TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report: (v3.2)

Date of Report:	March 21, 2001
Tested by:	Philip M. Wafer
		TCA#2302
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SECTION A: N/A

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SECTION B: (aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name:		TCA B737-300	
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-JMS
	c) Aircraft filename:		tcaboeing737-300.zip
	d) Aircraft *.AIR file date:	PF-B737-300.AIR		Jan 14, 2001 22:17
	e) Aircraft *.MDL file date:	PF7373.MDL		Dec 18, 2000 13:25

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	1050m

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess:	140 kIAS
		b) Calculated: 		128 kIAS

3)	Climb schedule: 
	to 10000 feet :-	90% N1/250 kIAS/3000fpm 
	10-15000 feet :-	90% N1/300 kIAS/2500fpm
	15-20000 feet :-	90% N1/300 kIAS/1800fpm
	20-25000 feet :-	90% N1/300 kIAS/1200fpm
	25-28000 feet :-	90% N1/Mach 0.70/700fpm
	28-31000 feet :-	90% N1/Mach 0.70/500fpm
	31-33000 feet :-	90% N1/Mach 0.70/250fpm	


***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

4)	Endurance (range): 	2700nm

5)	Overspeed clacker:	Cannot reach at cruise altitude.

6)	Speed @ 80% N1, 	Mach 0.68

7)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:
		Mach 0.74 / FL330 / 85% N1


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

8)	Descent:	default 1200fpm


9)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS):	125 kIAS


10)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel:	112 kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 

11)	Landing distance: 	1000m


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


12)	Behavior under AP: (OK or not)!
	a) Speed AP.		sensitive
	b) Altitude AP.		bumpy
	c) Heading AP.		ok
	d) NAV1 AP.		ok
	e) Back course AP.	ok
	f) Approach AP.		ok
	g) Autoland.		n/a


13)	Stall speed: (KIAS)
	a) 100% fuel - 		135 kIAS clean, 98 kIAS dirty.
	b)  30% fuel - 		120 kIAS clean, 97 kIAS dirty.


14)	Turns AP ON - (OK or not?)
	a) Level turns		30° bank, roll quite abrupt.
	b) Climbing turns.	ditto
	c) Descending turns.	ditto

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

16)	Fuel burn:
	a) Fuel Capacity:			= 5311 gallons
	b) Take-off & climb out to FL330 	= 190nm/30 minutes/680 gallons.		
	c) Cruise :		FL330/m0.74 	= 734 gallons/hr.
	d) Descent :		FL330 to land 	= 25 minutes/120nm/240 gallons.		


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

*)	Hardware = PIII 450/128Mb RAM/ GEForce 256 DDR

*)	FS screen resolution used = 1280 x 1024 x 16bit

*)	This aircraft was tested in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Pro.

*)	This is Patrick Hannas' repaint of the newest Project Freeware
	Boeing B737-300

*)	The default 737 panel was used during testing.

*)	Very abrupt roll on large heading changes.

*)	If climbing steeply to cruise altitude at the lighter weights,
	the leveling off is noticable abrupt. Passengers could end up
	on the ceiling. I'd recommend reducing the VS to less than 1000fpm 
	when within 2000 feet of the desired cruise altitude.

*)	At cruise altitude & speed the aircraft appears to bump up &
	down occasionally, instead of the slight wallowing or drift up & down
	usually seen.

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