TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:


			Avro RJ 70 Quiet Trader


Date of Report: November 14, 1998
Tested by: 	Marco Pacagnella 
		TCA #2459
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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

	a) Aircraft name: ARJ70QT "Quiet Trader"
	b) Aircraft registration: PJ-TQA
	c) Aircraft Filename:tca-rj70.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

		!! See note 1


1)	Take-off distance:	900m /Stol: 650m

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): @MTOW
		a) Educated guess:130 / Stol 105 KIAS.
		b) Calculated: 146 / Stol 132 (Vstall dirty x 1.3 KIAS)

4)	Climb: 			Airspeed & feet per minute. KIAS/fpm
		a) Initial Climb: 3000 fpm/150  //Stol: 2000 fpm/135 and at 1000'
						accelerate to 10°flap 300 fpm/150 (Under 3000')
		b) Under 10000' climb: 2000 fpm/250 Flap UP
		c) Over 10000'climb:  1500 fpm/290 until FL200 then 1000 fpm/290 until Mach.7
					then keep M.7


***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

5)	Endurance (range): 2020 nm

6)	Overspeed clacker: M.76

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL310 : M.65

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: 84%


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

9)	Descent: 2300 fpm over FL100, 2000fpm /250 under FL100  !NO SPOILER (see note 2)


10)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS): 135 KIAS


11)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel: 123 KIAS (calc: 128)
		b)  15% fuel: 120 KIAS

12)	Landing distance: 450m  !NO REVERSE (see note 3)	


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


13)	Behavior under AP: (OK or not)!
	a) Speed AP.		Slow
	b) Altitude AP.		OK
	c) Heading AP.		Slow in big turns
	d) NAV1 AP.		OK
	e) Back course AP.	OK
	f) Approach AP.		OK
	g) Autoland.		NO


14)	Stall speed: (KIAS)
	a) 100% fuel -  123 KIAS Clean/ 100 KIAS Dirty
	b)  30% fuel - 123 KIAS Clean/ 100 KIAS Dirty


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

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:
	Port side outer engine (1) is shot down at 90% of Vr. Take off run is 1200m, and the
	plane climb easily with some rudder at 2000 fpm/150 with 10° flap.
	Then I shot down inner engine, always port side (2) and full rudder was needed to
	keep it straight: anyway it was capable to climb at 500 fpm/150 with 5° flap.
	Landing with full flap is difficult on a 3° glide because of flap drag, then in case 
	of a  double engine shot down follow a steeper glide (5°) with less flap (20°).


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:


1)	Avro RJ as well as the older model BAe 146 is a Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) plane.
	Then I made take off trial in both configuration: Normal (10° flap) and STOL (30° flap!)

2)	Avro RJ/BAe146 has both lift dumpers as well as pure speedbrakes, unlike normal airliner.
	The latter are in use for steep approaches. Our AIR model has a TOO HIGHT spoiler drag, 
	then I didn't use it in the air or on the ground because it is unreal.

3)	The real Avro RJ/BAe 146 DOESN'T have any reverse unlike our model. 
	Then I didn't use it in landing.

4)	The Autopilot, after spoiler, is another problem of this plane. It is very slow in 
	turns, so much that in approaches I prefered to close it and reactivate on the ILS !
	It i good just for small turns. It is also very bad in Speed control: I spent ALL 
	Bermuda- Orlando flight (near 3 houres) with engines running up and down between 80% 
	and 90% N1 to keep Mach .7 !!

5)	Suggested panel: Unlike BAe 146 that has a analogic avionic, the Avro is provided of
	an EFIS one (like the lastest BAe146 exemples). For them I suggest Arj_pnl.ZIP

6)	Hope to see this good plane with new AP and new spoilers with new Cargo livery very 
	soon !
	Our RJ70QT as well as our RJ100QT are the only exemples of all cargo built by Avro.
	The model exist but nobody ordered it! The older model BAe 146-100QT -200QT -300QT 
	was sold just in the last 2 version to TNT in several exemples.
	the QC version is Quick change and has cabin windowns.