Rushworth: |
Hydraulics
are -80 on #1 and -35 on #2. |
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NASA
1: |
Fitz,
turn right to 010. |
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Rushworth: |
Data
on ........... Generators on. .......... both sides. #1 showing 3500, #2
is 3440. ........ Platform internal. |
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NASA
1: |
Engine
reset? |
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Rushworth: |
....... |
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Butchart: |
.......... |
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NASA
1: |
Verify
engine reset? |
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Rushworth: |
Engine
reset. |
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NASA
1: |
Butch,
can we get an altitude check from you? |
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Butchart: |
45,
settled down real smooth this time. |
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B-52: |
11
minutes. |
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Butchart: |
Azimuth
check? |
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Rushworth: |
You
got the data on? .......... temp says 45. |
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NASA
1: |
Bob,
we passed 11 minutes, precool off and let's get your controls and flaps. |
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Rushworth: |
Doing
the analyzer check right now. End of test, Butch? |
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Butchart: |
Not
yet. |
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B-52: |
10
minutes, heading 10°. Right, Bob? |
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Rushworth: |
Affirmative. |
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Butchart: |
36
.......... |
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B-52: |
7
minutes to turn, confirm. |
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Butchart: |
End
of the analyzer check, test light on. |
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Rushworth: |
End
of test light on, ends check. |
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NASA
1: |
End
of test, understand that test is successfully complete. Did we confirm
7 as the turn point, Fitz? |
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B-52: |
Roger,
be about 10 seconds. |
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NASA
1: |
MH
data off, is that correct? |
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Rushworth: |
Affirmative.
Engine oscillograph on. Vibration recorders on. |
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B-52: |
7
minutes, starting turn. |
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(tape
unreadable during the turn) |
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B-52: |
6
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
Aux
cabin pressure switch on. Fire extinguisher auto. |
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NASA
1: |
Verify
you engaged the MH system. |
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Rushworth: |
I
engaged it and the pickup on SAS wouldn't stay. |
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NASA
1: |
BCS
are on? |
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Rushworth: |
Negative. |
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B-52: |
5
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
Cabin
is 36. Oxygen is 47, X-15 ...... I'm on X-15 oxygen, 27,000. |
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B-52: |
4
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
Data
on - calibrate. Pressure check. LOX and ammonia 650. ....... |
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Chase: |
Jettison
looks good. |
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Rushworth: |
..........
Data off. Intercom switch off, how do you read on radio? |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
we've got you. |
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Rushworth: |
Surfaces
zero. 2600 feet, 800 fps. |
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B-52: |
3
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
APU
is ......... What did you say, Butch? |
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Butchart: |
Your
temps check good. |
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B-52: |
How
are we doing? |
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NASA
1: |
So
far, good. |
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Rushworth: |
Data
on, FCS data on. Push to test ball nose. |
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B-52: |
2
minutes. |
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Rushworth: |
2°
.......... 2° needle sideslip, correction 1°. Cine camera on pulse.
Head bumper OK. Prime. Got an ignition ready light. |
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B-52: |
1
minute. |
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Rushworth: |
Precool.
Igniter idle on. |
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B-52: |
40
seconds. Call when ready. |
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Rushworth: |
Are
you still reading me? |
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NASA
1: |
Loud
and clear. |
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Rushworth: |
Pump
idle. Manifolds ...... Launch light is on. 3-2-1, launch. |
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Chase: |
Good
light. |
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NASA
1: |
Looks
good from here Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
Heading
of 10°. Went up to 15°. |
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NASA
1: |
Heading
is fine. Coming around at 20 seconds now. Profile and track look good.
Right on profile. 46, 47, 48 seconds. Have your power reduction at 50%.
Speed brakes are open. |
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Rushworth: |
Open
now. |
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NASA
1: |
Track
and profile are excellent. 65 seconds now, pushover. Good on your pushover.
