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
Purpose: Heat transfer, Boundary Layer Noise
Results: U-2 took off across X-15 approach