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Post subject: Re: I’m a Twin Cessna owner now  Posted: 25 Jan 2016, 09:47 |
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Very nice Arlen! Now those are Tip Tanks!  It looks like a 320 with those windows! Sidney Wakeham
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Post subject: Re: I’m a Twin Cessna owner now Posted: 25 Jan 2016, 09:50 |
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Username Protected wrote: Those tuna tanks are spiffy! Those aren't tuna tanks. The tuna tanks were the early tanks. Good looking airplane Arlen. I've only been in a 310 a couple of times, but I remember it as a hell of a ride. Robert
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Post subject: Re: I’m a Twin Cessna owner now Posted: 25 Jan 2016, 10:15 |
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Username Protected wrote: Those tuna tanks are spiffy! Those aren't tuna tanks. The tuna tanks were the early tanks. Good looking airplane Arlen. I've only been in a 310 a couple of times, but I remember it as a hell of a ride. Robert
Oops, my mistake. Do those tanks have a nickname?
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Post subject: Re: I’m a Twin Cessna owner now Posted: 25 Jan 2016, 10:29 |
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Username Protected wrote: Let's see some interior photos. And just more pics in general! This morning, I paid the insurance bill, ordered BAS shoulder harnesses, and will order Aerosheep sheepskin covers when they open up. Photos of those installations in the upcoming weeks...
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Post subject: Re: I’m a Twin Cessna owner now Posted: 25 Jan 2016, 10:30 |
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Username Protected wrote:
Oops, my mistake. Do those tanks have a nickname?
Sometimes referred too as canted tanks
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Post subject: Re: I’m a Twin Cessna owner now Posted: 25 Jan 2016, 10:34 |
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Username Protected wrote: Those tuna tanks are spiffy! Those aren't tuna tanks. The tuna tanks were the early tanks.
Yeah. The "Tuna" tanks were replaced in the G model (1962) by tanks that were canted up at a 30 degree angle.
For those not familiar, the big tip tanks are 50 gallons each and are the "mains," and 1964 *I* models like mine also have 15-gallon auxiliary tanks in each wing.....total of 130 gallons.
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Post subject: Re: I’m a Twin Cessna owner now Posted: 25 Jan 2016, 11:18 |
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Looks great Arlen.....now just work in some gray stripes in the paint job...the red in close to scarlet!!! There you have it!!!! PS: Welcome to the "twin world"..now your're safe my friend!!! 
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Post subject: Re: I’m a Twin Cessna owner now Posted: 25 Jan 2016, 14:09 |
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Username Protected wrote: For those not familiar, the big tip tanks are 50 gallons each and are the "mains," and 1964 *I* models like mine also have 15-gallon auxiliary tanks in each wing.....total of 130 gallons. Arlen, is that 130 useable or total? I would expect the 310 to have a similar endurance as the 55, but if that's total fuel you'd have to be a lot more efficient to have the same endurance. What's your fuel burn and speed in cruise? I'm only curious because the 310 is my 'other' choice, and now that I see the cool kids doing it... 
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Post subject: Re: I’m a Twin Cessna owner now Posted: 25 Jan 2016, 14:18 |
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Username Protected wrote: The Cessna autopilot has been good over the years, but your's looks like a newer one.
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