TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report:	June 30, 1999
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:		TCAA/TDMA Saab 340b
	b) Aircraft registration:	N343AS/N344AS
	c) Aircraft filename:		TCATDMAS3408.ZIP
	d) S340B-98.AIR file date:	October 25, 1998
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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:		875m	

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess: 	120
		b) Calculated:  	117 

4)	Climb: 			Airspeed & feet per minute. KIAS/fpm
		a) To 5000'		2500 fpm/ 90% N1/160kIAS
		b) Under 10000' climb: 	2000 fpm/ 90% N1/ 160kIAS
		c) Over 10000'climb: 	1500 fpm/ 90% N1


***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

5)	Endurance (range):		1350nm

6)	Overspeed clacker: 		209 kIAS at FL250

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL250:  200 kIAS

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: 80%


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

9)	Descent:	145 kIAS/ 3500fpm - with all flap		


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


11)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel: 122 kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 120 kIAS

12)	Landing distance: 	650m	


***			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 - 	102 clean, 90 dirty.
	b)  30% fuel - 	 96 clean, 86 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 No 2 engine at 110 kIAS on t/o run. Strong pull to the right.
	Corrected with rudder and rotated. Climbout ~ 250fpm to 900 feet.
	Landed ok.

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	Used Eric Ernst panel for the test.

2)	Used data found in s340b-om.zip by Egbert Drenth (found in 
	Flightsim.com) for comparison purposes. The numbers I got are
	quite close to the Operating Manual data.

3)	I noticed during stall tests that the flaps produce a lot of drag!
	I used full throttle to keep 135 kIAS at 7500 feet with all flaps out
	and gear down!!!!

4)	The TCA Alaska & TDM Alaska Saab 340b use the same AIR file.