FLIGHT INFORMATION

Flight No.: 3-34-55 Pilot: Milt Thompson (7-6)

Date: 9-3-64 Flight Time: 00:06:20.0

Launch Lake: Hidden Hills Landing Lake: Edwards

Launch Time: 09:54:54.0 Landing Time: 10:01:14.0

Aborts: None

B-52: 003 Maj. Bement

Maj. Jones

Chase: T-38 Capt. Knight

F-104 Joe Walker

F-104 Maj. Rogers

Mmax: 5.35

Vmax: 5302

Hmax: 78,600

Qmax: 1334

Engine No.: 104

Burn Time: 91.0 sec. (S.D.)

Thrust - %: 100%, Tmin

Config.: Standard

Purpose: Heat transfer, Boundary Layer Noise

Results: U-2 took off across X-15 approach