Flight No.: 3-27-44 Scheduled Date: March 4, 1964
Pilot: John B. McKay
Purpose: Heat Transfer and skin friction experiments with the sharp upper vertical fin, boundary layer noise experiment, and pilot checkout utilizing MH-96.
Launch: Hidden Hills on a magnetic heading of 212°, MH-96 Adaptive, R.C. "OFF," BCS "OFF," heading vernier to "Standby," ventral off.
Launch point coordinates:
36° 20' N, 115° 59' W.
No. | Time | Alt | V | a | q | Event |
1. | 0 | 45 | 790 | 2 | 145 | Launch, light engine, increase to 100%T. Rotate at 10° a until q = 20°. |
2. | 17 | 46 | 1500 | 10 | 495 | q = 20° - Maintain q = 20°. |
3. | 36 | 56 | 2400 | 4 | 825 | Pushover to 0 "g." (H-dot = 700 fps) |
4. | 55 | 66 | 3600 | 0 | 1100 | Reduce to minimum thrust (40%). Modulate speed brakes to maintain slow longitudinal acceleration. |
5. | 63 | 68 | 3800 | 0 | 1110 | Increase a to maintain H-dot » 50 ft/sec. |
6. | 107 | 71 | 4200 | 3 | 1170 | Burnout. Retract peed brakes, maintain H » 71,000 ft until V = 3400 ft/sec. |
7. | 115 | 71 | 3800 | 3 | 960 | Engage f hold and a hold. |
8. | 133 | 71 | 3400 | 3 | 770 | Roll to 30° left bank, then release stick force. Roll to 30° right bank, then release stick force. |
9. | 165 | 71 | 2900 | 3 | 560 | Disengage hold modes. Set up a rate of descent of » 400 ft/sec. |
10. | 180 | 67 | 2700 | 3 | 590 | Switch to fixed gain in Yaw, Roll and Pitch at pilot's discretion, perform control inputs in all three axes. |
11. | 210 | 54 | 2200 | 4 | 725 | Switch to adaptive in Pitch, Roll and Yaw. Vector to High Key, speed brakes as required. |
12. | High Key. Check flap and "Squat" circuit breakers in. | |||||
13. | Before APU shutdown, cycle flaps, set stabilizer trim to zero, data "Off." |
Notes:
2. Emergency lakes: Cuddeback.
3. Flight duration: Approximately 9 minutes.
4. Flight plan based on 59,800lb thrust engine.
Minimum thrust = 29,500lb.
Total burn time at 100% = 81.5 sec.
Launch Wt. = 33,000lb
Burnout Wt. = 15,000lb
2. FCS malfunctions as indicated on Analyzer check list.
3. Malfunction of Ball Nose.
4. Malfunction of inertial platform attitudes.
5. APU gear box
malfunction.
Failure | Action | ||
1. | Radio or Radar | Proceed as planned. | |
2. | Total Pitch/Roll Damper | Turn Yaw OFF, maintain a > 0. Proceed as planned. Do not use hold modes. | |
3. | Total
Yaw Damper
Fixed Gain in any axis |
Proceed as planned. Do not use hold modes. | |
4. | Attitude | Proceed as planned except use 4.5° a in place of 20° q at 17 seconds. Do not use f hold. | |
5. | Ball Nose | Heading vernier to "·y," proceed, use 1.8g for rotation. Do not use a hold. | |
6. | Delayed engine light | Pushover to 0 g at H = 54,000 ft. (H-dot = 700 fps). |
7. For inadvertent engine shutdown:
0 - 47 sec Hidden Hills
47 - 52 sec Cuddeback (3000 fps)
52 - Up sec Edwards (3400 fps)