TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report: (v3.1)

Date of Report:	January 1, 2001
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 DC9-34 ("Castries")
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-DIB
	c) Aircraft filename:		9_tcapf2k.exe
	d) Aircraft *.AIR file date:	dc9-34f17.air  	June 28, 2000
	e) Aircraft *.MDL file date:	pf-dc930.mdl	December 11, 2000

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	1250m

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess:	145 kIAS
		b) Calculated: 		123 kIAS

4)	Climb: 			Airspeed & feet per minute. KIAS/fpm
		to 10000' =	250 kIAS/90%N1/2300fpm
	     10 to 15000' =	280 kIAS/90%N1/1500fpm
	     15 to 20000' =	280 kIAS/90%N1/1200fpm
	     20 to 25000' = 	280 kIAS/90%N1/800fpm
	     25 to 29000' =	280 kIAS/90%N1/500fpm
	     29 to 31000' =	280 kIAS/90%N1/300fpm


***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

5)	Endurance (range): 	~2500nm

6)	Overspeed clacker:	Mach 0.84

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, 	Mach 0.60

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: FL310/Mach0.78 = 90%N1


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

9)	Descent:	default 1500fpm


10)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS):	122 kIAS


11)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel:	112 kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 

12)	Landing distance: 	550m


***			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 - 		130 kIAS clean, 94 kIAS dirty.
	b)  30% fuel - 		115 kIAS clean, 86 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

17)	Fuel burn:
	a) Take-off & climb out to FL310:	32 mins/190nm/725 gallons.		
	b) Cruise :				FL310/M0.78/90%N1= 725 gallons/hour
	c) Descent to landing:			120nm/28 mins/208 gallons.			


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

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

*)	I used Paul Goldings excellent MD80 panel during tests.

*)	Nice visual model with night textures, moving surfaces etc.

*)	Trimmed up to +10 (as per Paul Goldings  panel indication) for
	MGTOW take-off. a/c rotated about 125 knots, lift off about 140 kIAS.