[193] Date
GRD Tow
Air Tow
Pilot
Free Flight Sec
Tow Vehicle
Tow Vehicle Pilot
Remarks
.
3/1/63
2
.
Thompson
None
PONTIAC
.
First Ground Tow
4/5/63
11
.
Thompson
None
PONTIAC
.
First Airborne Time
4/23/63
10
.
Thompson
0:00:13
PONTIAC
.
First Free Flight
8/16/63
.
1
Thompson
0:02:00
R4D
Mallick/Dana
First Air Tow
8/28 63
.
1
Thompson
0:22:09
R4D
Mallick Dana
.
8/29/63
.
1
Thompson
0:02:25
R4D
Mallick Dana
.
8/30/63
.
2
Thompson
0:04:42
R4D
Mallick Dana
.
9/3/63
.
2
Thompson
0:04:50
R4D
Mallick Dana
.
10/7/63
.
1
Thompson
0:01:26
R4D
Butchart/Dana
.
10/9/63
.
1
Thompson
0:01:51
R4D
Haise/McKay
.
10/15/63
.
1
Thompson
0:02:20
R4D
Butchart/?
.
10/23/63
.
1
Thompson
0:03 :00
R4D
Butchart/McKay
.
10/25/63
.
2
Thompson
0:03:52
R4D
Butchart/Mallick
.
11/8/63
.
3
Thompson
0:07:45
R4D
Mallick
McKay/Butchart
.
12/3/63
.
1
Thompson
0:01:00
R4D
Dana/Mallick
.
12/3/63
.
1
Yeager
0:01:35
R4D
Dana/Mallick
.
12/3/63
.
2
Peterson
0:03:15
R4D
Dana/Mallick
Broke Main Wheels
1/29/64
.
2
Thompson
.
R4D
Dana/McKay
.
1/29/64
.
2
Peterson
0:04:44
R4D
Dana/McKay
.
1/29/64
.
2
Yeager
.
R4D
Dana/McKay
.
1/30/64
.
2
Yeager
.
R4D
Dana/McKay
.
[194] 1/30/64
.
2
Mallick
.
R4D
Dana/McKay
.
2/28/64
.
2
Thompson
.
R4D
Butchart/Peterson
.
3/30/64
.
1
Peterson
0:02:25
R4D
Butchart/Kluever
Fired Landing Rocket
4/9/64
.
2
Thompson
.
R4D
Butchart/Kluever
.
4/9/64
.
3
Peterson
0:08:00
R4D
Butchart/Kluever
.
5/19/64
.
2
Peterson
0:04:08
R4D
Butchart/McKay
Rocket Landing Asst.
6/3/64
.
1
Thompson
.
R4D
Dana/Peterson
.
7/24/64
.
3
Peterson
0:06:50
R4D
Dana/Haise
2-Flts, Rockets Used
8/18 64
.
1
Thompson
.
R4D
Dana/Peterson
.
8/21/64
.
4
Thompson
.
R4D
Dana/Haise/Walker
.
2/16/65
.
1
Thompson
.
R4D
Dana/Peterson
Airspeed Calib.
5/27/65
.
4
Thompson
.
R4D
Butchart/Haise
.
5/27/65
.
3
Sorlie
0:06:00
R4D
Butchart/Peterson
.
5/28/65
.
1
Thompson
.
R4D
Haise/Peterson
.
5/28/65
.
2
Sorlie
0:04:30
R4D
Peterson/Haise
.
7/16/65
.
1
Thompson
.
R4D
Haise/Kluever
.
7/16 65
.
1
Dana
.
R4D
Haise/Kluever
.
7/1665
.
1
Gentry
0:00:09
R4D
Haise/Kluever
1st Slow Roll
8/30/65
.
3
Thompson
.
R4D
Peterson/Haise
.
8/31/65
.
1
Thompson
.
R4D
Hose/Peterson
.
10/6/65
.
2
Thompson
.
R4D
Peterson/Haise
.
10/8/65
.
1
Thompson
.
R4D
Haise/Peterson
.
3/28 66
.
2
Thompson
.
R4D
Peterson/Butchart
.
8/4/66
.
1
Peterson
0:02:00
R4D
Butchart/Fulton
.
8/5/66
.
3
Peterson
0:04:00
R4D
Butchart/Fulton
.
8/10/66
.
.
Gentry
.
PONTIAC
.
Final CarTow
8/16/66
.
