TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report:	Philip M. Wafer TCA #2302
Tested by:
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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:		TCA Concorde "Libre"
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-TAF
	c) File name:			TCA98CON.ZIP

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)

1)	Endurance (range)NM:	2500nm

2)	Take-off distance(metres):	1400m
	Landing distance(metres): 	1100m

3)	Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS):
	a) Educated guess:	200 KIAS
	b) Calculated:		228 KIAS

4)	Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm):250/3000fpm @ 60% Throttle.

5)	Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS: Mach 2.65

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		See Note (2)

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL310 (Mach number or KIAS).	Mach 0.94 (See Note (4))

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:	83%

9)	Stall speed (KIAS). 
	a) 100% fuel:	175 KIAS clean
	b)  30% fuel:	148 KIAS clean

10)	Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS):	200 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:	200 KIAS
	b)  15% fuel:	192 KIAS

14)	Take-off with some engines out of service:

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	If using the default panel with this a/c the autothrottle has
	to be switched on through the FS98 menu system.

2)	"Land me" feature is enabled but when I tried to use it the a/c
	dived with throttles at minimum, levelled out at about 1000 feet
	and stalled!

3)	AP turns are done at about 15° bank - slow. Even at maneouvering
	speeds.

4)	A more reasonable FL for this a/c is 58000 feet. At 80% throttle
	the speed is then Mach 1.9