Flight No.: 3-39-62 Scheduled Date: January 12, 1965
Pilot: Milton O. Thompson
Purpose: To obtain
data for the following programs:
1. Non-uniform, 3-dimensional Flow Field Measurements - (Bob Quinn & Murray Palitz)2. Surface discontinuity heat transfer test - c. g. compartment - (Joe Watts)
3. Skin Friction - (Darwin Garringer)
4. Boundary layer noise - (Tom Lewis)
5. Landing Gear Door Modification Checkout - (Dick Rosecrans)
Instrumentation
Engineer: Febo Bartoli
Launch: Hidden Hills on a magnetic heading of 235°, 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 = 25°. |
2. | 21 | 46 | 1550 | 10 | 530 | q = 25° - Maintain q = 25°. |
3. | 41 | 62 | 2600 | 3 | 700 | Pushover to 0 "g." (H dot » +950 fps). |
4. | 61 | 80 | 3900 | 0 | 660 | Roll left to f = 90°, then increase a to 10°. |
5. | 70 | 86 | 4500 | 10 | 630 | a = 10°. Maintain a = 10°. |
6. | 71 | 88.5 | 4650 | 10 | 600 | Reduce to minimum thrust. Modulate speed brakes (» 10°-15°) to maintain slow longitudinal acceleration. Maintain q constant at »600 psf. |
7. | 80 | 91 | 4950 | 10 | 600 | Increase a to 17°, retract speed brakes. Maintain a = 17°. |
8. | 90 | 92 | 5100 | 17 | 600 | Burnout, pushover to » 5° a. Roll to » 60° right bank, set up rate of descent of » 200 fps to maintain q constant at » 600 psf. |
9. | 102 | 91 | 4900 | 10 | 600 | Increase a to 10°, maintain a = 10°. |
10. | 128 | 85 | 4300 | 10 | 600 | Increase a to 17°. Increase bank angle to » 90° to maintain constant q. |
11. | 138 | 81 | 3800 | 5 | 600 | Pushover to » 5° a, roll to » 60° left bank, increase to 10° a and vector to high key (y » 225°). |
12. | 170 | 69 | 2800 | 3 | 600 | Abeam Cuddeback, speed brakes as required. Engine Master "OFF." |
13. | High Key - check flap and "Squat" circuit breakers in. Exp. Switch "OFF." | |||||
14. | Before APU shutdown, cycle flaps, set stabilizer trim to zero, data "Off." |
Notes:
2. Emergency lakes: Cuddeback.
3. Flight duration: Approximately 8 minutes.
4. Flight plan based on 59,500lb thrust - Engine #103.
Minimum thrust = 31,500lb
Total burn time at 100% = 82 sec.
Launch Wt. = 33,750lb
Burnout Wt. = 15,550lb
2. FCS malfunctions as indicated on Analyzer check list.
3. Malfunction of Ball Nose.
4. Malfunction of
inertial platform.
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 25° q at 23 seconds. Perform roll maneuvers at pilot's discretion. | |
5. | Ball Nose | Heading vernier to ·y, proceed, use 1.6 g for rotation. Perform roll maneuvers at pilot's discretion. | |
6. | Delayed engine light | Pushover to 0 "g" at H = 59,000 ft. |
7. Inadvertent engine shutdown:
0 - 45 sec Hidden Hills
45 - 51 sec Cuddeback (2800 fps)
51 - Up sec Edwards (3200 fps)