TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report:

			Dornier 328 JET

Date of Report: 	August 2, 1998
Tested by: 		Marco Pacagnella  
			TCA#2459
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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

	a) Aircraft name: Do328 JET, Merengue
	b) Aircraft registration: PJ-U510
	c) Aircraft Filename: tca-328j.zip  

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SECTION B: (FS98 only aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name:
	b) File name: Same file

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)

1)	Endurance (range)NM: 		1050nm

2)	Take-off distance(metres): 	520m
	Landing distance(metres):  	220m

3)	Rotation speed (Vr)(KIAS):
	a) Educated guess: 	110
	b) Calculated: 		111

4)	Climb: Best climb speed (KIAS/fpm): 4000fpm at 130 KIAS until 3000' AGL
		then 195 KIAS/5000 fpm

5)	Overspeed clacker sounds at(at cruise altitude)Mach number or KIAS: M.73

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 		NO

7)	Speed @ 80% N1, FL300 (Mach number or KIAS). M.66

8)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: 80% M.66, 88% M.70 (Max Cruise)

9)	Stall speed (KIAS). 
	a) 100% fuel: 100/ 90 KIAS (Clean/Dirty)
	b)  30% fuel: 92 / 78 KIAS

10)	Approach speed at 30% fuel(KIAS): 120

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: 100
	b)  15% fuel: 98

14)	Take-off with some engines out of service: OK
		the airplane is powerful, cutting engine at 100 KIAS, full rudder is needed
		and is realy just enough... climb is easy (1500fpm/130KIAS), works also with
		AP ON (AP turns easily on both directions !)

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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

1)	It is a great plane both for grafic design, as well for flight model.
	Real Do 328 is at prototipe stage (some modification possible) but this FS plane
	flies like the prototipe, with the difference that the real 328 has no spoiler
	(have just for ground use), and no autopilot (!).
	The plane is slippery (as the real one) and nervous, but with some pratic you'll love
	it ! 
	The Range is very close to the real one !

2)	I made an acceleration/deceleration test at FL150 (from 135 KIAS to 300 KIAS and back)
	to compare the results with the prototipe test. from 135 to 300 it takes 1 min and 12 
	sec (real is 1.09 !) deceleration 2.40 (real 2.20).

3)	My favourite regional Jet :-)