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FLIGHTIRBORNE5URATIONINUTES. TAKE-OFF GROSS0 LBS. LOU SCHALK PILOT. OBJECTIVE SAS INVESTIGATIONS.
TAKE-OFF WAS MADE IN AB WITH CLIMB OUT0 FEET. THE STABILITY AUGMENTATION SYSTEM WAS THEN CHECKED,0 FEET AND THEN AGAIN0 FEET. THE BACK-UP PITCH DAMPER WAS ALSO ACTIVATED TO OBSERVE ITS ACTION. NO PROBLEM NOTED AT THIS TIME. THIS WAS FOLLOWEDHEODOLITE PASSEET ALTNOTS.
THE LANDING WAS COMPLETELY SATISFACTORY WITH TOUCH DOWNNOTS, FOLLOWED BY SUCCESSFUL DRAG CHUTE DEPLOYMENT, WITH THE AIRCRAFT STOPPING WELL SHORT OF THE TAXIWAY.
THE SCHEDULE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK IS AS FOLLOWS:UEL TANK CALIBRATION AND INSTRUMENTING OF SPIKE CONTROL.
INISH THE ABOVE AND PREFLIGHT AIRCRAFT.LY FOR FURTHER SAS CHECKS AND PRELIMINARY OPERATION OF SPIKE.
IF ALL GOES VELL WITH THELIGHT WILL BE MADE TUESDAYITH PRESSURE SUIT TO CHECK HIGHER VELOCITY OPERATION OF THE SPIKE. AN ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO REACH MAXIMUM VELOCITY AND ALTITUDE POSSIBLE5 ENGINES.
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