TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report: 	June 11, 1998
Tested by: 		Mike Carvelas 
			TCA #2137
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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

        a) Aircraft name: 		Susannah
        b) Aircraft registration: 	PJ - SUH
        c) Aircraft Filename: 		TCA3CONY.ZIP

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SECTION B: (FS98 only aircraft file details.)

        a) Aircraft name: TCA Lockheed 1049G "Connie" Susannah
        b) File name: TCA3CONY.ZIP

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)

1)      Endurance (range)NM: 		1196 nm

2)      Take-off distance(metres): 	1180 m
        Landing distance(metres): 	716 m

3)      Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS):
        a) Educated guess: 120 KIAS
        b) Calculated: 93 * 1.3 = 121 KIAS


4)      Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm): 195 / 1000

5)      Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS:
        Aircraft reaches top speed of 293 KIAS with no overspeed warning

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, FL300 (Mach number or KIAS). 213 KIAS

8)      % N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:  1700 RPM

9)      Stall speed (KIAS).
        a) 100% fuel: 105 / 93
        b)  30% fuel:  95 / 91

10)     Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS): 91 * 1.3 + 10 = 130 KIAS

11)     Turns AP ON - (OK/Not OK):
        a) Level turns.        OK, but aircraft tends to lose altitude
        b) Climbing turns.     OK
        c) Descending turns.   OK

12)     Turns AP OFF - (OK/Not OK):
        a) Level turns.        OK - holds altitude well in turns if back
                                    pressure is applied to yoke
        b) Climbing turns.     OK
        c) Descending turns.   OK

13)     Landing speed(KIAS):
        a)  30% fuel: 130
        b)  15% fuel: 130

14)     Take-off with some engines out of service: Port engine cut at 90
        KIAS.  Aircraft pulls sharply to left. With full right rudder, it
        continues to pull to the left.  If done before running off runway,
        liftoff is possible.  Once in the air, the pull is not so severe.
        A possible strategy, if one engine stops during takeoff run, cut a
        second engine on opposite side to minimize pull off the runway.
        This will increase takeoff distance to 2421 m but this is within
        reason for must major airports.
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SECTION D:      NOTES/COMMENTS: 

1)	Very nice aircraft model with an excellent panel, complete with a 3D 
	upgrade available on simflight.com.  All the gauges seem to work 
	although they are rather small.  The compass is a little hard to read 
	and there is no trim indicator, nor AP indicator. Otherwise, this is a 
	very excellent panel, and very easy to install.  

2)	The maximum range seems to be way off.  At economical cruise the tested 
	range of 1196 nm isn't even close to the manufacturer's claim of 4810 
	miles. Also, a cruising speed of 305 KIAS is mentioned in the docs.
	With 100% fuel and cruising at 18000 ft (it didn't want to climb higher),
	maximum speed was in the 245 KIAS range.  This increases as fuel is 
	burned but at no time could 305 KIAS be achieved.  With only 30% fuel, 
	the max speed was 293 KIAS.