TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report: 	June 22, 1998
Tested by: 		Marco Pacagnella 
			TCA #2459
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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

	a) Aircraft name: 		A319-100 (PF) "Isle of S. Maatens
	b) Aircraft registration: 	PJ-319TC
	c) Aircraft Filename: 		tcaa3192.zip

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SECTION B: (FS98 only aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name:
	b) File name: n/a

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)

1)	Endurance (range)NM: 		2270 nm

2)	Take-off distance(metres): 	1400 m
	Landing distance(metres):  	550 m

3)	Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS): 
	a) Educated guess: 	145 KIAS
	b) Calculated: 		156 KIAS

4)	Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm): 1500fpm until 250 KIAS then 2800fpm/250 KIAS
		at FL100 1000fpm/300KIAS reduce to 500fpm at FL240

5)	Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS: M.82

6)	Behavior under AP(OK/Not OK).
	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		no

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL300 (Mach number or KIAS). M.68

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: 90% at M.74

9)	Stall speed (KIAS). 
	a) 100% fuel: Clean 127, Dirty 106
	b)  30% fuel: Clean 110, Dirty 98

10)	Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS): 145 KIAS

11)	Turns AP ON - (OK/Not OK):
	a) Level turns.		OK
	b) Climbing turns.	OK
	c) Descending turns.	OK

12)	Turns AP OFF - (OK/Not OK):
	a) Level turns.		OK
	b) Climbing turns.	OK
	c) Descending turns.	OK

13)	Landing speed(KIAS):
	a)  30% fuel:	135 KIAS
	b)  15% fuel:	130 KIAS

14)	Take-off with some engines out of service: OK, full rudder needed, climbs at 800 fpm
		easy to fly and to land: under AP it is possible to fly, but doesn't turn in
		direction of alive engine.

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	This is Project Freeware A319 for TCA, as you see in Hangar we have two A320 families
	(A319/320/321). External grafic is very good, if you put external view at 500 ft from 
	A/C you'll love it !

2)	The Air file (in common with other A319 by PF) is good, but A319 seems a little brick
	in High altitude climb and in cruise.
	I used a cruise at M.74 (N1 is 90% !) but docs suggest a M.78 that is too hight even
	for real plane. I suggest M.78 as High speed Cruise.
	
3)	It is my favourite plane.