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:		TCA DC3
	b) Aircraft registration:	CN233TCA 
	c) Aircraft Filename:

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SECTION B: (FS98 only aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name:
	b) File name:

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)

1)	Endurance (range)NM:		1600nm

2)	Take-off distance(metres):	600m
	Landing distance(metres): 	330m

3)	Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS):
	a) Educated guess:	80 KIAS
	b) Calculated:		78 KIAS

4)	Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm):1000fpm/105kias to 5000 feet.

5)	Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS:

6)	Behavior under AP(OK/Not OK).
	a) Speed AP.		N/A
	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

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL120 (Mach number or KIAS). 144 KIAS

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:	90%

9)	Stall speed (KIAS). 
	a) 100% fuel:	clean 65/ dirty 60
	b)  30% fuel:	clean 56/ dirty 52

10)	Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS):	78 KIAS

11)	Turns AP ON - (OK/Not OK):
	a) Level turns.		See note
	b) Climbing turns.	OK
	c) Descending turns.	OK

12)	Turns AP OFF - (OK/Not OK):
	a) Level turns.		See note.
	b) Climbing turns.	See note.
	c) Descending turns.	See note.

13)	Landing speed(KIAS):
	a)  30% fuel:	78 KIAS
	b)  15% fuel:	77 KIAS

14)	Take-off with some engines out of service: Shut down the port
	engine at 80 knots. a/c then had a small push to port, easily 
	corrected. Got off the ground, wheels up immediately, climb
	rate very small, maybe 50 -100 fpm. Very gentle turns are the
	order of the day if you don't want deceleration (see Note 1). 

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	Turning - this a/c seems to lose speed more than one would expect
	when turning. While doing manual turns one needs to be vigilant
	as the a/c rolls back and forth if the joystick is centred. This 
	effect is quite pronounced. It makes manual line-up with runway
	difficult.

2)	Range test was done on the Bermuda to Orlando run. Whilst the a/c
	has the range to do this I didn't feel happy to attempt a higher
	altitude than 12000 feet. Real life C-47 variant of this a/c is 
	capable of a ceiling of 24000 feet and 270 knots. I was able to 
	cruise at  150 KIAS.

3)	I used "deesee3.zip" from flightsin.com as the panel and the 
	sound files from "Cc-129d.ZIP".