You're a "skosh" bit high on profile. Going just bit high on profile. |
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Rushworth: |
....... |
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NASA
1: |
Tracking
above 3,000 feet high on profile. |
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Rushworth: |
..........
shutdown. |
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NASA
1: |
We
got your burnout, good. 105,000 feet. Speed brakes should be going in now. |
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Rushworth: |
They're
in. Bank angle. |
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NASA
1: |
Track
good, your profile, you're going to go slightly below. |
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Rushworth: |
20
and ....... |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
fine. Your angle of attack, if it comes up, will keep you on profile. |
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Rushworth: |
Yaw
off and roll ...... |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
if it's too bad at high angle of attack, suggest dampers on, and increase
a. |
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Rushworth: |
......
10° roll dampers off. About 9 ....... |
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NASA
1: |
Keep
angle of attack coming up and you're coming up closer to profile. |
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Rushworth: |
..........
10° with roll on, 6° now. I'm oscillating with roll off at 10°,
going to 15°. .......... angle of attack here. |
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NASA
1: |
Energy
is good, no problem there. |
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Rushworth: |
Going
to get a pulse here, 10°. ....... |
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NASA
1: |
Now
crossing profile, start going above it just a bit. |
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Rushworth: |
I'll
come down a little bit on angle of attack. ........ pulse, just rolled
over again this time. |
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NASA
1: |
We
have you at 105,000 coming abeam of Searles Lake. As you can, we will have
you start on down. |
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Rushworth: |
My
angle of attack is about 12° right now. |
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NASA
1: |
40
miles out at 99,000. |
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Rushworth: |
Getting
excursions in sideslip here. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
fine. Have you passing 90,000, use your brakes. |
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Rushworth: |
All
dampers back on. |
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NASA
1: |
We
have your brakes out. |
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Rushworth: |
Data
on, generators. |
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NASA
1: |
Passing
80,000, good, and at Cuddeback. 2600 fps. |
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Rushworth: |
..........
generators. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
call the reset. |
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|
Rushworth: |
Generators
reset. |
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NASA
1: |
Have
you at 69,000. Coming through 65,000, velocity 2200. |
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Rushworth: |
Generators
reset. Speed brakes in. |
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NASA
1: |
Check
your #l APU for restart. |
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Rushworth: |
Off
and back on again, it didn't start ........ |
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NASA
1: |
Your
hold modes off? |
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Rushworth: |
Modes
are off. |
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NASA
1: |
Energy
is good, we'll take a look at systems with you. |
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Rushworth: |
I'm
over high key. |
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NASA
1: |
Verify
#l APU off, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
Switch
is off and back on again. Want me to leave it on? |
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NASA
1: |
Try
to get it back on now. |
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Chase: |
Go
to jettison? |
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|
Rushworth: |
Going
to jettison now. |
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Chase: |
What
altitude? |
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Rushworth: |
36,000
now and over Silver Lake. #1 APU didn't start. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
you still got one APU. Just come on around the pattern. |
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|
Rushworth: |
300
knots now at 32,000. 310 knots at 26,000. |
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NASA
1: |
Coming
around on downwind. Verify hydraulics on one system and APU looking good
there? |
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Rushworth: |
Affirmative.
29,000 turning on high base. 300 knots, full speed brakes out. |
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|
Chase: |
Got
you all right. |
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NASA
1: |
Pressurize
tanks, Bob. |
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Rushworth: |
Yes.
Flaps coming down. Gear. |
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Chase: |
All
down. Looks good. 5, she's on the ground. |
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NASA
1: |
MH
system off, Bob. |
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|
Rushworth: |
It's
off. |
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NASA
1: |
You're
getting low on LN2 source, we'd like you to expedite APU off. |
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|
Rushworth: |
OK.
(across the board here not using the checklist). No FOX. Tanks zero. ..........
zero. #1 and #2 1600. Controls and tanks 600. Manifolds zero. Gains zero.
Hyd #1 is 30 and #2 15+. APU #1 zero and #2 is 50. LOX pump bearing +23.
Mixing chambers 40. Hyd press 3250 on #2. Peroxide #1 and #2 is 560. |
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NASA
1: |
Put
your APU cooling switch in single. |
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Rushworth: |
In
single. |