TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report:  	May 15, 1998
Tested by:  		Marco Pacagnella #2459
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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

	a) Aircraft name: 		Airbus A340-300E "St Annabaal"
	b) Aircraft registration: 	PJ-T120
	c) Aircraft Filename:		Tca-a340.zip

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SECTION B: (FS98 only aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name:
	b) File name:

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)

1)	Endurance (range)NM:  5470 nm 

2)	Take-off distance(metres): 2300m @ MTOW (15° FLAP- flap 2 see note 1)
	Landing distance(metres):  500m @ 30% fuel 

3)	Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS):
	a) Educated guess:  	160 KIAS
	b) Calculated:		175 KIAS

4)	Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm): climb 1500fpm below 220 KIAS 
	(retract flap at 180 and "clean" at 230) 2000fpm and 250 KIAS under FL100
	and then 1000fpm and 300KIAS until FL310, then cruise setting (M.82/.84).
	Use M.82 @ FL310, and M.84 @ FL410. 

5)	Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS: M.86

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		No

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL300 (Mach number or KIAS).  M.83

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: N1 78% @ M.82

9)	Stall speed (KIAS). 
	a) 100% fuel:  Clean/Dirty  	155/134 KIAS
	b)  30% fuel:  Clean/Dirty	128/110 KIAS

10)	Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS): 160 KIAS (as Doc)

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:  	160 KIAS
	b)  15% fuel:	145 KIAS

14)	Take-off with some engines out of service: Outside engine failure (inner is easy !)
	Cut fuel on engine 1 (or 4) at 135 KIAS (well below Vr, under 135 KIAS rudder is not 
	enough),full rudder to keep cenetrline until Vr (seems never arriving - T.O. run 
	grow to 3000m !); lift off flap back to 10° and climb at 800 fpm. Rudder (not full) 
	on live-engine-foot and opposite aileron (like real thing, because of rudder drag 
	due to yaw !). Over 220 KIAS it flies so well that trying a second engine (on same wing)
	shut down the 340 still climb well. With AP on, climbs at 1000 fpm with engines 3 & 4
	only (note: 25° yaw!)
	Landing (with engine 1 out) is easy, to prevent asimmetric problems while on the ground
	reverse on two simmetric engines and leave the last (4 in my case) on idle; or reduce 
	reverse power as speed drops.


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:


1)	If you have a "real" A340 panel you should have flap setting as follow
	0-1-2-3-Full  in reality A330/A340 uses 2 and 3 for TO (15-20°)
	full for landing. I suggest the same for our A340.

2)	As A340 is in the air (better over 230 kts) it seems powerful, more than you can see
	while in take off roll ! So you can climb directly well over FL310 in order to 
	save fuel.
	
3)	The Range is still good after conversion !! Test altitude is FL310, but A340 is good
	to climb more, even if heavy, so than range may increase much more.
	This make A340 a good plane for long haul flights also for FS98