FLIGHT INFORMATION

Flight No.: 3-52-78 Pilot: William Dana (2-1)

Date: 7-18-66 Flight Time: 00:07:30.0

Launch Lake: Hidden Hills Landing Lake: Edwards

Launch Time: 11:38:24.1 Landing Time: 11:45:54.1

Aborts: 3-A-76 6-20-66 Inertial computer overheat
3-A-77 7-13-66 Computer lite & TM failure

B-52: 003 Col. Cotton

Maj. Doryland

Chase: T-38 Capt. L. Curtis

F-104 John Manke

F-104 Capt. J. Gentry

Mmax: 4.71

Vmax: 4700

Hmax: 96,100

Qmax: 970

Engine No.: 111

Burn Time: 95.5 sec. (S.D.)

Thrust - %: 71%

Config.: Lear panel (1st flt), MH inertial (1st flt), 3rd skid (1st flt), Stick kicker (1st flt), Sunshade (1st flt)

Purpose: Pilot checkout, Honeywell inertial checkout, Lear panel checkout, Tail loads, Re-wire checkout

Results: Could not see through the sunshade during 90° left bank