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 DC9
	b) Aircraft registration:	CN991SU
	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:		3450nm

2)	Take-off distance(metres):	2600m
	Landing distance(metres): 	1100m

3)	Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS):
	a) Educated guess:	170
	b) Calculated:		182 * See Note 1

4)	Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm):220/4000fpm to 10000 feet
					then 300/2500fpm to cruise altitude.

5)	Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS: M 0.84

6)	Behavior under AP(OK/Not OK).
	a) Speed AP.		OK
	b) Altitude AP.		OK, but hunts a little.
	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, FL310 (Mach number or KIAS).	0.84 mach

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:	77%=M0.82

9)	Stall speed (KIAS). 
	a) 100% fuel:	Clean 160, Dirty 140
	b)  30% fuel:	Clean 142, Dirty 124

10)	Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS):	157 KIAS

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

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

13)	Landing speed(KIAS):
	a)  30% fuel:	157 KIAS
	b)  15% fuel:	154 KIAS

14)	Take-off with some engines out of service: Shut down No.1 engine
	at 160, slight push to port. Rotated ok but climb rate poor -
	800fpm max. Otherwise it is easy enough to handle in the air 
	and land again.

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	Vr on real a/c is 145 KIAS, so the conversion is out by a good 
	margin - 35 knots!

2)	The aircraft feels like a "heavy"!

3)	I used the DC9 v2 panel by D.Durst/M.Vidal during the testing. 
	Lovely!

4)	Anybody know if aircraft range is near correct??