NEW! Nitro Planes 92" Wingspan Twin Cessna 310

[FlyBoyTha1]

Hello Guy's,

Starting My ARF Build Of The New Nitro Planes Cessna Twin 310 With A 92" WingSpan. This 92" Twin Kit Will Be My Biggest Wingspan ARF And Biggest Twin Yet I've To Lay Hands On, She's Huge. The Kit Can Be Found At "NitroPlanes.com" In The Twin Aircraft Section For $229 Bucks Sweet Price For The Montser Of A Of Twin Plane.

I Know Some Of You Guy's Have Scratch Build Kits Like These, So I'm Now Looking To Order Or Build A Nice Cockpit For The Huge Bird, This Was The First Thing To Come To Mind When I Open Up The Box And Saw How Huge This Fuselage Was, Let Along When UPS Knocked On My Door The Box Had To Be Atleast 6 Feet Tall As I Had To Lean It To Fit Threw The Door.

I've Open Everything Up Everything And There Was No Damages To Any Of The Parts, So Let's Begin The Build Feel Free To Give Your Input And Post Your Beginning Of Your Nitroplanes Twin Cessna 310 Or Any Cessna Twin In The Large Scale Of This One.

P,s Anyone Have Any Leads On Were I Can Purchase A CockPit Of Seats And Etc.? I Have A Video Of The UPS Delivery To The Open Of The Box For A Parts Inspection Video Attached Also The Link To The Cessna 310 On Nitro Planes Website

http://www.nitroplanes.com/new319092twe.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhQw7BVpbeY

[staggerwing]

A lot of plane for the price ! What are your power plans & what does air frame weigh as purchased ?

[FlyBoyTha1]

A lot of plane for the price ! What are your power plans & what does air frame weigh as purchased ?

Plane Weight 11lbs. Flying Weight Will Be 13lbs. Well I'm Going To Start Off With (2) Power 60 Size Eflite Motor's First Flight (2) 5 Cell 3300 ThunderPower Lipo's, Then I'll Try My (2) 6 Cell ThunderPower 3850 Lipo's. And See What The Power Different, I Might Move To Power 90's If I Don't Feel Good With The 60's.

I Have a 71" Cessna 421 On (2) .46 Eflite Motors And It Fly's Like Hell At Half Throttle Have Yet To Fly At Full Throttle With About 8 Flights On Her Using (2) 5 Cell 3300 ThunderPower

[FlyBoyTha1]

Well I'm Moving Along Pretty Nicly Time For The Beginning Of The Epoxy Of The Rudder And Elevators

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onRzPzraNls

[stamper]

You will love the way this plane flies. I have the one NitroModels offered a few years ago and am flying it with Enya 60's. More than enough power for unlimited vertical. I have also added retracts which gives it a really nice profile in the air. Takes some gutting though. If for some reason you have a motor fail mid flight the plane will still track nicely with a little rudder input for an easy landing. I actually made a landing attempt with one engine, aborted, went around and flew for a while before landing. Pretty uneventful which is a nice feature for a twin. I can also say the same for the P-38 NitroModels offer.

The only complaint I have about this model was the wing hold down block. Maybe they improved it for this version but mine did not line up correctly with the wing and cracked when bolting the wing down. I had to replace the block and modify it a little to hold the wing down correctly.

Please provide lots of pics with the motors and battery placement.

[FlyBoyTha1]

You will love the way this plane flies. I have the one NitroModels offered a few years ago and am flying it with Enya 60's. More than enough power for unlimited vertical. I have also added retracts which gives it a really nice profile in the air. Takes some gutting though. If for some reason you have a motor fail mid flight the plane will still track nicely with a little rudder input for an easy landing. I actually made a landing attempt with one engine, aborted, went around and flew for a while before landing. Pretty uneventful which is a nice feature for a twin. I can also say the same for the P-38 NitroModels offer.

The only complaint I have about this model was the wing hold down block. Maybe they improved it for this version but mine did not line up correctly with the wing and cracked when bolting the wing down. I had to replace the block and modify it a little to hold the wing down correctly.

Please provide lots of pics with the motors and battery placement.

The Retracts Are The Only Thing Thats Missing Here, I'm Over Looking Where To Place The Battery's Right Now, There's Plenty Of Room In The Nose, I Will Be Adding A Cockpit With Three Polits, So I'm Goimg To Hold Off On The Battery Tray Until Tuesday, On My Nitro Planes B-25 I Put The Batterys In The Knucls Balanced Prefect, Thats One Option I'm Think The Knucle Area

[Tonystott]

Sorry to be off topic, but what's with making the first letter of every word a capital?

