. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog.
008, give us about 1° left. |
| |
|
| B-52: |
Roger.
Coming up on 10 minutes now. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
10
minutes. APU cooling switch normal. Blowers and LN2. Pressure cooling coming
on. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
45
on altitude, 1000 fps on velocity. |
| |
|
| Russel: |
Reading
844 on velocity. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Still
reading 1000, attitudes looking good. |
| |
|
| B-52: |
Mag
heading 051. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
..........
on X-15, cabin source 3300. |
| |
|
| B-52: |
9
minutes. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Helium
shutoff valve open. APU's coming on. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
#2
coming up. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Pressure
coming up. #l. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
#l
coming up. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Reset
generators. |
| |
|
| B-52: |
30
seconds to turn? |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Affirm. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Engine
reset. Hydraulic pressure 500. 180 on voltage. Flaps coming down. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Coming
down. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Coming
back up. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Back
up, OK on right, OK on left. |
| |
|
| B-52: |
Starting
turn. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
8
minutes, mixing chamber, #1 oscillating, #2 is -40. 10° angle of attack,
b
is 1° left. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog,
Jack, and did you recheck your flap C/B's? |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Rog,
flap C/B's are in. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
OK. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Aux
cabin pressure switch now, Milt. Ready to go to internal platform, Jack? |
| |
|
| Russel: |
Roger. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Fire
extinguisher auto. I'll get my SAS check. |
| |
|
| Russel: |
Lube
oil temp 95°. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog.
Have you got ASAS armed, Jack? |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Rog.
SAS check complete. Alt SAS armed. Hi lo hi on the dampers. What was the
last time hack, Fitz? |
| |
|
| B-52: |
Coming
up on 6 minutes in about 8 seconds. 6 minutes now. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
6
minutes. Blood pressure coming on. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Jack,
what do you read for peroxide tank pressure? |
| |
|
| McKay: |
#l
is 550 and #2 is 550. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Oxygen
is OK. #2 source is 2600. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
And
your horizontal stabilizer position zero? |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Affirm. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Zero. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
X-15
pressure .......... |
| |
|
| B-52: |
5
minutes. |
| |
|
| Russel: |
Topoff
complete. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
5
minutes. Cabin altitude 35,000. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog,
and we'll call 4 minutes. |
| |
|
| Russel: |
Reading
+10 on range, cross range 2 + 3. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog.
4 minutes in about 10 seconds. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Data
off, calibrate. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
4
minutes now. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Going
pressurize. |
| |
|
| B-52: |
4
minutes. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Pressure
coming up. LOX reading 51, ammonia 47. Jettison switches. Data off. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Data
off. Intercom switch off. How do you read me, Milt? |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
5
square. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Reading
800 on velocity. Altitude 45. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog,
and what's your a,
Jack? |
| |
|
| McKay: |
a
is about +3 and -1° left on b. |
| |
|
| Russel: |
720
on velocity. |
| |
|
| B-52: |
3
minutes. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
3
minutes. APU bearing temps, #1 is 100 and #2 is 100. Delete Startracker
door pressure. |
| |
|
| Russel: |
Range
-2. |
| |
|
| B-52: |
2
minutes. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
2
minutes. Data on, calibrate. Test to ball nose. |
| |
|
| Russel: |
Platform
in spec. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
a
and b
looking good. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
008,
roll to launch heading now. |
| |
|
| B-52: |
Roger.
Be 1 minute in about 10 seconds. 235° launch heading. 1 minute. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
1
minute. Prime switch prime. |
| |
|
| B-52: |
Launch
master on. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Igniter
ready light. Precool switch precool. Igniter idle. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Tape
on, Jack? |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Tape
is on. Pump idle, coming on now. Got a slight oscillation. 5, 4, 3, 2,
1, drop. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
OK,
looks good here, Jack. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
How's
my heading? |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Looks
good, Jack. Standby for speed brakes. Real good profile, Jack. Heading
is real good. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Rog.
Altitude? |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
60.
Standby for pushover. Coming up on 70. Standby for shutdown. Brakes in. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Coming
in. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Level
now. In the turn, coming real fine on track. Hold level, Jack. Having you
holding real level at 84. 3700 fps. Starting down little bit, Jack, watch
it. Start your rate of descent now and you're coming through about 76.
32 and watch your H dot, you're coming down a little fast. As soon as you
get a chance, Jack, we need about 10° left. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Roger.
Damper off. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
3000
now. Jack, start out with some brakes and still like about 5° left.
Just passing over southern end of Cuddeback now, do you have the field
in site? |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Affirm. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Brakes
all the way out. Coming through 60 at 25. Keep it coming down, Jack. Bring
it on down. |
| |
|
| Chase
2: |
Tally
ho! |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Bring
your dampers back on and keep it coming down. Arm ASAS. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
ASAS
is armed. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Start
it around on the left. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
ASAS
is back on. Doing the jump out now. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Engine
master off? |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Off.
Going to jettison. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
OK,
bring brakes back in now. Coming subsonic, watch your a. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Rog.
OK to jettison? |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Go
ahead, chase is ready. You can do your hands off trim check here, Jack,
if you have time. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Roger,
got time .......... trim change back on .......... |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
OK,
Jack. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Slight
buffet, indicating 42,000. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog,
coming through about 41 now. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
..........
buffet .......... still getting it. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog,
Jack. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Have
you south, Jack. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Rog.
.......... controls disengaged. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Rog,
Jack. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
31,000.
Everything looks good up here. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Rog. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
28
at 2:30. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
How
are the winds, Milt? |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
They're
calm, Jack. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
OK.
Breakers are in. My landing source is disengaged. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Thank
you. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Cuddeback
at 200. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Jack,
your brother would like a landing maneuver. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Rog.
This whole thing is landing, what are you talking about? |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
I
agree. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Speed
brake. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Coming
up 3:30. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
OK,
go pressurize. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Going
pressurize. |
| |
|
| NASA
1: |
Did
you check your flap C/B's, Jack? |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Roger. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
260
at 2000. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
Brake.
.......... coming up. Flaps. |
| |
|
| Chase: |
Flaps
are coming. Nose gear down, everything's down, looks good. 5 feet, 3, real
nice. |
| |
|
| McKay: |
270
on heading. Inertial height 15-25 fps rate of climb. X-15 oxygen pressure
1800. Hydraulic pressure 3400. Peroxide tanks are 560. APU bearing temps,
90 on #1 and #2. No peroxide low lights. Mixing chambers, +20 and -40.
Helium source pressure zero on #1 and #2. Cabin source pressure 1800. |