TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report:
Tested by:	Philip M Wafer
		TCA #2302
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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

	a) Aircraft name:
	b) Aircraft registration:
	c) Aircraft Filename:

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SECTION B: (FS98 only aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name:		Royal B737-200
	b) Aircraft registration:	C-FNAP
	c) Aircraft filename:		ROY737P.ZIP

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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: 	140kIAS
		b) Calculated:  	135kIAS

4)	Climb: 			Airspeed & feet per minute. KIAS/fpm
		a) Initial Climb: (Under 3000')
		b) Under 10000' climb:	2700fpm/90%N1/250kIAS 
		c) Over 10000'climb: 	1200fpm/90%N1/300kIAS
		d) Over 20000'climb:	500fpm

***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

5)	Endurance (range): nm	1900

6)	Overspeed clacker: Mach 0.84

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL310 (FL200 for turbo-props):  Mach 0.70

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: 83% = Mach 0.74


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

9)	Descent:	500fpm/180kIAS/all flap & airbrake.		


10)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS):	130kIAS


11)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel: 130kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 

12)	Landing distance: 	800m	


***			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.		Tried it once. See Note 2


14)	Stall speed: (KIAS)
	a) 100% fuel - 130 kIAS clean, 104 kIAS dirty.
	b)  30% fuel - 117 kIAS clean, 92 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


***			EMERGENCY SITUATIONS 		


17)	Take-off with some engines out of service:
	Killed No1 engine at 120 knots. Pull to the left but can be 
	compensated with rudder. T/O ok, climbout slow, but reached 
	1500 feet and 220 knots. Landed ok.


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	The visual model is excellent!
		

2)	Tried the "Land Me" feature. It left me in the drink a few miles short
	of the runway..........:-((. I must learn how to use it!!