TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Small single & twin prop aircraft test report.

Date of Report:	April 20, 1998
Tested by: 	Philip M. Wafer

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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

	a) Aircraft name:		TDM Dove 8
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-ABC
	b) Aircraft filename:		TDMDOVE8.ZIP

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SECTION B: (FS98 only aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft Filename:
	b) Aircraft name:

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)

1)	Endurance (range) NM:	450NM based on usage for Line 4010
	

2)	Take-off distance(metres):	800m
	Landing distance(metres):  	200m

3)	Rotation speed (Vr) (KIAS):
	a)"Educated" guess:	90 KIAS
	b) Calculated:		95 KIAS
	
4)	Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm): 140 KIAS/1200 fpm to 5000 feet

5)	Overspeed clacker(at cruise altitude) Mach number or KIAS: N/A

6)	Behavior under AP: (OK/Not OK)
	a) Speed AP.		N/A
	b) Altitude AP.		OK
	c) Heading AP.		OK
	d) NAV1 AP.		OK
	e) Back course AP.	OK
	f) Approach AP.		OK
	g) Autoland.		N/A

7)	Speed @ 80% power at cruise altitudes (Mach number or KIAS): 180 KIAS

8)	Power setting, economic cruise speed: "20" on manifold presure gauge.

9)	Stall speed (KIAS).
	a) 100% fuel:	84/73 KIAS
	b)  30% fuel:	77/69 KIAS

10)	Approach speed at 30% fuel (KIAS):	100 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:	100 KIAS
	b) 15% fuel:	100 KIAS

14)	Take-off with some engines out of service:	OK

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	800m seems a long take-off run. Acceleration not good??
2)	The aircraft "porpoises" sometimes on altitude hold.
3)	If an engine fails at rotation speed (Vr) then climb ability is 
	reduced to about 100 - 200 fpm.
4)	The range of this aircraft appears to be about half of that
	specified in the accompanying docs when converted to FS98.