Edit: Incredibly, my above post was reported for being a "personal attack", which I find totally absurd. It is a perfectly reasonable question to ask why anyone would capitalise every word in a sentence, as this is an unusual practice.

I would appreciate an answer as polite as my question was, without this edit being also spuriously reported too.

[pmisuinas]

And what is a knucle, and where is the knucle area?

[stamper]

I am guessing he means the engine/motor pods that attach to the wing. If so, these may not provide the best support. You are better off placing the batteries in the fuse itself and install a support shelf. On the B-25, many people placed the batteries in the belly under the hatch, or behind the cowling in the nacelle structure. So maybe that is another term for knucle? Never heard of that though.

[Sabrejock]

Nacelle would be my guess. :confused: Tex.

[MrFlash]

Hey FBT , might be worthwhile looking here for cockpit interiors

http://www.inzpan.com/default.asp

http://www.inzpan.com/category_s/65.htm

Reckon yer Cesnna will be about 1/4 - 1/5 scale so some of them might fit

[FlyBoyTha1]

Nacelle would be my guess. :confused: Tex.

Thats The Word I'm Looking For Thanks

[FlyBoyTha1]

Hey FBT , might be worthwhile looking here for cockpit interiors

http://www.inzpan.com/default.asp

http://www.inzpan.com/category_s/65.htm

Reckon yer Cesnna will be about 1/4 - 1/5 scale so some of them might fit

Sweet I'll Check Them Out.

[FlyBoyTha1]

Got The Wings Together There Huge, Installed The Aileron Servo's So I'll Only Have To Run The Speed Control Wire Threw The Wings When I'm Finshed Installing The Motors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYKDQrg9bUQ

[Parkk]

That's cool !!

[FlyBoyTha1]

I Recieved A Set Of Cockpit Seats Today Polits Should Come In Today Later On She's Starting To Really Cook In The Pot Now :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-8PIFYckqg

[navee8or]

F.B.T. I for one really appreciate your assembly videos. Because of the way nitro planes advertises it's products , it's often difficult to visualize what the pieces for the individual kits look like. What I would like to know is have you or are you planning on doing a video on the assembly of nitroplanes cessna 421??? I.M.H.O. the 421 is the coolest looking g.a. plane I've seen for rc. Thank you for the good job you've done on this video, keep it comming. PLEASE!!!!! navee8or

[chalmrast]

Dude, everywhere I look I see you with a new plane.... I saw you with a slew of H9 Warbirds somewhere (youtube?). I don't know how you can keep going at this pace!!!!

I have 3 planes in the box since Christmas still!!!! Maybe I can ship them to you for assembly???

Chad


Also, is it 92" or 88"???

[FlyBoyTha1]

Dude, everywhere I look I see you with a new plane.... I saw you with a slew of H9 Warbirds somewhere (youtube?). I don't know how you can keep going at this pace!!!!

I have 3 planes in the box since Christmas still!!!! Maybe I can ship them to you for assembly???

Chad


Also, is it 92" or 88"???

What's Up Chat My Man,

I'm Looking Forward To Come Back Out Your Way Next Year I'll Make Sure To Have The Twin 100mm EDF Hero Eagle 100 With Me

It's A 92.5 With Those Gas Tanks On The Wings 88 Without Them, In The Part 5 Or 6 Vid I Explain Why I Put 88"

Yeah I've Been Busy, You Know Nitroplanes Keeps Me Busy As Hell., Just Had To Buy Another Rack To Start Another Hangar :) To Bad I Didn;t Live Closer I Could Have All Three Set Up For You In A Week :)

[FlyBoyTha1]

F.B.T. I for one really appreciate your assembly videos. Because of the way nitro planes advertises it's products , it's often difficult to visualize what the pieces for the individual kits look like. What I would like to know is have you or are you planning on doing a video on the assembly of nitroplanes cessna 421??? I.M.H.O. the 421 is the coolest looking g.a. plane I've seen for rc. Thank you for the good job you've done on this video, keep it comming. PLEASE!!!!! navee8or

Yeah I've Done Those Build Video's About 5 Months Ago If You Go On Youtube And Search "Nitro Planes Cessna 421C" Or " "Cessna 421 By Flyboytha1" They Are All There Bro, Just Got A Set Of Robart Retracts That I'll Be Adding The Cessna 421C To When I'm Done Here, I'll Be Done A Live Build Like On This Thread Here :)

[FlyBoyTha1]

Now Installing The Sevro's And Motors, My Polits And Seats Also Came In Here Are Some Pictures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9K7usFgmkY

[navee8or]

F.B.T. cOULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR INTERIOR KIT. iT REALLY LOOKS GOOD AND I COULD USE ONE . KEEP IT GOING. NAVEE8OR

[CAFplanekid]

I'm sorry, but reading the Posts Where Every Word Is Capitalized Is Annoying. It.Disrupts.The.Flow.OF.a.SEnTence.So I WIll Just LookAt The Pictures Of This Cool 3IO And Not Read Your Posts.

