TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

Date of Report: July 31, 1998
Tested by: 	Mike Carvelas 
		TCA#2137
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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

        a) Aircraft name:  		Lockheed Jetstar "Maribelle"
        b) Aircraft registration: 	PJ-TECJ
        c) Aircraft Filename: 		jtstrtca.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:  		3759 nm

2)      Take-off distance(metres): 	954 m
        Landing distance(metres):

3)      Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS):
        a) Educated guess:  147 KIAS
        b) Calculated:      135 KIAS  *SEE NOTE


4)      Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm): 205 / 2000

5)      Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS:
        Top speed M0.82 with no clacker

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).  M 0.69

8)      % N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: 85 %

9)      Stall speed (KIAS).
        a) 100% fuel: 104 / 104  *SEE NOTE
        b)  30% fuel:  90 / 90   *SEE NOTE

10)     Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS): 127 KIAS   *SEE NOTE

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:        127   *SEE NOTE
        b)  15% fuel:        127   *SEE NOTE

14)     Take-off with some engines out of service: Port outboard engine cut
	at 120 KIAS.  Aircraft pulls to port but can be lifted off.  Once 
	in the air, aircraft becomes quite managable on three engines.

SECTION D:      NOTES/COMMENTS:

* NOTE - With various fuel loads, aircraft refused to stall.  With 100%
  fuel, it reached a minimum speed of 104 KIAS and maintained as it lost
  altitude even under AP.  Similarly with 30% fuel, minimum speed was 90
  KIAS.  Spped would not drop below these points so stall was impossible.
  It was therefore impossible to determine Vr, approach  or landing speed.
  They were instead calculated on the minimum speeds attained by the
  aircraft.

	This is a very tempermental aircraft.  A very gentle hand is needed 
	on the controls or the aircraft very quickly goes out of control.  
	The JetStar especially does not like turbulance.  In the lightest 
	turbulance, it begins to dance, even under AP.

	This aircraft is rather old.  It's appearance is very nice 
	considering its age.  However, I could find no panels for it on any
	of the homepages.