TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report: (v3.2)

Date of Report:	March 29,2002
Tested by:	Philip M. Wafer
		TCA#2302
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SECTION A: N/A

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SECTION B: (aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name:		TCA B707-320 "Keiko"
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-TBU
	c) Aircraft filename:		pj-tbuvw_707C.ZIP
	d) Aircraft *.AIR file date:	pf707-320hjg.air December 17, 2001 21:04
	e) Aircraft *.MDL file date:	b707-320.MDL         July 15, 2001 21:18

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	2150m

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess:	150
		b) Calculated: 		149

3)	Climb schedule: 
	t/o to 10000 feet	=	90%N1/250kIAS/2500fpm
	 10 to 20000 feet	=	90%N1/300kIAS/1200fpm
	 20 to 24000 feet	=	90%N1/300kIAS/700fpm
	 24 to 28000 feet	=	90%N1/300kIAS/300fpm
		


***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

4)	Endurance (range): 	~5400nm

5)	Overspeed clacker: 	n/a

6)	Speed @ 80% N1, 	Mach 0.78

7)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:
		Mach 0.80/FL350/85%N1


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

8)	Descent:	1800fpm


9)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS):	130kIAS


10)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel:	120kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 

11)	Landing distance: 	1250m


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


12)	Behavior under AP: 
	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


13)	Stall speed: (KIAS)
	a) 100% fuel - 		165 clean, 115 dirty.
	b)  30% fuel - 		132 clean, 90 dirty


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

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

16)	Fuel burn:
	a) Fuel capacity:		     23855 gallons
	a) Take-off & climb out to  FL280  = 30 mins/150nm/1990 gallons 
	b) Cruise :			   = Mach 0.80/FL280/2540 gallons per hour
					   = Mach 0.80/FL310/2245 gallons per hour
					   = Mach 0.80/FL350/1890 gallons per hour
	c) Descent (from FL350):	   = 20 mins/113nm/200 gallons.	


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

*)	Hardware 	= P4 1.3GHz/ 256Mb RAM/ nVidia GeForce 2 GTS

*)	OS 		= Windows Millenium Edition/ DX8a

*)	Joystick 	= Logitech Wingman Force 3D

*)	FS screen resolution used = 1280 x 1024 x 32 bit

*)	This aircraft was tested in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Pro.

*)	Paul Goldings' 707 panel used during tests.

*)	The test is valid for the 3 aircraft in this package as the air
	file is the same.

*)	The range is somewhat less than specified.


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