TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report: 5.12.98
Tested by: Marco Pacagnella #2459
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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: TCA ALASKA MDD MD82
	b) Aircraft registration: N821AS
	c) Aircraft filename: tcaamd828.ZIP

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	1570 m (10° flap)

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess: KIAS  150
		b) Calculated:  183  (docs: 143)

4)	Climb: 			Airspeed & feet per minute. KIAS/fpm
		a) Initial Climb: (Under 3000') 170 KIAS/3500 fpm
		b) Under 10000' climb: 250 KIAS /1500 fpm
		c) Over 10000'climb:  300 KIAS /1000 fpm


***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

5)	Endurance (range): 3000 nm

6)	Overspeed clacker: Mach number/KIAS  M.84

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL310 (FL200 for turbo-props):  M.76

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


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

9)	Descent:	270 KIAS /1800 fpm over FL100; without spoiler
			250 KIAS/ 1300 fpm under FL100	without spoiler
			No continuus spoiler applicable

10)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS): 140


11)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel: 125 KIAS (Calc 150) 
		b)  15% fuel: 120 KIAS

12)	Landing distance: 	600 m


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


13)	Behavior under AP: (OK or not)!
	a) Speed AP.	OK (a little slow)
	b) Altitude AP. OK
	c) Heading AP.	OK
	d) NAV1 AP.	OK
	e) Back course AP. OK
	f) Approach AP. OK
	g) Autoland.	NO


14)	Stall speed: (KIAS)
	a) 100% fuel - clean 161 (!) dirty 120 
	b)  30% fuel - clean 150 (!) dirty 112


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:
	I shot down engine 1 durind a 10° flap Take off at 130 knots, 
	the plane seems very slow to arrive to VR (TO run became 2500 m)
	after this the plane climb easyly, I had to take care to let him 
	speed up before climb out at a remarkable 160 KIAS /1000 fpm !
	Quite easy to control with rudder on live engine side, even if the AP
	is not good to keep heading ! Manual landing is been carried out with 30° 
	flap and 75% fuel (max landing where docs reports Vref=141 Knots with such 
	flap position); the engine seems not enough powerful to keep a full flap position,
	than I decided to land with 30°. 


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:
		

1)	Docs are very good, with VR/Vref for all wheights and Flap positions !
	There is also a Vref for a no flap landing, in case of flaps malfunction!
	I carried it out (at Cape canaveral Shuttle Landing facility!), and Vref of
	210 Kts (for a 50% fuel, I tested) seems good.

2)	The stall speed seems high, Ade shows 138 ?!

3)	The plane is quite good, seems a good climber, but be careful because it is a 
	brick to accelerate !!

4)	I suggest to use Eric Ernst MD83 panel, that is my favourite panel of all.