[Tonystott]

cAREFUL, yOU'LL gET rEPORTED tOO

[FlyBoyTha1]

It's Moving Along Guys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTvau1N66GQ

[FlyBoyTha1]

F.B.T. cOULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR INTERIOR KIT. iT REALLY LOOKS GOOD AND I COULD USE ONE . KEEP IT GOING. NAVEE8OR

Horizon Hobby's Piper Cub Giant Scale Cockpit Seats And Gauges Around $25 Or $30 Bucks

[dag214]

cAREFUL, yOU'LL gET rEPORTED tOO
I aGrEe ToTally. CoOl PlAnE ThOuGh.

DAG

[3 pointer]

Interior looks fantastic. Never realised how angular the whole cockpit was.

[FlyBoyTha1]

Cockpits Done, Taxi Time Guy's :)

My Next Step Is The CG Machine, Then The Maiden On 5 Cells With 14x8 Props, Then 6 Cells With 15X10 Props

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMMrr6oz6Ns

[datazman]

FlyBoy:
It sounds to me that you should try to tweak the settings on your speed controls to get rid of that annoying “screech” at motor start up. Setting the timing to medium or high may get rid of it. If, not try a softer start up. I usually use the softest startup available for my speed controls.

Just my 2 cents.

Great Build! I can’t wait to see her fly.

Ta Ta for now.
Paul

[Tonystott]

I thought the passengers would have caps on :)

[FlyBoyTha1]

I thought the passengers would have caps on :)

I was also looking for a lady passenager, My origanal plan was to have (2) guy's and (2) girl's

[FlyBoyTha1]

FlyBoy:
It sounds to me that you should try to tweak the settings on your speed controls to get rid of that annoying “screech” at motor start up. Setting the timing to medium or high may get rid of it. If, not try a softer start up. I usually use the softest startup available for my speed controls.

Just my 2 cents.

Great Build! I can’t wait to see her fly.

Ta Ta for now.
Paul

Thanks I'll Check Into That

[FlyBoyTha1]

Well Here We Go Guy's The Maiden Flight Test On (2) 5 Cells With (2) 14x8 Props.

On This Flight, I Maiden Her On (2) 5 Cell Lipo 3300 Batterys With 14X8 Props. Next Flight I Will Use (2) 6 Cell 3850 Lipo Battery With 15x10 Props. There Was A Little To Much Elevator On Take Off, But A Few Clicks Off Down She Flew Great.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS96jwoMPMg

[Arrow]

Awesome looking plane. Great job on the build and congrats with the stressful maiden. Also thanks for posting the build videos. I loved the boxed to finish build log. Very informative.

That sure is a pretty plane.

[FlyBoyTha1]

Awesome looking plane. Great job on the build and congrats with the stressful maiden. Also thanks for posting the build videos. I loved the boxed to finish build log. Very informative.

That sure is a pretty plane.

Thanks My Man, I'll Be Posting The Second Flight With The 6 Cell Batterys And 15x10 Props

[SCALEFAN]

I like the first letter of every word to be caps, no problem for me reading what Flyboy has to say. Flyboy doesn't put any BS into his stuff, right to the point and top quality. If you wannabe RC builders want to spend time correcting spelling and grammar, don't do it here, it's not appreciated, nor is it humorous.

Flyboy's build threads put some of those boring builds to shame. Want to talk about hard reading, c'mon, some builds are so boring and then the authors think that they own the thread and try to censor comments. (reference Hero Eagle 100 thread) Not here...Flyboy is top notch, I love his stuff.

Flyboy, how about putting up a program of your future builds, so we know what to look forward to?

Al

[FlyBoyTha1]

I like the first letter of every word to be caps, no problem for me reading what Flyboy has to say. Flyboy doesn't put any BS into his stuff, right to the point and top quality. If you wannabe RC builders want to spend time correcting spelling and grammar, don't do it here, it's not appreciated, nor is it humorous.

