Flight No.: 2-43-75 Pilot: L/Col. Rushworth (32-10)
Date: 11-3-65 Flight Time: 00:05:01.6
Launch Lake: Cuddeback Landing Lake: Edwards
Launch Time: 09:09:10.7 Landing Time: 09:14:12.3
Aborts: None
sB-52: 003 Maj. Bock
Maj. Doryland
Chase: T-38 Capt. Knight
F-104 Fred Haise
F-104 Capt. Engle
Mmax: 2.31
Vmax: 2220
Hmax: 70,600
Qmax: 544
Engine No.: 104
Burn Time: 84.1 sec. (S.D.)
Thrust - %: 58%
Purpose: Tanks on handling qualities, separation characteristics, tank trajectories
Results: LOX tank chute did not deploy - not repairable, ventral chute did not deploy, inertial velocity malfunctioned, inertial H-dot (pilot's gage) wired backwards, tank ejection and handling qualities quite satisfactory