Walker: |
Data
on. #2 APU. |
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Chase: |
Exhaust. |
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Walker: |
#1. |
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Chase: |
Exhaust.
It's still running! |
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Walker: |
Reset
generators. |
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NASA
1: |
Looks
good down here too, Joe. |
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Walker: |
Engine
master reset. Controls and flaps. Flaps. |
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Chase: |
Flaps
down. |
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Walker: |
Flaps
up. |
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Chase: |
They're
up. |
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Walker: |
Flap
breakers are in. Data off. MH oscillators on. Platform internal. |
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B-52: |
11
minutes now. |
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Russel: |
Starting
analyzer check. |
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Walker: |
Precool
off. Holding about 46,000 feet altitude, 100 fps. 345 heading. Good attitudes.
Zero b,
angle of attack l-l/2°. |
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B-52: |
l0
minutes now. Mag heading 243°. |
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NASA
1: |
Flight
status looking good, Russ. |
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Russel: |
Temporary
on #34. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger,
Jack. |
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B-52: |
NASA
l, confirm 30 seconds to turn. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
8
minutes, starting turn now. |
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Walker: |
Is
that a complete check? |
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Russel: |
Rog,
end of test is on. |
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NASA
1: |
Rog,
check was OK from NASA l. |
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Walker: |
MH
oscillators off. .......... trim to zero. |
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NASA
1: |
003,
both Edwards and Beatty have lost you on radar, play it by ear at this
time and see how you come out. |
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B-52: |
Roger. |
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Russel: |
Lube
oil temp 180°. |
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B-52: |
6
minutes, going to 137°. |
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Walker: |
Aux
cabin pressure. Blood Pressure. Fire Ext. Engaging MH-96. BCS auto. Zero
on trim and controls. Both BCS on. Horizontal stabilizer is standard L-R,
one up, 1 down. |
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B-52: |
5
minutes, going 230°. |
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Walker: |
X-15
oxygen at 2800 pounds. Cabin altitude is 35,000 feet. |
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Russel: |
Topoff
is complete, Joe. |
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Walker: |
OK. |
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B-52: |
4
minutes, 45°, turning to 170°. |
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Walker: |
Data,
calibrate. Going to pressurize. |
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NASA
1: |
003,
take up 166 and call it 4-1/2 minutes. |
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B-52: |
Roger,
4-1/2 minutes, 166. |
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Walker: |
Lockout
on both tanks, 45 pounds. Data off. We got 650 on peroxide tank. |
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Russel: |
..........
looks good on launch panel. |
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Walker: |
I
'm on X-15 radio. |
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NASA
1: |
5
square, Joe. |
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B-52: |
4
minutes now. |
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Walker: |
Backed
us up 1/2 minute, didn't he? A whole minute! |
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NASA
1: |
Turn
right 164, turn left 164°. |
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B-52: |
Left
164°. |
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Walker: |
Coming
up on 3-1/2 minutes? |
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NASA
1: |
Affirm.
On .......... radar track now. |
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Walker: |
Inertial
velocity is 700, we're 46,000, attitudes good. |
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Russel: |
Got
701 on inertial velocity. |
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Walker: |
APU
bearing temps, #1 is 80, #2 is 101. |
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Russel: |
.......... |
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Walker: |
Yes,
I watched it go by in the turn. |
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Russel: |
Stable
platform in specs. |
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Walker: |
Roll
hold's on. Delta psi is in standby. |
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B-52: |
NASA
1, do you wish us to take up 170 at 1 minute? |
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NASA
1: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
2
minutes. |
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Walker: |
Data
tape to 15. MH oscillator on. Push to test ball nose. Head bumper down. |
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NASA
1: |
Joe,
when you roll out on 170, punch your CSS and hold it for a second. |
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Walker: |
OK.
