Wayne22

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My first impression is that it is butt ugly...however, if they did not call it a Cessan 310 (cuz it's not even close.....) it is better looking as a sport plane than, say, a Dual Ace....

However, it is not even squint-sport-kinda-sorta-almost-nearly scale.....

orygg

[] Hello have tried to order a Cessna 310 from Nitro Models to NORWAY, it is to big, HELP getting cessna 310 to Norway, I love this plane, anyone know what I can do.
mvh O.Rygg

PLANE JIM

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fgpierce

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Are you saying Nitro wont ship it Norway or it's too big for delivery in your country? I'm not fully understanding where the problem lies.

Ch0pp3r

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Oh my god, ORANGE WINDOWS! I've got to have it! Plus, as the ad says "One of the finest ARF kits on the market". I can't wait for one of you guys to buy it and bring it out to the field...

I think I bit my tongue...

vmeek

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Ive built both the Royal and the Nosen Cessna 310 and the nitro arf doesnt come close to scale but as a twin trainer it has some qualities.
Why smash a 6-8 month kit built or the new Topflite glass fuse plane which are much closer to scale than a look a like arf that can be replaced?

Than again Twofitty is a lot of cash for a arf that only remotely resembles the real thing.

wiz310

KMOT, where did you get that photo of the "R" model?. looks like VH-JCI. one I used to fly quite a bit.

Kmot

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Just did a google search on the R model.

orygg

Hello it to big to shipping to Norway,only 15 to 40 not 60 to90

MinnFlyer

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Dick, I'm curious to see if the gear on that thing are as bad as all of Nitroplanes other planes. They seem to be made of soft metal and they bend very easily

pettit

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Yep they were very soft.

Note the word "were"

I replaced them with 3/16 real music wire, nose gear too.

mimoore67

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I just read a P.M. from Dick Petit and said the gear was really soft! So like you suspected, the gear is like all the rest!

pettit

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This is where I am so far.

I need to do some work on the cowls and add the TwinSync engine synchronizers and it'll be ready to fly.

BTW, has anyone actually flown one of these yet?

The recommended CG point is really far back on the wing root, like 35% or more.

Blade47

Dick: your going to love the Twin Sync unit ...I have one and been mucking with the settings and like how the rudder/engine steering works .. I think Bill is going to add that it will disengage the setting if one engine flames out so rudder use will not be hampered by the engine in flight.

To much snow up this way to do a test flight till May [:'(] but all works well on the ground

mugenkidd

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Dick watch out on that CG, nitro planes has had the wrong CG in their instructions before. The 50 size nitro Bob Cat had the CG listed so far forward that the plane would not even rotate. I would be real hesitant to try a CG that looks too far aft.

mugenkidd

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BTW the plane is actually looking pretty good. I bet with a better shaped nose cone the entire plane would look a lot better. How hard does it look like it would be to install retracts?

pettit

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It could be done, but why invest $400.00 in retracts on a $200.00 plane?

Silk purses and sows ears....

mugenkidd

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people are putting turbines and retracts in $129 bob cat thet nitroplanes sell. Just because the airframe is cheap doesn't mean that you can't make it out to what you want it to be. Plus retracts usually survive a crash pretty good so you can always use them in another airframe.

mimoore67

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I sort of agree! If the plane would accept retracts and could be modifed to accept retracts, that it would be a good test bed. My only fear, is that it just might be a pig and be to heavy and not be worth bashing.

There are a lot of threads on this site, where people are taking these CHEAP arf's and spend a good deal of time to add detail and ending up with a nice model.

Here's why I want to BASH this kit.

I have plans of a early 310 that I found on EBAY. In all my years of RC, I have never had a twin! So why not buy a this cheap ARf, knowing that it will need lots of work and make it a test bed for my Plans 310, that I plan on building to a similar size!

So, my question to Dick Petit, is are there rails in the wing that could be modified to except retracts or is just a slotted piece of ply/hard with a hole to except the wire gear.

Kmot

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IIRC, when I was in A&P school many moons ago we were taught that the basic starting point for CG on any fixed wing aircraft was 25% MAC. I personally never would start out at more than that if the true CG is not already known.

pettit

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There appears to be only the slotted piece of ply or hardwood (I hope!) for the wire gear legs.

Nose gear mounts to the "firewall" on the nose (see my photos)

Sure it can be done, but not for me.

vmeek

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I always start out at about 30% back from the leading edge.
I sending you a picture of the plans of the Royal 310 so you measure where the CG is

vic

orygg

Hello i can order a cessna 310 from kina, nitroplanes NO, to Norway/Oslo, [:@] ned help geting cessna to norway from nitro, in kina It is very expensive 155USD to norway and the plane more expensiv,

GotSky

Has anyone flown this plane yet. Just wondering how she flys and what the final weight came in at
Thanks

pettit

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I can give you half an answer.

Total weight with a pair of Evolution .61's and some larger DuBro wheels is 15.75 pounds.

Flying may occur this weekend if the rain stops.