Engle: |
#2 APU coming on. Generators reset.
Engine reset. Hydraulic pressures both reading about 3500. Electric power
check looks good. Controls. |
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Chase: |
OK, got a right one. |
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Engle: |
Trims are all zero, Butch, and
the flap circuit breakers are in. |
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Butchart: |
OK. |
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B-52: |
11 minutes. |
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Chase: |
Check flaps, Joe? |
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Engle: |
Roger, standby. OK, MH oscillograph
coming on. Flaps coming down now. |
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Chase: |
Coming down. |
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Engle: |
OK, back up. Platform going to
internal. |
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Chase: |
Flaps back up, surfaces zero. |
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Engle: |
OK, and precool off. |
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Butchart: |
OK, starting our check, Joe. |
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Engle: |
Roger, everything zero, ready
to go. |
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NASA 1: |
You do have the MH oscillograph
on, right? |
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Engle: |
Affirm. |
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NASA 1: |
008, would you give us 2°
right? |
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B-52: |
Rog. |
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Engle: |
45,000 feet, at 950 velocity,
a about 2 1/2° and b
2° left. |
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B-52: |
10 minutes, about 5 seconds ago.
Showing about 036. |
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NASA 1: |
Rog. |
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Engle: |
I got about 034 now. |
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Chase: |
Reading 036. |
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NASA 1: |
008, we'll call 8 minutes and
you can start your turn at 8 minutes. 8 minutes now and you can start your
turn. 008, do you read? |
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B-52: |
.......... on the aux, did you
read that one? |
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NASA 1: |
We're reading now. Joe, did you
get your experiment switch on? Joe, NASA 1. |
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Butchart: |
.......... end of test lie is
on, they're all green. |
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.......... : |
.......... |
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.......... : |
.......... |
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NASA 1: |
Joe, we're reading you very, very
weak. |
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Engle: |
OK, I'm reading you pretty good,
Milt. |
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NASA 1: |
OK, we're reading you better now. |
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B-52: |
6 minutes. |
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Engle: |
Aux cabin pressure switch coming
on. |
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NASA 1: |
Roger, and you did get your experiment? |
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Engle: |
Roger. Blood pressure on. Fire
extinguisher auto. Trim zero. Engaging MH now. |
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Chase: |
Trim looks good, Joe. |
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Engle: |
0K. MH BCS going to auto. Checking
controls, nose down. |
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Chase: |
Nose down. |
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Engle: |
Nose up. |
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Chase: |
Nose up. |
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Engle: |
Roll right. |
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Chase: |
Right. |
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Engle: |
Left. |
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Chase: |
Left. |
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Engle: |
Right rudder. |
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Chase: |
Right. |
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Engle: |
Left. |
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Chase: |
Left. |
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Engle: |
Try roll BCS check again. Should
be about zero. |
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Chase: |
Affirm. |
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NASA 1: |
008, we'll call 4 minutes. |
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B-52: |
Roger. |
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Engle: |
We just passed 5 minutes, is that
right? |
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NASA 1: |
Affirm. |
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Engle: |
X-15 oxygen. Pressure 2600. Cabin
altitude 35,000. a hold. |
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Butchart: |
a hold
off. |
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NASA 1: |
4 minutes now. |
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B-52: |
Roger 4. |
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Engle: |
Roger. Data on - calibrate. Tank
handle going pressurize. |
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Chase: |
Slight leading edge up on the
elevator. |
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Engle: |
0K .......... Lox tank 50, ammonia
55. |
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NASA 1: |
008, turn 1° right. Data off,
Joe. |
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Engle: |
Roger, data off, intercom on.
Read me 0K, Milt? |
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NASA 1: |
Yes we're reading you good. |
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B-52: |
3 minutes and what was the correction? |
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NASA 1: |
About 2° right. |
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B-52: |
Roger. |
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Engle: |
Surfaces look good. 45,00O on
inertial height and almost 1000 on inertial velocity, about 960. APU bearing
temps, #1 is 60, #2 is 55. Delta psi standby. |
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NASA 1: |
ROG. 008, come right 222°. |
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B-52: |
222. |
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Butchart: |
Platform looks real good. |
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NASA 1: |
Roger. |
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B-52: |
2 minutes. |
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Engle: |
Data on, MH oscillograph on. Push
to test ball nose, looks good. |
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NASA 1: |
How's the doppler, Butch? |
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Butchart: |
Showing 760. |
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Engle: |
About 2-1/2 on a
and 2° left on b. Showing about 950 on velocity.
