*************** Fairchild Metro 23 of Air New Zealand Link*************** Repainted by: Jonathan Murray jpmurray@ihug.co.nz This Metro 23 was the first from Air New Zealand to be put into the new colour scheme. It has been converted from Tony Bolton and Marty Baclawski's Metro. Permission was given by Tony Bolton for this re-paint. ************************* Installation ********************************** In your flight simulator/aircraft directory create a folder called 'zk-oaa' everthing into there. All the folders should appear. Thanks, Re-paint byr Jonathan Murray Email: jpmurray@ihug.co.nz Designed by Marty Baclawski Email: mbaclawski@lcgy.com Flight Dynamics & textures by Tony Bolton Email: tony@tabolton.netkonect.co.uk If you like it so much. Drop them a line on Flight Dynamics or me (jpmurray@ihug.co.nz) for the Air NZ Textures. This aircraft is freeware. If you would like to upload it to other online services that's ok as long as it's not for profit and you acknowledge us as the original creators. The inclusion of this file on retail shareware/freeware collections is expressly forbidden. - Tony Bolton, 24 May 1997 (rev 4/98) ********************************************************** Fairchild Metro III ------------------- The Metro has it's origins in the Merlin executive aircraft built by Swearingen Aircraft based at San Antonio, Texas. The original Metro entered service in 1970. In 1972 Fairchild took over Swearingen and continued the development of the aircraft with the Metro II in 1974 and the Metro III in 1980. There are many variants of the Metro III including executive and cargo, the latest passenger version is the Metro 23 which is certified to FAR part 23. The 19 seater is very popular with regional airlines where it competes with Beech's 1900, though the 1900D does have the advantage of a 5'11" cabin height compared with the Metro's 4'9"! Power 2 x 1100shp Garrett TPE331-12UA-UAR-701G turboprops Cruise speed Maximum 293kts TAS Range 1,114nm (with 19 pax and FAA IFR reserves) Service Ceiling 25,000' Max takeoff wgt 16,500lbs Max Speed Mach 0.52 Stall Speeds 103kts (clean) 89kts (full flaps) Flying the Metro III -------------------- Notes: The airspeeds given are indicated airspeeds (IAS) so you will need to select this option in the 'options', 'preferences', 'instruments' menu. Takeoff and climb data is for the aircraft at maximum takeoff weight. The throttle settings are given as n2 readings, this corresponds to the 'turb' meter on the learjet panel. The flight model was designed using a more realistic temperature gradient than the default weather provided by fs. The Outside Air Temperature (OAT) should decrease by 3.5 Farenheit (2 Celsius) for every 1000' of increased altitude. So if the temperature at sea level is 59F the OAT at 40,000' should be -81F not +14F as the program defaults to. Flying with the default temperatures will cause a marked decrease in the aircrafts performance and range. I have adjusted the maximum fuel available to allow for a typical payload of passengers or cargo. The maximum fuel is now 500 galls which I estimate will give you the published range with a full passenger load of 1,114nm (plus fuel for 45mins holding, a 50nm diversion and 5% reserves). The aircraft has been test flown after conversion to fs95 and flies as per the numbers below. Although below 10,000' fs95 aircraft seem to fly faster than in fs5 so I recommend you use a slightly lower n2 of 93-94% for the takeoff and climb. Take off: Apply 1 notches of flap. Open the throttle to 95% n2 and rotate at 118kts, the aircraft will leave the ground at 130kts. Gear up on positive climb and aim for the initial climb to be at 135kts. As the airspeed passes 140-145kts remove the flap. Climb: Maintain the throttle at 95% n2 for the climb. Trim the aircraft to climb at between 170-180kts IAS, initially this will give a climb rate of about 2000fpm and if you get the trim right the aircraft will hold the airspeed and slowly reduce the rate of climb without any further pilot intervention. Cruise: The service ceiling is 25,000' however for the aircrafts typical commuter flight a cruise altitude of between 10,000 & 20,000' will suffice. Level off and reduce the throttle slightly and let the airspeed build up, cruise with the power set to 91% n2 for the maximum speed of 293kts TAS. At 12,000' this will equate to M0.45 Descent: I have added a 'spoiler' to the flight model to simulate the drag from the propellors during the descent. So extend the spoiler (the / key) and lower the nose to start the descent. If you set the autopilot altitude to the desired altitude and put the Alt Hold on you will descend at just over 1,500 fpm. Adjust the throttle to maintain an airspeed of between 210 - 220kts IAS. If you don't want to use the 'spoiler' then you will need to throttle right back to just above idle to keep the airspeed in range. Holding/Approach Pattern: Retract the 'spoiler' and adjust the throttle to maintain between 210 - 220 kts IAS. Landing: When you start the descent for the final approach, extend the 'spoiler' and set the throttle up to 85% n2. I have been adding 1 notch of flaps at 10nm out and at 5 miles out extending the gear and adding another notch of flaps. The gear creates a lot of drag so you will need to watch your rate of descent. Shortly after add the final notch of flaps and adjust the throttle so you touchdown at around 110kts. Use the reverse thrust (reverse pitch on a turboprop) and brakes to slow down. Remember to retract the 'spoiler' before you taxi to the ramp. Flight Sim data --------------- The following data was collected during my test flights. You may find it useful for programs such as Navigator and adventure creators which want climb and descent rates with true airspeeds and fuel flow figures. Taxiing Fuel burn 6 gals Climb to 11,000' Average climb 1790 fpm Average speed 183 kts TAS Fuel burn 145 gals/hour Cruise at 91% n2 (293kts TAS) Fuel burn 98 gals/hour Descent (using a/p alt hold) Average descent 1555 fpm Average speed 225 kts TAS Fuel burn 73 gals/hour Holding Fuel burn 68 gals/hour Fuel Capacity 500 gals Reserves 5%