TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report:		October 25, 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:		Dassault Falcon 50EX
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-NBB
	c) File name:

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)

1)	Endurance (range)NM:		3000nm

2)	Take-off distance(metres):	1100m
	Landing distance(metres): 	 900m

3)	Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS):
	a) Educated guess:	130 kias
	b) Calculated:		117 kias

4)	Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm):3500fpm at sea level

5)	Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS: M 0.87

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, FL310 (Mach number or KIAS).	M 0.80

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:	91% = M 0.82 @ FL310

9)	Stall speed (KIAS). 
	a) 100% fuel:	98 clean, 90 dirty.
	b)  30% fuel:	93 clean, 85 dirty

10)	Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS): 120 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:	120 kias
	b)  15% fuel:	118 kias

14)	Take-off with some engines out of service:
	Did take-off run with centre engine o/o/s. 1700m, but ok. Rate
	of climb - about 1000fpm.
	Did take off run with one outer engine o/o/s. 2100m, difficult
	to keep in a straight line. Large aileron input required to 
	compensate when airborne. Rate of climb - about 1000fpm.

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	Visual model is nice except that the a/c appears to stand
	a foot above the ground when not in the air.

2)	This a/c appears to need trim-up for take off.

3)	On approach, beware when reducing thrust to idle at the threshold
	as the a/c tends to pitch up significantly!

4)	2) & 3) are possibly due to the fact that the engines are situated
	5 & 6 feet ABOVE the horizontal plane of the CoG.