TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

Jet/ turboprop/ large prop aircraft test report: (v3.2)

Date of Report:	May 2, 2001
Tested by:	Philip M. Wafer
		TCA#2302
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SECTION A: N/A

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SECTION B: (aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name:		TDM DC3 "Rainer Labie"
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-TRL
	c) Aircraft filename:		DC-3_TDM.ZIP
	d) Aircraft *.AIR file date:	DOUGLAS DC-3 TDM.AIR March 4, 2001 23:22
	e) Aircraft *.MDL file date:	DOUGLAS DC-3 TDM.MDL March 5, 2001 14:46

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	800m

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess:	90 kIAS
		b) Calculated: 		72 kIAS

3)	Climb schedule: 
		Engine settings=2400rpm/35"MAP/auto rich/
	t/o to 5000 feet: 	110 kIAS/700fpm
	5 to 9000 feet:		110 kIAS/500fpm
	9 to 12000 feet:	110 kIAS/250fpm
		


***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

4)	Endurance (range): 	1400nm

5)	Overspeed clacker:

6)	Speed @ 80% N1, 

7)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:
		12000 feet/2000rpm/32"MAP/Autolean/130 kIAS


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

8)	Descent:	3-400fpm


9)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS):	105 kIAS


10)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel:	75 kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 

11)	Landing distance: 	260m


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


12)	Behavior under AP ("modern" ap!): 
	a) Speed AP.		n/a
	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


13)	Stall speed: (KIAS)
	a) 100% fuel - 		70 clean, 55 dirty.
	b)  30% fuel - 		65 clean, 50 dirty.


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

15)	Turns AP OFF - (OK or not?)
	a) Level turns		Monitor elevator trim.
	b) Climbing turns.	Monitor elevator trim.
	c) Descending turns.	Monitor elevator trim.

16)	Fuel burn:
	a) Fuel capacity:	804 gallons
	a) Take-off & climb out to 12000 feet = 50 gallons/25 minutes/50nm	
	b) Cruise :			      = 85 gallons/hr
	c) Descent :			      = 33 gallons/25 minutes/50nm	


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

*)	Hardware = P4 1.3GHz/256Mb RAM/ GEForce GTS2

*)	OS = Windows Millenium Edition/DX7

*)	FS screen resolution used = 1280 x 1024 x 16bit

*)	This aircraft was tested in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Pro.

*)	Used the RCS panel (of course!!). If you are using a FS2000 default panel
	you are missing a great deal. Go get the RCS panel!!

*)	Flying procedures as per the docs included with the R4D 6 NATS version.
	I recommend reading them first, before flying.

*)	Other info obtained from Trev Morsons' DC3 site.

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