The Cessna 310 is an American four-to-six-seat, low wing, twin-engined monoplane manufactured by the Cessna between 1954 and 1980. It is the first twin-engine aircraft that Cessna put into production after World War II.
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Development
The 310 first flew on 3 January 1953 with deliveries beginning at the end of 1954. The new twin slim modern line is supported by innovative features such as thrust auguster engine thrust tubes and all fuel storage at the end tank on the initial model. In 1964, engine exhausts were changed to flow under the wings instead of augmenter tubes, which were considered noisy.
Typical of the naming convention of the Cessna model, a letter is added after the model number to identify changes to the original design over the years. The first significant upgrade to the 310 series was the 310C in 1959, which introduced the more powerful 260Ã, power (194Ã, kW) Continental IO-470-D engine. In 1960, the 310D feature swept back the vertical tail surface. Extra cabin windows added with 310F.
The turbocharged 320 Skyknight is developed from 310F. Equipped with a TSIO-470-B engine and featuring an extra cabin window on each side, it was in production between 1961 and 1969 (320E named Executive Skyknight), when it was replaced with the same Turbo 310.
310G was certified in 1961 and introduced a tilt wing tip fuel tank found on the majority of the Cessna twin-engine product line, marketed as a 'sting-tip' tank by Cessna as they were intended to aid in-flight stability. One side window replaced two rear windows at 310K (certified at the end of 1965), with an optional three-blade propeller also introduced. Further developments include the T310Q 310Q and turbocharged with a redesigned rear cabin featuring skylight windows, and the final 310R and T310R, which can be identified by long noses containing luggage compartments. Production ended in 1980.
Over the years there have been some modifications to 310 to improve performance. Notable engineer Jack Riley produces two variants, The Riley Rocket 310 and Riley Turbostream 310. Riley replaces the standard engine Continental 310Ã, hp (230Ã, kW) with 350Ã, hp (261Ã,wW) Lycoming TIO-540 engine. This turbocharged intercooler engine is mounted with Hartzell three-blade propellers in a counter-rotating configuration to further improve the performance and safety of a single engine. At 5,400 pounds (2,400 kg). the gross weight of the aircraft has a weight ratio of 7.71 pounds (3.50 kg). per horsepower. This results in a cruising speed of 260 knots (480 km/h) at 18,000 feet (5,500 m) and a climb rate of 3,000 tpm.
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Operational history
Commercial apps
Cessna 310 is a common charter aircraft for many air taxi companies that have sprung up in a general aviation explosion following World War II. The advantages of Cessna 310 over its contemporaries, such as the Piper PA-23, are its speed, operating costs and after market modifications such as the Robertson STOL kit that makes it popular around the world due to its bush flying characteristics. It could use a short runway while at the same time carrying a massive useful load of 2,000 Â £ (910 kg). or more, at high speed for twin-engine piston planes.
Military applications
The aircraft is popular with air charter companies and small feeder carriers, and is operated by private individuals and companies.
Military operators
Known countries have operated U-3/310 including.
- Argentina
- Argentine Air Force - Cessna 310 and 320 models
- Bolivia
- Republic of Congo
- France
- French Air Force - 12 operated
- Haiti
- Haiti Armed Forces
- Indonesia
- Indonesian Air Force
- Army of the Indonesian Army
- Iran
- Madagascar
- Madagascar Air Force - One 310R
- Mexico
- Mexican Naval Aviation
- Peru
- Peruvian Navy
- Philippines
- Philippine Air Force
- Saudi Arabia
- Tanzania
- Tanzania Air Force
- United States
- The United States Air Force receives 196 L-27A and L-27B (then redesign U-3A and B).
- The United States Army received 25 Ex-US Air Force L-27As (then U-3A) and at least 13 L-27Bs (then U-3B) from 1960. <
- Uruguay
- Uruguay Air Force (One 310R)
- Venezuela
- The Venezuelan Navy
- Zaire
- Zaire Air Force
Accidents and incidents
On October 28, 1959, Cessna 310 brought Cuban revolutionary Camilo Cienfuegos to disappear over the Atlantic Ocean on a night flight from Camaguey to Havana. Neither the aircraft nor the Cienfuegos body were ever found.
Specification (1956 model 310)
Data from 1956 Observers Book of Aircraft
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: four passengers
- Length: 27Ã, ft 0Ã, in (8.23 m)
- Wing width: 35Ã, ft 0Ã, in (10.67 m)
- Height: 10Ã, ft 6Ã, in (3.20 m)
- Wings area: 175 sqÃ, ft (16.3 m 2 )
- Empty weight: 2,850 pounds (1,293 kg)
- Gross weight: 4,600 pounds (2,087 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 ã € "Continental O-470-B piston machines horizontally, 240Ã, hp (180Ã, kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 mph (354 km/h; 191 kn)
- Roaming speed: 205 mph (330 km/h; 178 kn)
- Range: 1,000 mi (869 nmi; 1,609 km)
- Service ceiling: 20,000 feet (6,100 m)
- Ascent level: 1.700Ã, ft/mnt (8.6 m/s)
Important appearances in media
See also
Planes with equivalent roles, configurations, and eras
- Beagle B.206
- Beechcraft Baron
- Leave L-200 Morava
- Piper PA-23
- Piper PA-34 Seneca
References
- FAA Certificate Number Data Sheet No. 3A10
- Andrade, John. Militair 1982 . London: Aviation Press Limited, 1982. ISBNÃ, 0-907898-01-7
- Bridgman, Leonard. All World Aircraft 2012 at Jane 1956-57 . New York: The McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1956.
- Harding, Stephen. US. Army Aircraft Since 1947 . Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1990. ISBNÃ, 1-85310-102-8.
- Harvey, Frank (November 1966). "Air War in Vietnam". Fly . New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. pp.Ã, 38-95.
External links
- U-3 description at GlobalSecurity.org
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