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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