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:		Beechcraft B1900D
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-BEE
	c) Aircraft filename:		B1900D.ZIP
	d) TCA1900D.AIR file date	June 20, 1999
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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	850m	

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess:	100 kIAS
		b) Calculated:  	130 kIAS (DOH!!)

4)	Climb: 			Airspeed & feet per minute. KIAS/fpm
		a) Initial Climb: (Under 3000')
		b) Under 10000' climb:	90% N1/200 kIAS/2300fpm
		c) To 15000'climb: 	90% N1/200 kIAS/1500fpm
		d) To 20000' climb:	90% N1/200 kIAS/1000fpm

***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

5)	Endurance (range): nm				1650nm

6)	Overspeed clacker: Mach number/KIAS		238 kIAS @ FL200

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL200:				195 kIAS

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: 	92% = 220 kIAS @ FL200


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

9)	Descent:	180 kIAS/ 3000fpm with all flap.		


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


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

12)	Landing distance: 	450m	


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


13)	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.		N/A


14)	Stall speed: (KIAS)
	a) 100% fuel - 103 kIAS clean, 93 kIAS dirty
	b)  30% fuel - 94 kIAS clean,  88 kIAS 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 110 kIAS on t/o run. Strong pull to left.
	corrected with rudder and rotated. Very slow climb out ~100fpm.
	Needed a lot of aileron correction to keep aircraft in a straight
	line ~15° roll! Landed ok, but watch out for line up when cutting 
	power over the treshold!

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:
		
1)	Used Bill Walch's panel & sound pack(V 1.0, July 1998)!

2)	Very steady at cruise altitudes.

3)	Very easy steerable on the ground.

4)	Moving parts are great!