TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report:		July 20, 1998
Tested by: 		Mike Carvelas 
			TCA#2137
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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

        a) Aircraft name: 		ATR 72
        b) Aircraft registration: 	PJ - TCE
        c) Aircraft Filename: 		ATR72TCA.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: 		1843 nm

2)      Take-off distance(metres): 	1348 m
        Landing distance(metres):   	 310 m

3)      Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS):
        a) Educated guess: 105 KIAS
        b) Calculated:     109 KIAS


4)      Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm): 135 KIAS / 800 fpm

5)      Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS:
        Aircraft would not overspeed. Top speed of 178 KIAS with 15% fuel
        and no overspeed clacker sounded.

6)      Behavior under AP(OK/Not OK).
        a) Speed AP.        OK
        b) Altitude AP.     OK, but tends to porpoise a bit
        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).  104KIAS @ fl 180

8)      % N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: 97%

9)      Stall speed (KIAS).
        a) 100% fuel: 95 / 84
        b)  30% fuel: 89 / 79

10)     Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS): 112 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: 112
        b)  15% fuel: 112

14)     Take-off with some engines out of service: At 80 KIAS, one engine
        cut.  Aircraft is uncontrollable with only one engine.  With stick
        all the way over, aircraft still pulled off the runway.  Impossible
        to hold it straight.
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SECTION D:      NOTES/COMMENTS:

        1. Visually the aircraft is modelled nicely.
        2. Several panels are available, however all had to be resized and
           the gauges were too small to be usable.
        3. This is one of the easiest aircraft to land, but on takeoff and
           climbout, it shows a severe lack of power.  Takeoff distance is
           too long for many of the smaller Caribbean airstrips.