*****AIRCRAFT “TUPOLEV - Tu144”*****

REFERENCE     CHECK LIST

 

CAUTION: IN ORDER TO SIMULATE THE PHASE OF BRAKING IN FLIGHT TO SLOW DOWN FROM MACH2 TO MACH1 WE HAVE TO ADD A FUNCTION OF REVERSE IN FLIGHT WITH THE KEY "/" YOU DO NOT MISLEAD!

 

*****Before flight

This a is the crucial step, do not rush.

Engines are cold, panel has to be initialised

Prepare your flight plan carefully.

If you want to use INS system look at the FAQ document

If you use Fsnav or FS2004 GPS, prepare your flight plan as

usual.

 

No smoking sign : On

Navigation light : On

Auto throttle :On

Fuel admission : off

Watch : checked

Engine throttle : neutral

Radio : checked and selected

Radar and transponder : Standby

Battery : On

 

Advice, fill your tanks with:

100% in the wing tanks

100% in the front tank and 10% in the rear tank.

This is necessary for the fuel transfer.

Do not hesitate to change these parameters.

 

*****Start Up

Parking break : set

Doors : closed

Anti collision lights- beacon : on

Pump for engines : On

Sequency is 3/4/2/1

Stab trim and feel : 0 neutral

Yoke and pedals : free and checked

Alarm : tested and checked

Throttle : low

No traffic and free plane clearance : received.

Taxi turn light  :on 10h00

 

*****Parking

Nose : -11° down

Breaks : normal pressure, tested.

Pressurisation and air conditioning : checked

Fuel transfer : neutral

Reverse : checked

No smoking / Seat belt : on

Maximum speed during taxiing : 25 kts

 

*****Before take off

Take off parameters : ok

N1 limitation on engine 4 : 88%

Throttle Idle hihe (trial break+80% throttle, 5 seconds)

Center of gravity : checked

Reheats : On: 4 blue lights on the panel (Shift F4) 10h21

 

*****Take off/Start

Define 8000 ft for altitude on Panel and 3500ft/min on vertical speed,

270/280kts on speed, do not engage PA.

Full Throttle,  Breaks set,  Count 5-4-3-2-1…,  Release breaks

V1 = 190 kts, VR = 200 kts (V-rotation) V2 = 215kts

If you can not keep her on the right climb angle, then put the Automatic Pilot “On” before V-rotation with only Altitude function On.

Let her take her breath and concentrate yourself on Cap and ATC instructions.

Landing gear up – 3 lights red.

245kts, press Shift F4 (at the same time) in order to cut reheat.

Blue labels on panel will disappear.

Noise reduction

Put the right Heading and cap into the PA Panel, follow ATC instructions.

Taxi and alignment

10h30am

Start Chrono

3500 feet per minute, 12.000 as altitude Speed 270 kts

 

*****After take off

Speed = 250 kts,

Raise nose,

Landing light off

No smoking sign : off

Fasten seat belt : on

10:31am

Follow ATC instructions, climb at 3000feet/min

Acceleration above 10.000 (e.g. 420 kts)

N1 must be between 90% and 95% without PC

 

*****Climbing

Altimeter :1013

Taxi turn light strobes : off above 10.000 feet

Indicate Altitude and heading, set INS from standby

to active and select way point two.

Acceleration to Mach 0.75 – 25.000 feet

Check fuel transfer and Center of gravity.

Set belt sign : Off

Acceleration to mach 0.95 – 35.000 feet

CG : check

Take off +8 minutes

Take off +14 mins

 

*****Passage Mach 1

Desengage auto throttle and speed

Full power

Reheat 1 - 4

CG : check

Apply climb rate at 1000 ft/min

Altitude : set 40.000ft

T+16 minutes

 

*****Supersonic Flight

Mach 1.7, 40600 ft

Cut off reheat 1 - 4

Climb rate at 100 feet/min

Set Altitude to 56.000 feet

Set auto throttle on, indicate Mach, 2.01

CG : check

Mach 1.7 = T+23mins

Mach 1.8 = T+33 mins , end of acceleration

End of cruise, = T+2h45 mins Terra Nova in sight

Mach 2.02 = N1 at 92%

 

*****Reduce speed

Reduce power,

Indicate mach 1.6

CG : check

Set Altitude at 38.000 feet

Rate : -2000 ft/min

Indicate mach 1.3

You are 25 mins far from airport, watch traffic. (150Nm)

T+3h

 

*****Reduce altitude

Reduce speed to 0.99, set altitude to 12.000 feet

T+3h15min

 

*****Mid Approach

Reduce speed to mach 0.93

Set speed to 280-300kts

No smoking sign and fasten seat belt, on

Rate –2000 feet/min

Contact approach

Set altitude to 5000 feet

Set speed to 240 kts

Nose and windshield down, -11°

Set VOR frequency

T+3h30

 

*****Final Approach

Set ILS frequency.

Nose, down -17°

Landing gear down and checked

Set speed to 162 kts, weight must be 111 tons max.

12° T+3h35

Switch on ILS function on PA ;

 

*****Landing

Be careful with altitude calls

At 50 feet, disengage autothrottle and PA

15 feet, push “/” key

when main landing gears touch, set power to reverse F2

v< 100kts = breaks

cut reverses F

speed announcement.

T+3h40

 

*****Parking

Taxi to your parking

Nose raise ΰ 11° for taxi

Then set parking breaks On

Nose Up, Canards closed

No smoking sign Off

Fasten seat belt sign off

Switch off engine Ctrl + shift+F1 or switch

off all the pump and fuel arrival.

T+3h45