TCA Aircraft Testing Department.



Jet/turboprop/large prop aircraft Test Report (v3.0):
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Date of report:	June 15, 2000	 
Tested by:	Philip M.Wafer
		TCA#2302

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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

	a) Aircraft name:		
	b) Aircraft registration: 	
	a) Aircraft archive filename:	

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SECTION B: (FS2000 only aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name: 		TCA A310-300
	b) Aircraft registration: 	PJ-7002
	c) Aircraft archive filename:	TCA-A310.ZIP
	d) *.AIR filedate:		May 29, 2000
	e) *.MDL filedate:		October 8, 1999

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	1400m

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	

		a) 150 kIAS

		b) 143 kIAS

3)	Climb: 	
	a)	3500fpm / 90% N1 / 250 kIAS to 10000 feet
	b)	1700fpm / 90% N1 / 300 kIAS 10-20000 feet
	c)	1000fpm / 90% N1 / 300 kIAS 20-25000 feet
	d)	 700fpm / 90% N1 / 300 kIAS 25 - 28000 feet
	e)	 400fpm / 90% N1 / 28000 feet to cruise alt & speed	

		

***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

4)	Endurance/Range test: 3500nm based on Line 2042/FL370/ Mach 0.78
	

5)	Overspeed clacker: Mach 0.84
	

6)	Speed @ 80% N1: Mach 0.68 at FL370

7)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:	84%/FL370/m0.78
				high speed cruise:	92%/FL370/m0.82

***			LANDING PARAMETERS

8)	Descent:	4500fpm/ 220 kIAS		


9)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS): 140 kIAS
		

10)	Landing speed, 30% fuel(KIAS):	140 kIAS
		

11)	Landing distance:	600m 	


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


12)	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.		ok


13)	Stall speed: (KIAS)
	a) 100% fuel - 142 clean, 110 dirty
	b)  30% fuel - 128 clean, 100 dirty


14)	Turns AP ON - (OK or not?)
	a) Level turns		ok
	b) Climbing turns.	ok
	c) Descending turns.	ok

15)	Turns AP OFF - (OK or not?)
	a) Level turns		ok
	b) Climbing turns.	ok
	c) Descending turns.	ok



Fuel usage:

16)	Fuel Capacity:	13440 gallons 

17)	Take-off & Climbout:	1900 gallons/33 minutes to FL370 

18)	Cruise:		1260 gal/hr/FL370/m0.78
			1660 gal/hr/FL370/m0.82 

19)	Descent: 	350 gallons/21 minutes - FL370 to 1500 feet.
	


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

*)	Easy to fly, plenty of power.

*)	Plenty of moving parts on this, transparent cockpit window, animated
	flaps, animated gear, animated spoilers, moving rudder, moving 
	elevator, moving ailerons. I like the inboard ailerons, unusual.

*)	Take off and landing runs feel a bit short for the size of the aircraft.

*)	I used a default FS panel for the test.