XB-70A Test Report Flight 1-11

Abstract

The successful eleventh flight (Flight 1-11) of XB-70, No. 62-001, with Mr. AJ. White, North American Aviation, Inc (NAA), Pilot and Mr. Van Shepard, NAA, Copilot, was completed on 28 Apr 65. Takeoff from Edwards AFB runway 04 at a gross weight of approximately 518,000 pounds, occurred at 0911 PST. Takeoff weight was the heaviest to date. Landing on Edwards runway at a weight of 300,085 pounds, was 1057 PST. Total flight time was one hour forty-three minutes (1 43), total supersonic 1 16, and total Mach 2 or greater 0 57. Maximum speed and altitude was Mach 2.45 and 64,300 feet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 1965
Accession Number
AD1168644

Entities

People

  • Guy Townsend
  • Ira Plummer
  • Joseph Cotton

Organizations

  • Air Force Test Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Bench Tests
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Engines
  • Instrumentation
  • Landing Gear
  • Measurement
  • Nose Wheels
  • Recording Systems
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military History

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow