TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report:	October 6, 1998
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:		TBT King Air 350
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-BON
	c) File name:			KA350TCA.ZIP

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)

1)	Endurance (range)NM:		1100nm

2)	Take-off distance(metres):	650m
	Landing distance(metres): 	350m

3)	Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS):
	a) Educated guess:	100 kias
	b) Calculated:		108 kias

4)	Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm):a)	2000fpm/250 kias/90% torque
						to 5000'
					   b)	1500fpm/220 kias/90% torque
						5000' to 15000'
					   c)	1000fpm/220 kias/90% torque
						15000' to 20000'
5)	Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS: 260 kias @ 5000'

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		n/a

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL200 (Mach number or KIAS). 284 KTAS

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: 83% torque = 290KTAS

9)	Stall speed (KIAS). 
	a) 100% fuel:	clean 99 kias,	dirty 83 kias
	b)  30% fuel:	clean 87 kias,  dirty 73 kias

10)	Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS): 97 kias

11)	Turns AP ON - (OK/Not OK):
	a) Level turns.		OK, possibly a bit abrupt?
	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:	97 kias
	b)  15% fuel:	94 kias

14)	Take-off with some engines out of service: Shut down the port
	engine at 95kias. Hard pull to the left, but managed to get 
	it in to the air. Climb rate poor, but easy enough to handle.
	Easy to land.

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	Love the livery!

2)	Range comes out at about the same as the docs.

3)	Landing & takeoff runs are much shorter than stated in the docs.

4)	Used a Super King Air panel by Bill Walch for the test.

5)	Very good light twin. Easy to handle, yet reasonable speed for
	medium hops.