Flyboy's build threads put some of those boring builds to shame. Want to talk about hard reading, c'mon, some builds are so boring and then the authors think that they own the thread and try to censor comments. (reference Hero Eagle 100 thread) Not here...Flyboy is top notch, I love his stuff.

Flyboy, how about putting up a program of your future builds, so we know what to look forward to?

Al

:) Well At The Moment Adding Retracts To The Cessna 421c For A Airshow On May 9th, I'll Have All 3 Cessna Out With A Couple Of Hangar9 Warbirds.

Hey, Thats A Great Idea To Show A List At The End Of Each Build Vid To Keep Everybody Updated, I'm Thinking About Doing Another Cessna Citation, But Paint It Like A Fed-Ex Cargo Twin :)

[SCALEFAN]

Flyboy,

You might get those retracts in the 310 also, it would make it much better looking.

You might talk to the purchasing guy at Nitroplanes about carrying the appropriate retracts for the planes that are designed for them. Nitroplanes needs to carry all the items to complete the ARF kits, including the optional items. More items=more profit, why give the business to some other company?

Al

[stamper]

I put some Spring Air Retracts into my 310. It is really an easy mod on this plane and really makes it look good in the air. Spring Airs are also very reasonably priced. I believe I went with the 101HD's with the 100 degree nose.

http://www.retracts.com/Retrax_100.htm

[SCALEFAN]

Stamper,

How about some pics of your 310? Did you do any other mods?

Al

[stamper]

I'll see about getting some pics tonight after work. No other mods, but I had to replace the wing hold down block because it was not lined up right from the factory. I have the older color scheme so maybe it was an isolated problem or they corrected it.

[FlyBoyTha1]

Flyboy,

You might get those retracts in the 310 also, it would make it much better looking.

You might talk to the purchasing guy at Nitroplanes about carrying the appropriate retracts for the planes that are designed for them. Nitroplanes needs to carry all the items to complete the ARF kits, including the optional items. More items=more profit, why give the business to some other company?

Al

It Makes 100% Since Too Me Also.

[FlyBoyTha1]

I'll see about getting some pics tonight after work. No other mods, but I had to replace the wing hold down block because it was not lined up right from the factory. I have the older color scheme so maybe it was an isolated problem or they corrected it.

I Didn't Run Into Any Troubles, Got 4 Flights On Here Already, The Easies Plane I've Built, Very Huge Very Easy To See Everything :), Hoping To See Your Picture So I Can Get And Idea Of How The Where Placed, She Would Look So Much Better In The Air With "RETRACTS UP" :)

[FlyBoyTha1]

6 Cell Flight Number (2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkHNlF79Pm4

[Arrow]

Very nice!! Have you decided not to put on the external tanks or just not had time to install them? Definitely would look sweet with retracts on the plane!

Great job- very cool looking plane.

[FlyBoyTha1]

Very nice!! Have you decided not to put on the external tanks or just not had time to install them? Definitely would look sweet with retracts on the plane!

Great job- very cool looking plane.

Thanks My Man,

Maybe In May When I Fly It In This AirShow. I'll Try To Set Them Up To Where I Can Remove Them.

[SCALEFAN]

Flyboy,

Ya know, you should give some credit to the video person that you have helping you. Your videos are first class, very clear, the plane is always visable and they are not boring. For some of us older guys some of the music may be a slight distraction, but, that's not important. What's important is that the videos are clear and show the product. Your videos sell planes.

Al

[FlyBoyTha1]

Flyboy,

Ya know, you should give some credit to the video person that you have helping you. Your videos are first class, very clear, the plane is always visable and they are not boring. For some of us older guys some of the music may be a slight distraction, but, that's not important. What's important is that the videos are clear and show the product. Your videos sell planes.

Al

Well Do My Man,

My Biggest Reason For The Music, Is Cause There's Always Someone Talking In My Ear While Flying, And Another One Is Due To Me Being A Electric Flyer, The Gas Planes Always Takes Over The Sound Also, The Only Way To Really Hear The Electric Is To Only Fly By Myself And There's Really No Way Around It. Thanks Again My Man.

[SCALEFAN]

Yep, that makes sense. OK for the music, it sure is better than hearing the nitro and gas motors in the backround.

Al

[FlyBoyTha1]

The Cessna 310 With Thw Cessna 421C


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VLGz2Nnp1Q

[FlyBoyTha1]

Yep, that makes sense. OK for the music, it sure is better than hearing the nitro and gas motors in the backround.

