TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Small single & twin prop aircraft test report.

Date of Report:	January 9, 1999
Tested by:	Philip M. Wafer	
		TCA #2302

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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:		TDM Shorts 330 "Daughter of Saba"(v2)
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-TDM
	c) Aircraft filename:		330beta.zip

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	1050m	

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess: 	100 kIAS
		b) Calculated:  	80 kIAS

4)	Climb: 			Airspeed & feet per minute. KIAS/fpm
		a) Initial Climb: (Under 3000') 110/1500FPM
		b) Under 10000' climb:		130/1000FPM		
		c) Over 10000'climb: 		140/700FPM


***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

5)	Endurance (range): nm	~600nm based on Line 4010	

6)	Overspeed clacker: Mach number/KIAS		225 kIAS	

7)	Speed @ 80% power:  Mach number or KIAS.	160 kIAS	

8)	power at recommended economic cruise speed:	170kIAS = ~84%	


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

9)	Descent:	120/4500FPM		


10)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS):	86 kIAS


11)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel: 86 kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 84 kIAS 

12)	Landing distance: 310M	


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


13)	Behavior under AP: (OK or not)!
	a) Speed AP.
	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 - 76 clean, 62 dirty
	b)  30% fuel - 69 clean, 57 dirty


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:
	Killed no.2 engine at 75 knots. Definite push to the right.
	It was a struggle to get off the ground. Make sure that the
	wheels are retracted as soon as possible in order to reduce drag.
	Same goes for flap. Climb out was slow. Once levelled out, then a 
	respectable speed is possible. I attained 130 kIAS at 1000 feet 
	and remaining engine at ~80%. 2 or 3° bank to the left needed 
	to keep a/c in a straight line. Landed easily.

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	Panel used for the test was "SVANPNL1.ZIP" by Johan Crous.

2)	Descent: This was done from 12000 feet with full flaps & air brake.
	VS selected was 4500fpm but VSI only showed about 2200fpm on the
	panel used.
		
3)	Nice a/c to fly. Once I'd flown it a couple of times I found I
	could throw it around quite smartly. Mind you, I don't think
	the passengers would appreciate that!

4)	The visual model looks very good. Very smooth lines!!