I got that as an item for 40 seconds, too. |
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B-52: |
1
minute. |
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Walker: |
Delta
psi coming on when we work up to zero. Delta psi on. |
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B-52: |
40
seconds. Master arm on. |
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Walker: |
Push
CSS button and prime. Precool. Igniter idle. Pump idle. Good pump, good
idle, ready to launch. Launch now. |
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Chase: |
Good
light. |
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NASA
1: |
Good
light, Joe. 11 seconds. Coming up on profile, track looking very good,
Joe. 29, 30 seconds, on profile. |
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Walker: |
Slow
getting to q. |
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NASA
1: |
On
track. 70,000. . |
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Walker: |
High! |
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NASA
1: |
Real
good track. Coming up on 100 now, Joe. Looking just a little shallow. Showing
about 44° on q.
150,000 now. |
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Walker: |
OK,
we predict 362. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
Your track is looking good. OK, track is looking very good, Joe. |
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Walker: |
Roger. |
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NASA
1: |
Looks
like you're coming just little low. Showing you little low, Joe. |
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Walker: |
I
don't seem to be getting any left BCS roll out of MH. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
330,000, 45° bank, b
to zero. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
Manual BCS on, Joe. And we're approaching 350. We're showing about 348
here, Joe. |
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Walker: |
Pretty
good. |
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NASA
1: |
Looks
like we flew this before, Joe. |
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Walker: |
OK,
20° of speed brake. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
Track is looking very good. Have you coming just little long, Joe, get
set for 26°. |
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Walker: |
OK. |
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NASA
1: |
And
we're just little west of track, looking very good. |
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Walker: |
I've
got MH BCS off and manual. |
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NASA
1: |
Rog.
Roll hold off? |
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Walker: |
Yep,
off. |
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NASA
1: |
Standby
on delta psi. |
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Walker: |
Affirm. |
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NASA
1: |
a
is looking good, about 22°. Still have you little long. 26° a.
550O fps. 3 g's, 4 g's, showing about 5 g's, Joe. g is looking very good.
Mach 4. Check your speed brakes. |
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Walker: |
They're
closed. |
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NASA
1: |
Ease
it up. OK, have you going just little up hill, Joe. Watch your bounce!
Ease it over. Just past China Lake at Mach 3. Have good energy. Push it
over. And we have about 75,000 feet. 3000 fps. Do you have the field in
site, Joe? |
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Walker: |
Affirm. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
Have you about 2.8. |
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Walker: |
Rog,
I'm coming through 51,000. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
your present heading is looking good, you can make a wide left sweep to
disperse energy. |
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Walker: |
Rog,
and BCS is off. |
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NASA
1: |
We
showed you 60 on our last count. About 2.4. |
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Walker: |
OK,
speed brakes. Through 48. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
about 1.4, Joe, are your speed brakes out? |
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Walker: |
Roger.
Coming subsonic. |
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NASA
1: |
Coming
subsonic, what is your angle of attack? |
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Walker: |
Got
about 5°. |
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NASA
1: |
OK.
We have your brakes in now. |
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Walker: |
Yep!
300 knots, 33,000 feet. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
We have you just west of NASA, go to jettison any time. |
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Walker: |
Jettison. |
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Chase: |
Gone
to jettison, I can't see you? |
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Walker: |
I'm
in jettison now. Coming in over top of tower, crossing runway now. |
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NASA
1: |
OK,
check your flap and squat C/B's. |
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Walker: |
Check. |
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Chase
4: |
Has
tally ho! |
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Walker: |
Roger.
Little speed brake to kill off little more altitude, I'm showing about
22,000. |
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NASA
1: |
Roger.
Recheck your flap and squat switch C/B. |
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Walker: |
Rog.
Going to pressurize. Small brake and back. |
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Chase: |
3
feet, that was real nice! |
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NASA
1: |
Real
good flight, Joe. |
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Walker: |
And
I just got #l low light. Heading 172°. 550 fps and 13,000 feet. X-15
O2 off at 1600 pounds. OK, calibrate. Both data off. Hyd pressures, #1
is 34 and #2 is 33. #1 system is 1700, #2 is 2100. Bearing temps are +80
and +115. Peroxide tank pressure still 550. Mixing chambers are -50 and
-55. Flat on engine helium. #1 & #2 is 1600. Cabin source is 1900.
Platform going off. APU's going off. |