Flight No.: 3-48-72 Scheduled Date: September 14, 1965
Pilot: John B. McKay
Purpose: To obtain
data for the following programs:
1. NSL Radiometer - (Joe Lapierre)2. Boundary Layer Noise - (Tom Lewis)
Instrumentation
Engineer: Febo Bartoli
Launch: Delamar Lake #1 launch point on a magnetic heading of 215°, MH-96 Adaptive, R.C. "AUTO," BCS "ON," heading vernier to "Standby," ventral off.
Launch point coordinates:
37° 18' N, 114° 36' W.
No. | Time | Alt | V | a | q | Event |
1. | 0 | 45 | 790 | 2 | 145 | Launch, light engine, increase to 100%T. Rotate at a = 11° (» 2g) until q = 36°. |
2. | 27 | 50 | 1800 | 11 | 540 | q = 36°. Maintain q = 36°. |
3. | 80 | 130 | 5100 | 8 | 105 | Shutdown. Check q = 0, switch heading vernier to "·Y." Maintain a » 0°. |
4. | 160 | 230 | 4400 | 0 | 4 | Peak altitude. Maintain q = 0° until a = 21°. Extend speed brakes to 20°. Heading vernier to "STANDBY." |
5. | 220 | 170 | 4800 | 21 | 20 | a = 21°. Maintain a = 21° until H dot » -800 fps. (Max reentry g » 4.0). Extend speed brakes to 35°. |
6. | 260 | 85 | 4400 | 4 | 500 | H dot » -800 fps, reduce a to maintain H dot » -200 fps. Maintain q constant » 600 psf. |
7. | 300 | 63 | 3000 | 4 | 900 | Cuddeback, vector to high key, speed brakes as required. |
8. | High Key - check flap and "Squat" circuit breakers in. Data calibrate, experiment #1 "OFF." | |||||
Before APU shutdown, cycle flaps, set stabilizer trim to zero, data "Off." |
Notes:
2. Emergency lakes: Hidden Hills and Cuddeback.
3. Flight duration: Approximately 11 minutes.
4. Flight plan based on 58,750lb thrust - Engine (#107).
Total burn time at 100% = 83 sec.
Launch Wt. = 33,200lb
Burnout Wt. = 15,550lb
2. FCS malfunction as indicated on Analyzer check list.
3. Ball Nose, Inertial
Platform or APU Gear Box malfunction.
Failure | Action | ||
1. | Radio or Radar | Proceed as planned. | |
2. | Total
damper any axis,
failure to fixed gain any axis (For roll failure turn yaw off) |
(a) | 0
- 27 sec.
Alternate Flight Plan. Proceed normally until t = 27 sec. At 27 sec. pushover to 2° a and extend speed brakes to 35°. Shutdown at 5200 fps and retract speed brakes after shutdown. Vector to high key (q » 400 psf). Peak altitude » 110,000 ft. |
(b) | Attitude | (b) | Use 6° a at 27 sec. instead of 36° q, then proceed with alternate flight plan. |
(c) | Ball Nose | (c) | Same as alternate, except use » 0.1 g instead of 2° a. Heading vernier to "·Y." |
3. | Total
damper any axis,
failure to fixed gain any axis (For roll failure turn yaw off) |
(a) | 27
sec - S.D.
Pushover to 2° a and extend speed brakes when failure occurs. Shutdown at 5200 fps. Reenter at 20° a and 20° speed brakes. |
(b) | Attitude | (b) | Same as 3 (a). |
(c) | Ball Nose | (c) | Same as 3 (a) except use » 0.1 g instead of 2° a. Use q = 0 for reentry. |
4. | Total
damper any axis,
failure to fixed gain any axis (For roll failure turn yaw off) |
(a) | After
Shutdown
Proceed as planned, reenter at 20° a. |
(b) | Attitude | (b) | Proceed as planned. |
(c) | Ball Nose | (c) | Use q = 0° for reentry. |
5. | Delayed engine light | Proceed - shut down at 5200 fps. |
6. Inadvertent engine shutdown:
0 - 42 sec Delamar
42 - 44 sec
44 - 68 sec Hidden Hills (2555 fps)
68 - 72 sec Cuddeback (3900 fps)
72 - Up sec Edwards (4200 fps)