Dana: |
#2
APU on. |
|
|
Chase: |
Looks
good. |
|
|
Dana: |
There
comes my hydraulic pressure. Am I cleared to start #l? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Cleared
to start #1. |
|
|
Dana: |
#l
on. |
|
|
Chase: |
#l
looks good. |
|
|
Dana: |
Hydraulic
pressure is coming on. Generators are reset. Engine is reset. Hydraulic
pressures, both reading 3450. Voltages are both reading 200. |
|
|
B-52: |
12
minutes about 12 seconds ago. |
|
|
Dana: |
Roger. |
|
|
Chase: |
Both
.......... look good. |
|
|
Dana: |
Roger.
Want to look at flaps now? |
|
|
Chase: |
Affirm. |
|
|
Dana: |
Coming
down. |
|
|
Chase: |
Coming
down. And down. |
|
|
Dana: |
Coming
up. |
|
|
Chase: |
Coming
up. And zero. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog,
and the trims are zero. Flap circuit breakers are both in. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
Bill. |
|
|
Chase: |
Confirm
outside. |
|
|
Dana: |
Ready
for the platform internal? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK. |
|
|
Dana: |
Roger,
we're on internal. |
|
|
B-52: |
11
minutes now. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog.
I got all three lights here. The instrument light went out immediately. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Good. |
|
|
Dana: |
The
other 2 punched right out and we have theta/beta selected. Ready for precool
off, Pete? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Precool
off, Bill. |
|
|
Russel: |
Are
you through item 20, Bill? |
|
|
Dana: |
Affirmative. |
|
|
Russel: |
Roger,
starting analyzer check. |
|
|
Dana: |
I'm
reading zero H dot. 810 velocity. 43,500 on the inertial altitude. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK. |
|
|
Dana: |
Attitudes
look good. a
is reading 2°, b
is reading zero, computed a
is reading 1° and b
is reading 2° nose left or needle right. |
|
|
B-52: |
10
minutes. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK. |
|
|
B-52: |
Heading
is about 31-1/2. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog.
And the radiometer is on, Bill? |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog,
Pete, radiometer is on and we're back on ball nose a. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK.
NASA 1 will call 8 minutes. |
|
|
B-52: |
Roger. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
All
chase aircraft, 4806 is 45,000 and above, 2524 is 40,000, 2509 is 40,000
and above, 2502 is 25,000 and above. Fitz and Bill, we're calling 8 minutes
now. |
|
|
B-52: |
Roger. |
|
|
Dana: |
Roger. |
|
|
Russel: |
MH-96
end of test out. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
looks good here. |
|
|
B-52: |
About
7 minutes. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
time is good. |
|
|
Chase: |
Elevator
trim is now back to neutral. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger.
Go ahead, NASA 9. |
|
|
NASA
9: |
Did
Bill turn the experiment switch on along with the radiometer switch? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Bill,
did you get the experiment switch on with the radiometer? |
|
|
Dana: |
Negative,
Pete, I think it goes on in about 2 minutes, doesn't it? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
OK. |
|
|
Dana: |
It's
the last item in my 2 minute check. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK. |
|
|
Chase: |
You
still have a slight leak out the right BCS. |
|
|
Dana: |
OK,
Don. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Pretty
small, Don? |
|
|
Chase: |
Right. |
|
|
B-52: |
6
minutes here. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK
on the 6 minutes. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog,
aux cabin pressure switch on. Fire extinguisher going to auto. Side stick
trim is zero. And we're turning the Honeywell on. And the Honeywell BCS
is on auto. |
|
|
Russel: |
Lube
oil temp 105. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger. |
|
|
Dana: |
Controls
are checked. Will prime the roll BCS again, Don. |
|
|
Chase: |
Roger. |
|
|
Dana: |
Left
roll. |
|
|
Chase: |
Left
roll. Right roll. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog.
They both look good? |
|
|
Chase: |
Roger,
both look good. |
|
|
Dana: |
I
should have zero on the stabilizer. |
|
|
B-52: |
5
minutes. |
|
|
Dana: |
Roger.
2300 on X-15 oxygen. Going to X-15 oxygen. |
|
|
B-52: |
You'll
call 4, NASA l? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
We
will call 4 minutes. |
|
|
B-52: |
How
does the turn rate look? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Turn
looks good. |
|
|
Dana: |
Cabin
altitude is 36,000, Pete. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger. |
|
|
Russel: |
Lox
topoff complete. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK.
