Approach and Landing Tests - List of ALT Flights

List of ALT Flights

Test flight Date Speed Altitude Crew Duration Comment
Taxi test #1 February 15, 1977 89 mph
143 kilometres (89 mi)/h		 taxi none taxi Concrete runway,
tailcone on
Taxi test #2 February 15, 1977 140 mph
225 kilometres (140 mi)/h		 taxi none taxi Concrete runway,
tailcone on
Taxi test #3 February 15, 1977 157 mph
253 kilometres (157 mi)/h		 taxi none taxi Concrete runway,
tailcone on
Captive-inert flight #1 February 18, 1977 287 mph
462 kilometres (287 mi)/h		 16,000 ft
4,877 m		 none 2 h 5 min Tailcone on,
landed with 747
Captive-inert flight #2 February 22, 1977 328 mph
528 kilometres (328 mi)/h		 22,600 ft
6,888 m		 none 3 h 13 min Tailcone on,
landed with 747
Captive-inert flight #3 February 25, 1977 425 mph
684 kilometres (425 mi)/h		 26,600 ft
8,108 m		 none 2 h 28 min Tailcone on,
landed with 747
Captive-inert flight #4 February 28, 1977 425 mph
684 kilometres (425 mi)/h		 28,565 ft
8,707 m		 none 2 h 11 min Tailcone on,
landed with 747
Captive-inert flight #5 March 2, 1977 474 mph
763 kilometres (474 mi)/h		 30,000 ft
9,144 m		 none 1 h 39 min Tailcone on,
landed with 747
Captive-active flight #1 June 18, 1977 208 mph
335 kilometres (208 mi)/h		 14,970 ft
4,563 m		 Haise, Fullerton 55 min 46 s Tailcone on,
landed with 747
Captive-active flight #2 June 28, 1977 310 mph
499 kilometres (310 mi)/h		 22,030 ft
6,715 m		 Engle, Truly 62 min 0 s Tailcone on,
landed with 747
Captive-active flight #3 July 26, 1977 311 mph
501 kilometres (311 mi)/h		 30,292 ft
9,233 m		 Haise, Fullerton 59 min 53 s Tailcone on,
landed with 747
Free flight #1 August 12, 1977 310 mph
499 kilometres (310 mi)/h		 24,100 ft
7,346 m		 Haise, Fullerton 5 min 21 s Tailcone on,
lakebed landing
Free flight #2 September 13, 1977 310 mph
499 kilometres (310 mi)/h		 26,000 ft
7,925 m		 Engle, Truly 5 min 28 s Tailcone on,
lakebed landing
Free flight #3 September 23, 1977 290 mph
467 kilometres (290 mi)/h		 24,700 ft
7,529 m		 Haise, Fullerton 5 min 34 s Tailcone on,
lakebed landing
Free flight #4 October 12, 1977 278 mph
447 kilometres (278 mi)/h		 22,400 ft
6,828 m		 Engle, Truly 2 min 34 s Tailcone off,
lakebed landing
Free flight #5 October 26, 1977 283 mph
456 kilometres (283 mi)/h		 19,000 ft
5,791 m		 Haise, Fullerton 2 min 1 s Tailcone off,
runway landing

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