TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

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

Date of Report:	July 3, 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 Air Cargo Hercules "Sea Horse"
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-CHPN
	c) Aircraft filename:		herculesl100fs2kandfs98.zip/TCAC Hercules L100(FS2k).zip
	d) Aircraft *.AIR file date:	L100nt2k.air January 14, 2001 22:05
	e) Aircraft *.MDL file date:	L100NT2k.mdl January 2, 2001  21:46

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	950m

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess:	110 kIAS
		b) Calculated: 		133 kIAS

3)	Climb schedule: 
	t/o to 5000 feet:	90% N1/200 kIAS/2500fpm
	5 to 9000 feet:		90% N1/200 kIAS/2000fpm
	9 to 14000 feet:	90% N1/190 kIAS/1500fpm
	14 to 18000 feet:	90% N1/190 kIAS/1000fpm
	18 to 21000 feet:	90% N1/170 kIAS/500 fpm
		
	
		


***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

4)	Endurance (range): 	1100nm

5)	Overspeed clacker:

6)	Speed @ 80% N1, 

7)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:	FL210/180 kIAS/245 kTAS/90% N1
		


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

8)	Descent:	


9)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS):	130 kIAS


10)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel:	120 kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 

11)	Landing distance: 	450m


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


12)	Behavior under AP: 
	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


13)	Stall speed: (KIAS)
	a) 100% fuel - 		118 kIAS clean, 102 kIAS dirty
	b)  30% fuel - 		102 kIAS clean, 91 kIAS dirty


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

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:	6820 gallons
	a) Take-off & climb out to 21000 feet = 17 mins/64 nm/800 gallons 
	b) Cruise :			      = 1225 gallons/hour
	c) Descent :			      = 16 mins/43nm/370 gallons. 	


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

*)	Hardware = P4 1.3GHz/256Mb RAM/ GEForce GTS2

*)	OS = Windows Millenium Edition/DX7

*)	Joystick = Logitech Wingman Force 3D

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

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

*)	Used sounds USCGSNZ.ZIP by Aaron R. Swindle

*)	Used panel C130ANPN.ZIP by Michael Vader (Pegasus Aviation Design).

*)	This is made by Premier Aircraft Design ( Barry Blaisdell & Jens Borgstroem),
	repainted by Patrick Hanna. I think Barry calls his aircraft
	"frame rate friendly", and they are! It's made with Aircraft Factory 99
	and Aircraft Animator. I presume that the Model is simpler than
	more modern designs, hence less of a frame rate hit.

*)	Plenty of included docs with this package. I get a little confused
	by the speed quotes, e.g. "Normal Cruise speed 18000 ft and up= Up to 225 KIAS".
	Compare with my results above!

*)	Easy to fly. Easy to set up for approach and landing.


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