
North American X-15 Flight manual
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FLIGHT MANUAL SUPPLEMENT. 126 pages. 7 Feb.1962
USAF SERIES
X-15
AIRCRAFT
This publication supplements FHB-23-1. Reference to this supplement will be made on the title page of the basic manual by personnel responsible for maintaining the publication in current status.
7 February 1962
- PURPOSE
To provide information on airplane control surface deflections during captive-flight checks of the MH-96 adaptive flight control system installed on Airplane AF56-6672.
- GENERAL
During captive-flight checks of this system, transient control surface deflections have caused concern regarding the possibility of exceeding captive flight limitations for control surface deflection.
- INSTRUCTIONS
Test data concerning transient control surface deflections occurring during captive-flight checks of the MH-96 system has been analyzed. It has been determined that the maximum control surface deflections encountered are well within the limitations given in Section V under Captive Flight Limitations.
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