1
Gentry
.
R4D
Butchart/Fulton
2nd Slow Roll
8/18/66
Project Cancelled by Paul
Bikle
Note: There were approximately 400 tows by the Pontiac, but not all of them were recorded
Compiled by Betty Love, converted to Pagemaker format by Dennis DaCruz.
Veh.
Date
Pilot
Mach Number
Miles Per Hour*
Altitude
Remark.
.
M2-F2
7/12/66
Thompson
0.646
452
45,000
First Lifting Body (L B)
Free-flight
M2-F2
7/19/66
Thompson
0.598
394
45,000
.
M2-F2
8/12/66
Thompson
0.619
430
45,000
.
M2-F2
8/24/66
Thompson
0.676
446
45,000
.
M2-F2
9/2/66
Thompson
0.707
466
45,000
Thompson's last L/B flight,
360 degree approach
M2-F2
9/16/66
Peterson
0.705
466
45,000
Peterson's 1st L/B
flight
M2-F2
9/20/66
Sorlie
0.635
421
45,000
Sorlie's 1st L/B
flight
M2-F2
9/22/66
Peterson
0.661
436
45,000
.
M2-F2
9/12/66
Sorlie
0.672
443
45,000
.
M2-F2
10/5/66
Sorlie
0.615
430
45,0 0
Sorlie's last L/B
flight
M2-F2
10/12/66
Gentry
0.662
436
45,000
Gentry's 1st L/B
flight
M2-F2
10/26 66
Gentry
0.605
399
45,000
.
M2-F2
11/14/66
Gentry
0.681
445
45,000
.
M2-F2
11/21/66
Gentry
0.695
457
45,000
.
HL-10
12/22/66
Peterson
0.693
457
45,000
Limit Cycle/Flow Unmodified
HL-10
M2-F2
5/2/67
Gentry
0.623
411
45,000
.
M2-F2
5/10/67
Peterson
0.612
403
45,000
Peterson's last L/B Flight;
Landing Accident
HL-10
3/15/68
Gentry
0.609
425
45,000
Mod II- Gentry's 1st HL-10
flight
HL-10
4/3/68
Gentry
0.690
455
45,000
.
HL-10
4 25/68
Gentry
0 697
459
45,000
.
HL-10
5/3/68
Gentry
0.688
454
45,000
.
HL-10
5/16/68
Gentry
0.678
447
45,000
.
[196]
HL-10
5/28/68
Manke
0.657
434
45,000
Manke's 1st L/B
flight
HL-10
6/11/68
Manke
0.635
433
45,000
.
HL-10
6/21/68
Gentry
0.637
435
45,000
.
HL-10
9/24/68
Gentry
0.682
449
45,000
XLR-II Engine
Installed
HL-10
10/3/68
Manke
0.714
471
45,000
.
HL-10
10/23/68
Gentry
0.666
449
39,700
1st Powered Flt., Eng.
Malf., Landed Rosamond
HL-10
11/13/68
Manke
0.840
524
42,650
3 Tries to Light
Engine
HL-10
12/9/68
Gentry
0.870
542
47,420
.
X-24A
4/17/69
Gentry
0.718
474
45,000
Glide Flight
HL-10
4/17/69
Manke
0.994
605
52,740
.
HL-10
4/25/69
Dana
0.701
462
45,000
Dana's 1st L/B
Flight
X-24A
5/8/69
Gentry
0.693
457
45,000
Glide Flight
HL-10
5/9/69
Manke
1.127
744
53,300
1st Supersonic L/B
Flight
HL-10
5/20/69
Dana
0.904
596
49,100
.
HL-10
5/28/69
Manke
1.236
815
62,200
.
HL-10
6/6/69
Hoag
0.665
452
45,000
Hoag's 1st L/B
Flight
HL-10
6/19/69
Manke
1.398
922
64,100
.
HL-10
7/23/69
Dana
1.271
839
63,800
.
HL-10
8/6/69
Manke
1.540
1020
76,100
1st 4-chambered
Flight
X-24A
8/21/69
Gentry
0.718
436
40,000
Glide Flight
HL-10
9/3/69
Dana
1.446
958
77,96O
.
X-24A
9/9/69
Gentry
0.594
402
40,000
.
HL-10
9/18/69
Manke
1.256
833
79,190
.
X-24A
9/24/69
Gentry
0.596
396
40,000
Glide Fight
HL-10
9/30/69
Hoag
0.924
609
53,750
.