Cine camera to pulse. |
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B-52: |
1 minute. |
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NASA 1: |
Rog, that's good for l minute.
Go back to launch heading, 215. |
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B-52: |
Rog, turning back, launch master
on. |
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Engle: |
OK, 40 seconds, prime. Igniter
ready light. Precool. Igniter idle switch on. Tape to 15. |
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NASA 1: |
Joe, did you get your tape? |
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Engle: |
10 seconds, pump idle. My pressures
look good, how there? |
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NASA 1: |
Looks good here, Joe. |
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Engle: |
3, 2, 1, drop! |
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Chase: |
Good light. |
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NASA 1: |
OK, got a good light. Turn about
2° right. Check your a. You should be coming
up on theta. OK, coming up on 60,000 now. 70,000 now. 80,000. 90,000. 100,
000. Coming up on 120 now and standby for shutdown. If b
is zero, go to delta psi and you can go to a
hold if your a is OK. Are you reading, Joe? |
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Engle: |
You are breaking up a little bit. |
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NASA 1: |
OK, Joe, coming up on 170,000
now. Watch your a, Joe. OK, you're coming near
the peak, and you're just little right of course, 4 miles to the right.
We have you peaking out at 210,000 and when theta is zero, you can go to
theta hold, Joe. |
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Engle: |
Rog. |
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NASA 1: |
You had 4900 fps on top. You're
going to be to the right of track and coming back in, so you can get set
for left turn after reentry. Coming down through 200,000 now and go back
to standby now. You're going to be long and little hot on energy also,
Joe. Coming down through 180 now and you can start your speed brakes out
to 20°, little more, Joe, we've got about 16° on our indicator. |
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Engle: |
OK. |
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NASA 1: |
Engine master off. |
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Engle: |
Rog. |
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NASA 1: |
140 now and you can disengage
theta hold if you're up on a. |
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Engle: |
Roger, its disengaged. OK, make
sure you keep the airplane coming down and about in here you can start
watching H dot. |
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Engle: |
Roger. OK, you should be on H
dot now and full speed brakes, Joe. You can start left hand turn. |
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Engle: |
OK, I got the field in site and
engaging vernier OK. |
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NASA 1: |
4200 fps and you're coming down
through about 65,000 now. Keep her coming left, bring it on around. |
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Engle: |
Yes, I got it in site, Milt. Going
to have to swing little wide here. |
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NASA 1: |
OK, keep her coming around. Mach
3. 60, 000 feet. Mach 2 now. |
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Engle: |
Just about coming over California
City, Pete, 12 o'clock, might as well start left. |
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Engle: |
OK, thank you, Milt. |
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NASA 1: |
Like a data calibrate in here. |
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Engle: |
Rog, calibrate. |
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NASA 1: |
Is your experiment switch off? |
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Engle: |
Rog, both off. |
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NASA 1: |
OK, have you coming over NASA
now about 39. We're showing speed brakes, Joe. |
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Engle: |
Rog. OK, stop jettison on ammonia,
going to oxygen. Showing about 295, Pete. |
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Chase: |
Rog .......... 30,000. |
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Engle: |
Flaps coming in. What are you
indicating now, Pete? |
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Chase: |
320. |
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Engle: |
Little more flaps then. |
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Chase: |
Right on you, Joe, doing 320.
2000. |
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NASA 1: |
Joe, you still got your brakes
out? |
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Engle: |
They're out, I'll bring them in
now. Flaps coming down, Pete. |
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Chase: |
Flaps going down. |
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Engle: |
Gear coming. |
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Chase: |
You got 3 gears. 3, 2, 1, beauty! |
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Engle: |
3 axis ball heading 190. Inertial
height 9000 feet. Rate of climb showing just little bit positive. X-15
oxygen 1900. |
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NASA 1: |
Joe, any low lights? |
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Engle: |
Negative. All source pressures
are zero. #1 APU source 1700, #2 is 2500. Cabin source 2000. |