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:		Sabena B737-200A
	b) Aircraft registration:	OO-206
	c) Aircraft filename:		B7372SAB.ZIP

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:		800m	

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess: 	135 kIAS
		b) Calculated:  	139 kIAS

4)	Climb: 			Airspeed & feet per minute. KIAS/fpm
		
		Under 10000' climb: 	90% N1 / 250 kIAS / 4500 fpm
		Over 10000'climb: 	90% N1 / 290 kIAS / 3000 fpm


***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

5)	Endurance (range): 		3250nm

6)	Overspeed clacker: 

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL310:		Mach 0.81

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: Mach 0.74/FL310 = 70%


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

9)	Descent:	170 kIAS/4500fpm		


10)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS):	130 kIAS


11)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel: 130 kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 125 kIAS

12)	Landing distance: 	450m	


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


13)	Behavior under AP: (OK or not)!
	a) Speed AP.		OK
	b) Altitude AP.		OK - very steady at cruise altitude.!
	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 - 	117 clean, 107 dirty
	b)  30% fuel -  102 clean, 92 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 1 engine at 120 kIAS. Medium push to left easily 
	corrected with rudder. Rotated, climb out ok - 500 - 100 fpm.
	Landed ok.

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	Used Used David Durst B737-200 panel v3.5 for the test.