TCA Aircraft Testing Department.



Jet/turboprop/large prop aircraft Test Report (v3.0):
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Date of report:	August 17, 2000 
Tested by:	Philip M. Wafer
		TCA #2302

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SECTION A: (Original FSFS aircraft details.)

	a) Aircraft name:			
	b) Aircraft registration: 		
	a) Aircraft archive filename:	

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SECTION B: (FS2000 only aircraft file details.)

	a) Aircraft name: 		TDM Shorts 330 (version 3)
	b) Aircraft registration: 	PJ-TDM (Daughter of Saba)
	c) Aircraft archive filename:	SD330TDM.ZIP
	d) *.AIR filedate:		July 26 2000
	e) *.MDL filedate:		July 26 2000

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SECTION C: (Criteria Tested)


***			TAKE OFF PARAMETERS

1)	Take-off distance:	950m

2)	Rotation speed (Vr): 	

		a) Educated guess: 	100 kIAS

		b) Calculated:		104 kIAS

3)	Climb: 	default is 800fpm	
		As tested: 	To 5000 feet/140 kIAS/1500fpm			
				5-10000 feet/140 kias/1000fpm
		

***			CRUISE PARAMETERS	

4)	Endurance/Range test:	750nm/ 10000 feet/ 160 kIAS
				700nm/ 10000 feet/ 190 kIAS
	

5)	Overspeed clacker:	228 kIAS
	

6)	Speed @ 80% N1, 	Overspeed.

7)	% N1 at recommended economic cruise speed: 
			160 kIAS/ 10000 feet/ 65% N1
 


***			LANDING PARAMETERS

8)	Descent:	
	Default 800fpm
	Emergency descent = 14° pitch down/ 3200 fpm/ 175 kIAS/ all flaps	


9)	Approach speed 30% fuel (KIAS):	98 kIAS
		

10)	Landing speed (KIAS):
		a)  30% fuel: 98 kIAS
		b)  15% fuel: 

11)	Landing distance: 	350m


***			HANDLING PARAMETERS		


12)	Behavior under AP: (OK or not)!
	a) Speed AP.		very slow (see notes)
	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, clean/dirty)
	a) 100% fuel - 	100/80
	b)  30% fuel - 	 95/75


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		ok
	b) Climbing turns.	ok
	c) Descending turns.	ok



Fuel usage:

16)	Fuel Capacity: 		576 gallons

17)	Take-off & Climbout:	140 kIAS/ 70 gallons/ 9 minutes 

18)	Cruise:			160 kIAS/ 10000 feet/ 132 gal/hr
				190 kIAS/ 10000 feet/ 166 gal/hr 

19)	Descent:		160 kIAS/ 800fpm/ 12 gallons/ 12 minutes 
	


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SECTION D: 	NOTES/COMMENTS:

*)	This aircraft was tested in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Pro
		
*)	Autothrottle is very slow, too slow. I had to intervene before 
	the aircraft stalled!!

*)	A/C bounces a bit after changing to it from the Aircraft Select menu option.

*)	Watch out for the back door! Close it before taxi!!<g>

*)	Plenty of animated/moving parts on this - nosewheel, rudders, flaps,
	rear loading door, props, ailerons, elevator.

*)	Plenty of info in the docs. The FS aircraft is very close to the specs
	in the docs, so the info therein is usefull in flying the plane.