X-24A
10/22/69
Manke
0.537
337
40,000
Manke's 1st X-24
Flight
[197]
HL-10
10/27/69
Dana
1.577
1,041
60,610
.
HL-10
11/3/69
Hoag
1.396
921
64,120
.
X-24A
11/13/69
Gentry
0.646
427
45,000
Glide Flight
HL-10
11/17/69
Dana
1.594
1,052
64,590
.
HL-10
11/21/69
Hoag
1.432
952
79,280
.
X-24A
11/25/69
Gentry
0.685
454
45,000
Glide Flight
HL-10
12/12/69
Dana
1.310
871
79,960
.
HL-10
1/19/70
Hoag
1.310
869
86,660
.
HL-10
1/26/70
Dana
1.351
897
87,684
.
HL-10
2/18/70
Hoag
1.861
1228
67,310
Fastest L/B flight
X-24A
2/24/70
Gentry
0.771
509
47,000
.
HL-10
2/27/70
Dana
1.314
870
90,803
Highest L/B flight
X-24A
3/19/70
Gentry
0.855
571
44,400
1st Powered X-24
Flight
X-24A
4/2/70
Manke
0.866
571
58,700
.
X-24A
4/22/70
Gentry
0.925
610
57,700
.
X-24A
5/14/70
Manke
0.748
494
44,600
Only 2 Chambers lit
M2-F3
6/2/70
Dana
0.688
469
45,000
1st M2-F3 Flight
HL-10
6/11/70
Hoag
0.744
503
45,000
Lift Drag Powered
Approach
X-24A
6/17/70
Manke
0.990
653
61,000
..
HL-10
7/17/70
Hoag
0.733
499
45,000
Hoag's/HL-10's Last
Flight
M2-F3
7/21/70
Dana
0.660
440
45,000
.
X-24A
7/28/70
Gentry
0.938
619
53,100
.
X-24A
8/11/70
Manke
0.986
651
63,900
.
X-24A
8/26/70
Gentry
0.694
458
41,500
Only 2 Chambers lit
X-24A
10/14/70
Manke
1.186
784
67,900
1st Supersonic X-24
Flight
X-24A
10/27/70
Manke
1.357
899
71,400
Highest X-24 Flight
M2-F3
11/2/70
Dana
0.630
429
45,000
.
X-24A
11/20/70
Gentry
1.370
905
67,600
.
[198]
M2-F3
11/25/70
Dana
0.809
534
51,900
1st M2-F3 Powered
Flight
X-24A
1/21/71
Manke
1.030
679
57,900
.
X-24A
2/4/71
Powell
0.659
435
45,080
Powell's 1st L/B
Flight
M2-F3
2/9/71
Gentry
0.707
469
45,000
M2-F3/Last L/B
Flights
X-24A
2/18/71
Manke
1.511
998
67,400
.
M2-F3
2/26/71
Dana
0.773
510
45,000
Only 2 Chambers Lit
X-24A
3/8/71
Powell
1.002
661
56,900
.
X-24A
3/29/71
Manke
1.600
1,036
70,500
Fastest X-24 Flight
X-24A
5/12/71
Powell
1.389
918
70,900
Delayed Light of Rocket
Chamber
X-24A
5/25/71
Manke
1.191
786
65,300
Only 3 Chambers Lit
X-24A
6/4/71
Manke
0.817
539
54,400
Only 2 Chambers Lit/last
X-24 A Flight
M2-F3
7/23/71
Dana
0.930
614
60,500
.
M2-F3
8/9/71
Dana
0.974
643
62,000
.
M2-F3
8/25/71
Dana
1.095
723
67,300
1st Supersonic M2-F3
Flight
M2-F3
9/24/71
Dana
0.728
480
42,000
Engine Malfunction, Fire,
Rosamond Landing
M2-F3
11/15/71
Dana
0.739
487
45,080
New Jettison Location
Checkout
M2-F3
12/1/71
Dana
1.274
343
70,800
.
M2-F3
12/16/71
Dana
0.811
535
46,800
Only 2 Chambers Lit
M2-F3
7/25/72
Dana
0.989
652
60,900
1st Command Augmentation
System Flight
M2-F3
8/11/72
Dana
1.101
726
67,200
.
M2-F3
8/24/72
Dana
1.266
335
66,700
.
