Flight No.: 3-33-54 Scheduled Date: August 25, 1964
Pilot: John B. McKay
Purpose: Heat Transfer experiment with surface distortion panels, Boundary Layer Noise study, and Local Flow experiment.
Launch: Hidden Hills on a magnetic heading of 230°, MH-96 Adaptive, R.C. "OFF," BCS "OFF," heading vernier to "Standby," ventral off.
Launch point coordinates:
35° 55' N, 115° 39' 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. | 18 | 47 | 1500 | 10 | 450 | q = 20° - Maintain q = 20°. |
3. | 42 | 59 | 2700 | 4 | 870 | Pushover to 0 "g." |
4. | 72 | 75 | 4700 | 0 | 1200 | Reduce to minimum thrust. |
5. | 74 | 75 | 4800 | 0 | 1250 | Modulate speed brakes (»35°) to maintain slow longitudinal acceleration. Increase a to maintain H = 75,000 ft. |
6. | 90 | 75 | 5020 | 3 | 1400 | Burnout. Retract speed brakes, maintain H = 75,000 ft. |
7. | 93 | 75 | 4800 | 3 | 1250 | Roll to » 70° left bank, increase a to 9°, maintain H-dot » 0. (g » 3.0) |
8. | 117 | 75 | 4100 | 9 | 940 | Pushover to a » 0°, roll level, set up rate of descent of » 200 fps. |
9. | 130 | 74 | 3850 | 0 | 870 | Roll to » 60° right bank, increase a to 9°, maintain H-dot » -200 fps, vector to High Key (magnetic heading » 230°). |
10. | 152 | 67 | 3300 | 9 | 900 | Roll level, speed brakes out, descend at » 300 fps. |
11. | 176 | 60 | 2400 | 4 | 650 | Abeam Cuddeback, vector to High Key, speed brakes as required, Engine master OFF. |
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 59,900lb thrust engine.
(Minimum thrust = 31,800lb)
Total burn time at 100% = 82 sec.
Launch Wt. = 33,750lb Burnout Wt. = 15,500lb
Ground Rules
For No Launch:
2. FCS malfunctions as indicated on Analyzer check list.
3. Malfunction of Ball Nose.
4. Malfunction of inertial platform.
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. Shutdown at 4500 fps, vector to High Key. | |
3. | Total
Yaw Damper
Fixed Gain in any axis |
Proceed as planned. | |
4. | Attitude | Proceed as planned except use 4.5° a in place of 20° q at 18 seconds. Perform roll maneuvers at pilot's discretion. | |
5. | Ball Nose | Heading vernier to ·y, proceed, use 1.6 g for rotation. After burnout, vector to High Key. | |
6. | Delayed engine light | Pushover to 0 g at H = 57,000 ft. |
7. Inadvertent engine shutdown:
0 - 48 sec Hidden Hills
48 - 54 sec Cuddeback (3000 fps)
54 - Up sec Edwards (3400 fps)