Cessna 310B
The Cessna 310B is a four seat, low-wing, twin piston engine aircraft with a conventional tail produced by Cessna in 1958 with 225 produced. Distinguishing features are: retractable landing gear, constant-speed propellers. The 310B seats up to 3 passengers and 1 pilot.
Specifications
Exterior Dimensions
Wing span: 36 ft 11 in
Length: 29 ft 6 in
Height: 9 ft 11 in
Engine
Manufacturer: Continental
Model: O-470-M
Horsepower: 240 hp
Overhaul (HT): 1500 TBO or 12 years
Performance
| Horsepower: 240.00 | Gross Weight: 4,700 |
| Top Speed: 191 | Empty Weight: 2,850 |
| Cruise Speed: 178 | Fuel Capacity: 102 |
| Stall Speed (dirty): 71 | Range: 640 |
| Rate of Climb: 1,700 | Rate of Climb (One Engine): 415 |
| Service Ceiling: 19,500 | Ceiling (One Engine): 7,700 |
| Takeoff | Landing |
| Ground Roll: 1,120 | Ground Roll 1,285 |
| Takeoff Roll Over 50 ft: 1,375 | Landing Roll Over 50 ft: 1,710 |
History
The 310 first flew on January 3, 1953, with deliveries starting in late 1954. Competition was Piper's PA-23 Apache, Beech's Twin Bonanza and the Aero Commander 520.
The sleek modern lines of the new twin included tight cowlings and streamlined nose and tip tanks. Innovative features of the day included engine exhaust thrust augmenter tubes and split wing flaps which eliminated the need for external brackets or tracks. Distinguishing features were the multiple aft side windows and storage of all fuel in tip tanks or ‘tuna tanks' named for their odd shape. The tanks hold 50 gallons of fuel each and became the Cessna twin hallmark.
In 1958, the Cessna 310B came out with a new instrument panel, a O-470-M engine, auxillary 30 gal wing tanks, and a 100 lb boost in gross weight.