M2-F3
9/12/72
Dana
0.880
531
46,000
Engine Malfunction, Small
Fire
M2-F3
9127/72
Dana
1.340
885
66,700
.
M2-F3
10/5/72
Dana
1.370
904
66,300
100th Lifting Body
Flight
[199]
M2-F3
10/19/72
Manke
0.905
597
47,100
Manke's 1st M2-F3
Flight
M2-F3
11/1/72
Manke
1.213
803
71,300
.
M2-F3
11/9/72
Powell
0.906
597
46,800
Powell's 1st M2-F3
Flight
M2-F3
11/21/72
Manke
1.435
947
66,700
Planned Rosamond Lakebed
Landing
M2-F3
11/29/72
Powell
1.348
890
67,500
.
M2-F3
12/6/72
Powell
1.191
786
68,300
Planned Rosamond Lakebed
Landing
M2-F3
12/13/72
Dana
1.613
1,064
66,700
Fastest M2/Used L/D
Rockets
M2-F3
12/20/72
Manke
1.294
856
71,500
Highest and last M2-F3
Flight
X-24B
8/1/73
Manke
0.640
460
40,000
First Glide Flight of
X-24B
X-24B
8/17/73
Manke
0.650
449
45,000
.
X-24B
8 /31/73
Manke
0.716
495
45,000
.
X-24B
9/18 73
Manke
0.687
450
45,000
.
X-24B
10/4 73
Love
0.704
461
45,000
Love's 1st L/B
Flight
X-24B
11/15/73
Manke
0.930
598
52,764
1st X-24B Powered
Flight
X-24B
1212/73
Manke
0.987
645
63,031
.
X-24B
2/15/74
Love
0.696
456
45,000
.
X-24B
3/5/74
Manke
1.086
708
60,334
1st X-24B Supersonic
Flight
X-24B
4/30/74
Love
0.876
578
52,040
Love's 1st Powered
Flight
X-24B
5/24 74
Manke
1.140
753
55,979
.
X-24B
6/14/74
Love
1.228
810
65,512
.
X-24B
6/28/74
Manke
1.391
920
68,150
.
X-24B
8/8/74
Love
1.541
1,022
73,380
.
X-24B
8/29/74
Manke
1.098
727
72,440
.
X-24B
10/25/74
Love
1.752
1,164
72,150
Max. Speed/X-24B
Flight
X-24B
11/15/74
Manke
1.615
1,070
72,060
.
X-24B
12/17/74
Love
1.535
1,036
68,780
.
X-24B
1/14/75
Manke
1.748
1,157
72,787
.
[200]
X-24B
3 20/75
Love
1.443
955
70,373
.
X-24B
4/18/75
Manke
1.204
795
57,900
.
X-24B
5/6/75
Love
1.444
958
73,400
.
X-24B
5/22/75
Manke
1.633
1,084
74,100
.
X-24B
6/6/75
Love
1.677
1,110
72,100
.
X-24B
6/25/75
Manke
1.343
887
58,000
.
X-24B
7/15/75
Love
1.585
1,047
69,480
.
X-24B
8/5/75
Manke
1.190
773
60,000
1st Runway Landing/Manke's
Last Flight
X-24B
8/20/75
Love
1.548
1,010
72,000
Runway Landing/Love's Last
Flight
X-24B
9/9/75
Dana
1.481
990
71,000
.
X-24B
9/23/75
Dana
1.157
780
58,000
Last Rocket Flight/Dana's
Last Flight
X-24B
10/9/75
Enevoldson
0.705
450
45,000
Enevoldson's 1st L/B
Flight
X-24B
10/21/75
Scobee
0.696
462
45,000
Scobee's 1st L/B
Flight
X-24B
11/3/75
McMurtry
0.702
456
45,000
McMurtry's 1st L/B
Flight
X-24B
11/12/75
Enevoldson
0.702
456
45,000
Enevoldson's Last L/B
Flight
X-24B
11/19/75
Scobee
0.700
460
45,000
Scobee's Last L/B
Flight
X-24B
11/26 75
McMurtry
0.713
450
45,000
McMutry's Last L/B Flight
/Last X-24B Flight
* Approximate
Assembled from a compilation by Jack Kolf and Appendix N of Richard P. Hallion, On the Frontier: Flight Research at Dryden, 1946-1981 (Washington, D.C.: NASA SP-4303, 1984); formatted in Pagemaker by Dennis DaCruz.