TCA Aircraft Testing Department.

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

Date of Report:	November 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:		TCA MD90
	b) Aircraft registration:	PJ-TDV
	c) Aircraft filename:		TCA_MD90.ZIP
	d) Aircraft *.AIR file date:	SGR MD-90.AIR October 16, 2001 05:38
	e) Aircraft *.MDL file date:	SGR MD-90.MDL October 18, 2001 17:53

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	1350m

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	(max fuel) KIAS.
		a) Educated guess:	
		b) Calculated: 		153 kIAS

3)	Climb schedule: 
	t/o to 9000 feet:	90%N1/250 kIAS/3500fpm
	 9 to 18000 feet:	90%N1/300 kIAS/3000fpm
	18 to 24000 feet:	90%N1/300 kIAS/2000fpm
	24 to 29000 feet:	90%N1/300 kIAS/1500fpm
		


***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

4)	Endurance (range): 	7 hours / 2580nm

5)	Overspeed clacker:

6)	Speed @ 80% N1, 

7)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed:
			Mach 0.78 / FL290 / 82% N1
			Mach 0.78 / FL310 / 86% N1


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

8)	Descent:	default = 1800fpm


9)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS):		148 kIAS


10)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel:	148 kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 

11)	Landing distance: 	650m


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


12)	Behavior under AP: 
	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


13)	Stall speed: (KIAS)
	a) 100% fuel - 		137 kIAS clean, 118 kIAS dirty.
	b)  30% fuel - 		123 kIAS clean, 106 kIAS dirty.


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

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

16)	Fuel burn:
	a) Fuel capacity:		    = 5862 gallons
	a) Take-off & climb out to  FL290   = 13 minutes / 75 nm / 490 gallons
	b) Cruise :			    = 840 gallons per hour
	c) Descent :			    = 17 minutes / 93 nm / 130 gallons


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

*)	Hardware 	= P4 1.3GHz/ 256Mb RAM/ nVidia GeForce2 GTS

*)	OS 		= Windows Millenium Edition/ DX8a

*)	Joystick 	= Logitech Wingman Force 3D

*)	FS screen resolution used = 1280 x 1024 x 32 bit

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

*)	Default B737-400 panel used during testing.

*)	Very nice visual model, even pilots!! Animated steering, gear,
	reverse thrust slide panels, slats, flaps, ailerons, rudder,
	elevators.

*)	MGTOW, used one notch of elevator trim up.


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