FLIGHT INFORMATION

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%

Config.: External tanks (empty), ventral on, YAR, TM antenna moved to forward fuselage

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