Does the Cessna 310 have a pressurized cabin?
Through its 28-year production span, the 310 evolved from a five-seater with pressure-carbureted engines to a high- flying turbocharged six-placer with known-icing certification. Cessna’s landmark twin also begat a larger turbocharged model, the 320, in 1963, and provided the basis for the pressurized 340.
What is a Cessna 310 called?
Military applications. In 1957, the United States Air Force (USAF) selected the Cessna 310 for service as a light utility aircraft for transport and administrative support. The USAF purchased 160 unmodified 310A aircraft with the designation L-27A and unofficially nicknamed Blue Canoe, later changed to U-3A in 1962.
What is a Colemill Bearcat conversion for the Cessna 310R?
The Colemill Bearcat conversion for the Cessna 310R improves the aircraft’s performance significantly. The new IO-550A engines improve single-engine service ceilings as well as improved rate-of-climb and cruise airspeed. A Colemill conversion is much more than an exchange for more powerful engines.
What is a Colemill conversion?
Colemill is concerned with all aspects of improving the performance of an aircraft. A Colemill conversion is a fully integrated and practical performance package, engineered to deliver satisfaction for the life of the aircraft. Colemill has been converting all other Cessna 310s since the early seventies.
What kind of engine does a Colemill STC 310 have?
In late 1987, Colemill created a second 310 STC, the Bearcat I and II conversion. This STC—for the 310R, T310P, T310Q and T310R—replaced troublesome stock engines with the “A” model of the Continental IO-550 which increased horsepower to 300 ponies like the earlier STC.
Can a Colemill 310 be refurbished?
For the 310 owner, it’s possible to refurbish the airplane and greatly enhance its performance, too. With the availability of Colemill’s old STCs at Mike Jones Aircraft, it’s as if Colemill is in business again, a mere 50 miles east of where it existed for so many years.