TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report:	March 31, 2000
Tested by:	Philip M Wafer
		TCA #2302
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SECTION A: N/A

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SECTION B: (aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name:		TCA B757-200 (new) "Maryse Conde"
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-TMC
	c) Aircraft filename:		TCA-757.ZIP
	d) Aircraft *.AIR file date:	752-23.AIR	Feb 18, 2000
	e) Aircraft *.MDL file date:	PF757-PW.MDL	Nov 30, 1999

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	1500m

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess:	145 Kias
		b) Calculated:  	122 kIAS see Remarks.

4)	Climb: 			Airspeed & feet per minute. KIAS/fpm
		a) Initial Climb: 	1800fpm to 250 kIAS
		b) Under 10000' climb:	90% N1/ 3000fpm/ 250 kIAS 
		c) 10 - 15000' climb: 	90% N1/ 2000fpm/ 300 kIAS
		d) 15 - 20000' climb:	90% N1/ 1600fpm/ 300 kIAS
		e) to 30000' climb:	90% N1/ 1000fpm/ 300 kIAS

***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

5)	Endurance (range): 3450nm

6)	Overspeed clacker: Mach 0.86

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL350:	Mach 0.69

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: Mach 0.80 = 91% N1 at FL350


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

9)	Descent:	4000fpm/190 Kias	


10)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS):	114


11)	Landing speed (KIAS):	
		a)  30% fuel: 	114 kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 

12)	Landing distance:	700m 	


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


13)	Behavior under AP: (OK or not)!
	a) Speed AP.		ok
	b) Altitude AP.		ok
	c) Heading AP.		ok
	d) NAV1 AP.		ok
	e) Back course AP.	ok
	f) Approach AP.		ok
	g) Autoland.		n/a


14)	Stall speed: (KIAS)
	a) 100% fuel - 	118 kIAS clean, 94 dirty
	b)  30% fuel - 	105 kIAS clean, 80 kIAS dirty


15)	Turns AP ON - (OK or not?)
	a) Level turns		ok
	b) Climbing turns.	ok
	c) Descending turns.	ok

16)	Turns AP OFF - (OK or not?)
	a) Level turns		ok
	b) Climbing turns.	ok
	c) Descending turns.	ok



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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	This aircraft was tested in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Pro.	

2)	Actual speed the aircraft rotated is higher than the calculated one.
	I tried to rotate at 122 kIAS but the aircraft only began to pitch up
	when above 140 kIAS, leaving the ground at about 150 kIAS.

3)	Stall speeds appear low for the size of the aircraft.

4)	Whilst in approach, around the 120 kIAS with 30 % fuel and full flap,
	the attitude of the aircraft is fairly neutral. For proper pitch control
	a higher speed is preferably.

5)	The visual model is good. Rotating fans and transparent cockpit window 
	enhance the realism. I like the passenger window graphics where some 
	blinds are pulled, some not.

6)	The docs are of the HTML type, of which we see more and more of these 
	days!  Very good.