Roll out on 213. |
|
|
B-52: |
213,
Roger. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
This
will be the 4 minute point, Fitz. |
|
|
B-52: |
4
minutes. |
|
|
Dana: |
Tank
handle going to pressurize. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog. |
|
|
Dana: |
Lox
tank is reading 48, ammonia 46. Jettison switches in jettison, are you
ready for a jettison check? |
|
|
Chase: |
Roger.
Jettison check. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog,
and going to pressurize. We have 4 jettison switches in jettison. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
Bill. |
|
|
Dana: |
Intercom
is off, how do you read, Pete? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
read you 5 square. |
|
|
Dana: |
Roger. |
|
|
B-52: |
3
minutes. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog.
Looks like my surfaces are zero. |
|
|
Chase: |
Good
check. |
|
|
Dana: |
Velocity
is 750, altitude 43,500. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK,
Bill. |
|
|
Dana: |
APU
bearings, both reading 100. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger.
Come 2° left, Fitz. |
|
|
B-52: |
2°
left. |
|
|
Dana: |
Got
data on, Honeywell data on and getting a calibrate. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger. |
|
|
B-52: |
2
minutes. |
|
|
Dana: |
IFDS
altitude switch is on. Inertials good. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger.
We'll count down to 1 minute. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog,
and we got a good test on the ball nose. a
is reading 2°, b
is reading zero. Computed a
is reading 1, computed b
reading zero. We're back on the ball nose. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog.
2° more left, Fitz. |
|
|
B-52: |
Roger. |
|
|
Dana: |
Sunshade
is up, Pete. Experiment is on. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger.
And about 8 seconds to countdown. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - 1 minute. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog,
punched the clock. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roll
out on the launch heading, Fitz. |
|
|
B-52: |
Roger. |
|
|
Dana: |
Prime.
Igniter ready light. Precool. Igniter switch. Tape on. Reading 212. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger. |
|
|
Dana: |
15
seconds, pump. Manifolds are coming up and second stage. How do we look,
Pete? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Looks
good here, Bill. |
|
|
Dana: |
Ready
to launch. 3, 2, . |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Got
a good light here, Bill. Watch your a.
Check your throttle full on. |
|
|
Dana: |
Throttle
is full on, Pete. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
get your a,
Bill and standby for theta. Track and profile looking real good here, Bill.
Coming up on 70,000 now. Track and profile are real good. Track is looking
real good. Profile is beautiful, coming up on 100,000. Standby for shutdown. |
|
|
Dana: |
Roger. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
And
we have a shutdown, Bill. |
|
|
Dana: |
I'm
on alpha/beta, coming over to zero a.
Reading zero and zero. Computer is reading 2 and zero. And back to the
ball nose. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger. |
|
|
Dana: |
And
I'm coming a little high on a
now so I'll push back over to zero. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger.
Zero a
and your track looks real good, Bill. |
|
|
Dana: |
Roger.
Engine master is off, Pete. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger.
Track and profile looking real good, Bill. Looks like you'll be a little
bit to the right of track when you come in. |
|
|
Dana: |
OK.
My .......... is reading high, Pete, I'm going to computed a
again. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
going to computed a. |
|
|
Dana: |
Reading
O and O. Computer is reading O and O. Back to ball nose. Speed brakes coming
out. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
speed brakes out to 20. We got your speed brakes. We got you peaking out
at about 174, Bill. |
|
|
Dana: |
Sorry
about that. Say, this is a nice view from here! |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Careful
now. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
And
you will be just to the right of track coming back in. Looks like your
first turn will be to the left. |
|
|
Dana: |
OK. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
You
can check your theta now, watch your a
coming up. 17. And we got your a. |
|
|
Dana: |
Reading
18 and zero. Computed reading 17 and zero. Back to ball nose. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
Bill. Watch your a
now. Got you coming back through 140. |
|
|
Dana: |
How
about that? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
We're
about 5 miles to right of course and we got you coming through 120,000
now. |
|
|
Dana: |
OK,
I'm just a little low on "g", I'm going up to about 18°. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Roger.
