Flight No.: 2-41-73 Scheduled Date : July 27, 1965
Pilot: Maj. Robert Rushworth
Purpose : To obtain data for the following programs:
2. Star Tracker - (Lovic Thomas)
3. Advanced X-15 landing dynamics - (Jim McKay)
3. Pilot altitude
buildup
Launch: Delamar, SAS Hi-Lo-Hi (8-4-8). ASAS Armed, heading vernier "Standby," both BCS "ON," RAS "OFF," ventral off.
Launch point coordinates: 37° 18' N; 114° 36' W.
Launch heading 214° magnetic.
Star Tracker vernier to: Y = 214°
q = 94.0°
f
= 120.0°
No. | Time | Alt | V | a | q | Event |
1. | 0 | 45 | 790 | 0 | 145 | Launch, light engine, increase to 100%T. Rotate at a » 11° a until q = 32°. |
2. | 29 | 49 | 1700 | 11 | 650 | q = 32°. Maintain q = 32°. |
3. | 82 | 120 | 5150 | 7 | 130 | Shutdown, pushover to a » 0°, RAS "ON." |
4. | 119 | 180 | 4800 | 0 | - | Extend speed brakes to 20°. |
5. | 131 | 190 | 4750 | 5 | - | Establish null attitudes using Star Tracker indicator attitudes. |
6. | 153 | 200 | 4650 | - | - | Peak altitude. |
7. | 188 | 180 | 4800 | - | - | Terminate Star Tracker experiment. Increase a to 18° (dh = -25°) for reentry. |
8. | 260 | 75 | 3900 | 18 | - | H-dot = -600 fps, pushover to a » 5°, reentry g » 3.6. Extend speed brakes to 35°. Maintain H-dot » -400 fps. |
9. | 290 | 67 | 3000 | 5 | - | Cuddeback, vector to high key. Speed brakes as required. |
10. | High Key - check flap and "squat" circuit breakers in. | |||||
11. | Before APU shutdown, cycle flaps, set stabilizer trim to zero, data off. Star Tracker to "cage," then "STANDBY." |
Notes:
2. Emergency Lakes: Hidden Hills and Cuddeback.
3. Flight duration: Approximately 10 min.
4. Flight plan based on 59,750# thrust - engine #103
Total burn time at 100% = 83 sec.
Launch weight = 34,650#, burnout weight = 16,450#
Ground Jettison Check
2. Malfunction of any SAS channel.
3. Malfunction of inertial platform.
4. Malfunction of ball nose.
5. Malfunction of BCS.
Failure Action
1. | Radio or Radar | Proceed as planned. | |
0 - 43 sec. | |||
2. (a) | Total damper any axis or drop to ASAS | (a) | Alternate flight plan. Proceed as planned to 43 sec., pushover to a » 2°, extend speed brakes to 35°, shutdown at 5150 fps, retract speed brakes to 20° after shutdown. |
(b) | Attitude | (b) | Maintain a = 11° to 32 sec., pushover to a = 2° at 32 sec., proceed with alternate flight plan. |
(c) | Ball Nose | (c) | Maintain q = 32° to 43 sec., use alternate profile, use .1 g instead of 2° a. |
43 sec. to S.D. | |||
3. (a) | Total damper any axis or drop to ASAS | (a) | Pushover to a = 2°, extend speed brakes to 35°, shutdown at 5150 fps (82 sec.), reenter at 20° a and 20° speed brakes. |
(b) | Attitude | (b) | Same as 3 (a). |
(c) | Ball Nose | (c) | Same as 3 (a), use .1 g to shutdown and q = 0° for reentry. |
After S.D. | |||
4. (a) | Total damper any axis or drop to ASAS | (a) | Proceed as planned. |
(b) | Attitude | (b) | Proceed as planned. |
(c) | Ball Nose | (c) | Proceed as planned. Use q = 0° for reentry. |
5. | Delayed engine light | Proceed as planned. |
8. Inadvertent engine shutdown
0 - 47 sec Delamar
47 - 66 sec Hidden Hills (2700 fps)
66 - 70 sec Cuddeback (3900 fps)
70 - Up sec Edwards
(4200 fps)