B-52: |
12
minutes. |
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White: |
Data
and APU's coming on, #2 first. Hyd pressure right to the peg, now its backing
off nicely, on #l. Reset generators. Reset engine, pulse light out, both
200 volts. Platform internal. MH-96 circuit breakers going on. Data off. |
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NASA
1: |
Confirm
what #l hyd pressure is reading? |
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White: |
They
are both 3450. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
we have a bad indication here on #1. |
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White: |
Flaps
coming down and controls ....... |
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B-52: |
11
minutes. |
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White: |
Flaps
coming back up. Ready any time you are, Stan, for the MH-96 check. |
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Butchart: |
OK,
I've got X-15 power off .......... |
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White: |
OK,
you ready for me to get the data on and go through the analyzer checks? |
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Butchart: |
Got
the data on now. |
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White: |
Data
off. |
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NASA
1: |
Precool
off, Bob? |
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White: |
Precool
off. |
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B-52: |
10
minutes. |
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White: |
Inertial
velocity 45,000 .......... 45,000. Inertial speed is just over 1000 fps
.......... at zero. Attitude looks good. |
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B-52: |
9
minutes. |
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NASA
1: |
Fitz,
start your turn at 7 minutes 20 seconds. |
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B-52: |
Roger,
7 minutes 20 seconds. 8 minutes now. 7 minutes, 20 seconds, starting turn. |
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Butchart: |
Az
switch to inertial. |
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B-52: |
7
minutes. |
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White: |
Engine
oscillograph and vibration recorders on. |
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B-52: |
6
minutes. |
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White: |
Aux
cabin pressure is on. Fire extinguisher on auto. Engaging the MH-96. |
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NASA
1: |
Tighten
your turn a little bit, Fitz. |
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B-52: |
Roger,
tighten up a little bit. |
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NASA
1: |
Bob,
confirm oscillograph and vibration recorders on. |
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White: |
They
are on. |
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B-52: |
5
minutes. |
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White: |
I'm
on X-15 oxygen and the pressure is 2600. Cabin altitude 35,000. Ventral
is armed. Standby for the topoff call. |
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Butchart: |
Topoff
is complete. |
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White: |
Roger,
going to pressurize. Data and calibrate. |
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NASA
1: |
Both
BCS on, Bob? |
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White: |
Both
BCS are on. Pressures are up. LOX is up to 50 psi, locked out. Ammonia
is at 47. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
you're on X-15 oxygen? |
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White: |
Roger,
X-15 oxygen on, LOX and ammonia jettison switches to select. Jettison check
now. |
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B-52: |
4
minutes. |
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White: |
Data
off. Intercom switch off. We are on our radio. |
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NASA
1: |
Read
you loud and clear. |
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Butchart: |
Platform
in specs, looks real good. |
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White: |
Inertial
velocity is running around, little over 800 fps. Attitude looks good. |
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B-52: |
I've
got 430 knots up here. 2 minutes 45 seconds. |
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White: |
APU
bearing temps are +80 and +100. |
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NASA
1: |
Bob,
give us an oxygen quantity check. |
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White: |
I
put it on at about 2600 psi. |
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Chase: |
NASA
1, Chase 4 got a fire warning light. |
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NASA
1: |
Affirmative.
Can you take Chase 4, Danny? |
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Chase: |
I
think 3 is going back to Chase 4, but I don't think I'm quite going to
make it, Bob. |
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NASA
1: |
OK.. |
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B-52: |
2
minutes. |
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White: |
Both
data on. Push to test. OK, after push to test the a
settled down on +2. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
+2, what's the beta? |
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White: |
Zero.
Cine camera pulse. Head bumper coming down. |
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B-52: |
1
minute. |
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White: |
Prime
switch to prime. Got an igniter ready light. |
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B-52: |
40
seconds. Master arming on. |
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White: |
Precool
is on. Igniter idle switch is on. LOX pump bearing is +5. |
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(Unable
to hear launch countdown and launch) |
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White: |
Reading
207° on heading. Everything looks good. |
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NASA
1: |
Understand
207°. Track and profile looking good now, Bob. You're a little bit
low on a. |
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White: |
Roger.
Little oscillation,.......... little bit, not much. |
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NASA
1: |
Profile
looks good, track is good. 40 seconds now. Profile is looking good right
now, track is good. 75, 76, shutdown. A little low on profile. |
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White: |
FCS
on auto. |
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NASA
1: |
Still
a little low on profile. Track is good. Chase 3, you still have about 5
minutes to get here. |
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Chase: |
Rog,
I'm just passing Hidden Hills. |
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White: |
37,000
in the cockpit. |
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NASA
1: |
Understand
37,000 in the cockpit. We have you at 170 right now. Your track is looking
real good. Profile still a little low. |
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White: |
..........
at 183 .......... |
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NASA
1: |
Roger
183. Profile is looking good, Bob, little bit low. Watch the stabilizer. |
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White: |
..........
your 3 g's right now. |
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NASA
1: |
3
g's, understand. We have you at 80,000 now. |
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White: |
.......... |
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NASA
1: |
Don't
go to speed brakes yet. |
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White: |
Showing
4000 fps. Fixed gain. |
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NASA
1: |
Danny,
he's coming up on Cuddeback now. |
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White: |
I
got adapters, speed brakes coming out. |
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NASA
1: |
You're
about 15 miles out now. You can go to full brakes now. |
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White: |
I
got them. |
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NASA
1: |
Chase
3, I don't think he will make it, he is about 5 miles from High Key. |
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Chase: |
Neg.
I'm still short of Three Sisters. Chase 3 will definitely not make it. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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White: |
..........
speed brakes coming in, they're in. Jettison. OK, coming up on downwind
leg, North Lake, 180 shortly at 22,50O. |
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NASA
1: |
Looks
good here, Bob. Your jettison is just about complete now. |
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White: |
Shows
that way here too. Going back to pressurize. I checked the ventral is armed.
Turning to base now. Turning on final now. |
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Chase: |
Got
you in sight, but I'm too far back to do you any good. |
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White: |
OK.
Ventral is coming off now. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
Bob. |
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White: |
I
felt it go. Flaps are coming down. |
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NASA
1: |
Looks
good, Bob. 15 feet, 10, 5, Beautiful! |
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White: |
System
is disengaged. Data is off. Heading and temps are looking OK. Hyd temps
are +50 and +45. Hyd pressures are 3350 on #l and 3250 on #2. H2O2 tank
press ....... APU bearing temps are +60 and +85. No peroxide low lights.
Mixing chambers are -45 and -55. (?) Engine helium source ........ Helium
source ....... APU source #1 is 2150 and #2 is 2650. Cabin source 1850.
3 axis ball heading 197°. Inertial height 87,000. Inertial climb 400
fps. X-15 oxygen pressure 2000. |