I've seen this run before! |
|
|
Dana: |
Yes. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Coming
through 100,000 now. You're about 5 miles to right of track. Real good,
Bill. Excellent, coming through 85,000 now. Watch your H dot. Passing 50
miles now, looking real good. About 7 miles to right of track. |
|
|
Dana: |
What's
my heading going to be, Pete? |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Your
heading will be about 195. |
|
|
Dana: |
OK. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Your
energy is real good. Give you a distance out very shortly. You're about
10 north of Cuddeback now. |
|
|
Dana: |
And
up to 12. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK. |
|
|
Dana: |
Stick
to zero. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK,
35, and just coming abeam Cuddeback. |
|
|
Dana: |
OK. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
About
190 on heading. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog,
back to 12. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
got you coming up to 12. Let's get the speed brakes out, Bill, we show
about 3. |
|
|
Dana: |
Brakes
out. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
About
20 miles out. |
|
|
Dana: |
Boards
coming full out. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
brakes full out. |
|
|
Dana: |
And
back to zero. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Back
to zero. We got you about 25 now. 12 miles north. Let's keep her coming
down, Bill. |
|
|
Dana: |
OK,
down we come. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Coming
through 60,000 now. Have you got the field in site out there? |
|
|
Dana: |
Yep,
I got it. I'll give you .......... point here, Pete, I got to get this
inertial down. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK.
Boards out and they're coming down, you're in real good shape, Bill. We
got you coming across the highway now. You got him, Chase 4? |
|
|
Dana: |
Are
you ready for jettison, Mike? |
|
|
Chase: |
I
don't have you, go ahead. |
|
|
Dana: |
OK,
I'm at 40,000 over the field. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
We
got you at about 40,000 now, Bill. |
|
|
Dana: |
OK,
the boards are coming in. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
boards coming in. |
|
|
Dana: |
I
got my flaps, squat, kicker, third skid is armed, cameras coming on. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
Bill, and you're coming subsonic, watch your a. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog.
Say, guess I didn't get experiment switch on. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Say
again? |
|
|
Dana: |
I
forgot my experiment switch. In traffic pattern anyway. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK,
did you read off all that stuff? |
|
|
Dana: |
I'm
through item 8. We're in jettison, that's item 9. Stick trim is zero, Pete. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK. |
|
|
Dana: |
Engine
master is off. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Rog,
and we got the engine master. And it's looking real good here. |
|
|
Dana: |
Looks
good here too. |
|
|
Chase: |
I
show you about 26. |
|
|
Dana: |
OK
and still .......... going on center stick. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK,
going on center stick? |
|
|
Dana: |
That's
affirm. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK.
Get your trim on the center stick? |
|
|
Dana: |
Not
yet. |
|
|
Chase: |
20,000. |
|
|
Dana: |
Rog,
Mike. Indicating about 310. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Watch
your angle of attack coming around. |
|
|
Dana: |
Will
do, Pete. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Any
buffet? |
|
|
Dana: |
No,
no buffet. |
|
|
Chase: |
11,
000. |
|
|
Dana: |
Very
good. |
|
|
Chase: |
Little
speed brakes. |
|
|
Dana: |
Yes.
I don't want you to be with me at landing to see how messy I am. |
|
|
Chase: |
OK. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Watch
those speed brakes, Bill. |
|
|
Dana: |
Yes,
I'm watching them, Pete. It was Mike I meant. Rolled in +2 on the side
stick trim. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK.
Brakes full in, Bill? |
|
|
Dana: |
One
skosh! |
|
|
NASA
1: |
OK.
We got them full in. |
|
|
Dana: |
Flaps. |
|
|
Chase: |
Flaps. |
|
|
Dana: |
And
the gear. |
|
|
Chase: |
Nose
gear. About 4, 2, 1, push, pull! That was a beauty, Willy! |
|
|
Dana: |
Yes,
that was well controlled, Pedro! My inertial heading is 183. Inertial height
is right at zero. Inertial rate of climb is zero. Inertial velocity is
zero. X-15 oxygen pressure is 1600. #1 is reading +5 and #2 is reading
-40. Hydraulics look good. Control gas is zero. No peroxide low light.
Fox source is zero, #1 and #2 are zero. APU sources, #1 is 1750 and #2
is 2150. Cabin source is 2000. |
|
|
NASA
1: |
Total
reset, Bill? |
|
|
Dana: |
I
hit it Pete. |