TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report:	May 30, 1998
Tested by:	Philip M. Wafer
		TCA #2302
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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

	a) Aircraft name:		
	b) Aircraft registration: 	PJ-TAM
	c) Aircraft Filename:		

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SECTION B: (FS98 only aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name:	TCA MD11
	b) File name:		MD11-98.ZIP

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)

1)	Endurance (range)NM:		4150 NM

2)	Take-off distance(metres):	2000m
	Landing distance(metres): 	900m

3)	Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS):
	a) Educated guess:	180 KIAS
	b) Calculated:		156 KIAS

4)	Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm):	90%/250 KIAS/3000fpm to FL100
						90%/250 KIAS/2000fpm to FL310

5)	Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS: 527 kTAS

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).	500kTAS

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:	~75%

9)	Stall speed (KIAS). 
	a) 100% fuel:	clean 160, dirty 120.
	b)  30% fuel:	clean 135, dirty 100

10)	Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS):	140 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:	140 KIAS
	b)  15% fuel:	139 KIAS

14)	Take-off with some engines out of service: OK! Slow 
	acceleration, slow climb, slow turn.
	

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	Watch out for clean stalls. The tail falls and it's very hard to
	recover. On dirty stalls the a/c falls horizontally and begins
	to pick up speed again.

2)	Boy! This is a heavy!

3)	"porpoises" somewhat on Altitude Hold AP.