Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report: November 22, 1998
Tested by: 	Mike Carvelas
		TCA #2137
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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

        a) Aircraft name: BAe-146-200
        b) Aircraft registration: PJ-TBEA
        c) Aircraft Filename: TCA-B146.ZIP

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SECTION B: (FS98 only aircraft file details.)

        a) Aircraft name:
        b) Aircraft registration:
        c) Aircraft filename:

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***                     TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)      Take-off distance: 1138 m

2)      Rotation speed (Vr):    (max fuel) KIAS.
                a) Educated guess: 120 KIAS
                b) Calculated: 131 KIAS

4)      Climb:                  Airspeed & feet per minute. KIAS/fpm
                a) Initial Climb: (Under 3000') 200 KIAS/3000fpm
                b) Under 10000' climb: 225 KIAS/3000fpm
                c) Over 10000'climb: 300 KIAS/3000fpm


***                     CRUISE PARAMETERS

5)      Endurance (range): 3364 nm

6)      Overspeed clacker: Mach number/KIAS no overspeed clacker. Max speed
        at M0.85

7)      Speed @ 80% N1, FL310 (FL200 for turbo-props):  M 0.75

8)      % N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: 67%


***                     LANDING PARAMETERS

9)      Descent: 250 KIAS / 2500 fpm


10)     Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS): 130 KIAS


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

12)     Landing distance: 557 m


***                     HANDLING PARAMETERS


13)     Behavior under AP: (OK or not)!
        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


14)     Stall speed: (KIAS)
        a) 100% fuel - 118 / 101
        b)  30% fuel - 108 / 93


15)     Turns AP ON - (OK or not?)
        a) Level turns         OK
        b) Climbing turns.     OK
        c) Descending turns.   OK

16)     Turns AP OFF - (OK or not?)
        a) Level turns         OK
        b) Climbing turns.     OK
        c) Descending turns.   OK


***                     EMERGENCY SITUATIONS


17)     Take-off with some engines out of service: One engine cut at 100
        KIAS.  There was constant pull to that side but liftoff was at the
        expected KIAS.
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SECTION D:      NOTES/COMMENTS:
        There are two panels that I found.  One on our panel page which had
serious problems.  Two gauges were missing completely and the use of that
panel tended to crash the FS98 program.  There is also a panel by Han Tilroe
which apparently works well.  The aircraft itself looks and works well and
would prove to be useful on short haul lines.