Al

I Can't Belive Those Guy's Are Still Going On And On, Over On The Hero Eagle. I Was Just Reading That Topic And Your 100% Right He Does Not Want To Admit His Faults, Nor Realize I Was The Thread Starter And He Started His On And Crashed, Pointing Fingers At The Manufacture, But He's Perfect :) Remember :) Ha-Ha

[SCALEFAN]

Flyboy,

I learned a lesson, I give up. There are alot of guys that post that just don't want to learn, they just want to post the self serving stuff. They don't realize that because of an absence of personality they are just boring people. I like to think that we all make mistakes, so lets talk about it to make everyone feel that they are not alone. There are alot of guys that read these threads but are afraid to post because they made mistakes and they feel stupid. We all make mistakes, nobody should feel elite, and nobody should feel stupid.

Can you imagine, people that blast the use of math, science, aeronautical engineers, and commercial pilots, they must be living in the dark ages.

I was thinking of starting another Eagle thread, start with some neat still pictures of the finished product, introduce your flying videos, then work backwards on how to do it. The Eagle is a perfect plane for guys that want to transition from prop to EDF.

take care and keep the videos coming.
Al

[FlyBoyTha1]

Flyboy,

I learned a lesson, I give up. There are alot of guys that post that just don't want to learn, they just want to post the self serving stuff. They don't realize that because of an absence of personality they are just boring people. I like to think that we all make mistakes, so lets talk about it to make everyone feel that they are not alone. There are alot of guys that read these threads but are afraid to post because they made mistakes and they feel stupid. We all make mistakes, nobody should feel elite, and nobody should feel stupid.

Can you imagine, people that blast the use of math, science, aeronautical engineers, and commercial pilots, they must be living in the dark ages.

I was thinking of starting another Eagle thread, start with some neat still pictures of the finished product, introduce your flying videos, then work backwards on how to do it. The Eagle is a perfect plane for guys that want to transition from prop to EDF.

take care and keep the videos coming.
Al

Yeah There Crazy Over There To Many GURU'S Everybody Learns Something New Everyday Even I Don't Have All The Ansers :)

[FlyBoyTha1]

She's Still Flying Great I Could Fly This One Everyday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUBZZAtDins

[stamper]

I still owe you some pics of my plane with the retracts. This Sunday our club is having a Giant Scale fun fly so I will get some flying shots also. One other issue I had last weekend was the vertical stab loosening up on me during flight. My plane is about 3 years old now so maybe it was due but I reinforced that area with some tri stock and it's solid again. Just fyi, but you can't beat the price for what you get.

Not sure if you like warbirds, but another plane I can highly recommend is Nitro Models P-38. Flys almost the same and is a real looker at the field.

[FlyBoyTha1]

I still owe you some pics of my plane with the retracts. This Sunday our club is having a Giant Scale fun fly so I will get some flying shots also. One other issue I had last weekend was the vertical stab loosening up on me during flight. My plane is about 3 years old now so maybe it was due but I reinforced that area with some tri stock and it's solid again. Just fyi, but you can't beat the price for what you get.

Not sure if you like warbirds, but another plane I can highly recommend is Nitro Models P-38. Flys almost the same and is a real looker at the field.

Thanks For The FYI, I Love This Plane If It Wasn't So Big I Would Fly It Everyday, I'm Thinking About Starting To Transport It Like I Did My Cessna 421C Yesterday Here's A Picture :)

[rcjetpilot]

VERY nice! and I'm sure the commute to the field with a twin on top has gotta draw a few looks :) ... and the Creed music works for me.

Great thread,
Bob

[bigstatik]

wow, that is nice. thanks for the vids. I want one now :)
How long did the build take you?
And, how much total cost do you have into it minus the batts and Tx if you don't mind me asking?
thanks!

edit: I just realized it probably doesn't cost you anything because you are sponsored by them or do the builds/vids for them or something.
nice.

[FlyBoyTha1]

VERY nice! and I'm sure the commute to the field with a twin on top has gotta draw a few looks :) ... and the Creed music works for me.

Great thread,
Bob

Thanks My Man!

Yeah There's Always The One Asking If It Really Flys.

[FlyBoyTha1]

wow, that is nice. thanks for the vids. I want one now :)
How long did the build take you?
And, how much total cost do you have into it minus the batts and Tx if you don't mind me asking?
thanks!

edit: I just realized it probably doesn't cost you anything because you are sponsored by them or do the builds/vids for them or something.
nice.

I Buy My Own Electronic's

Both Planes Are Worth The Price My Man, I Love The 421C Plane As Well As The Cessna 310, The 310 Could Run You From $800 For Everything To Fly, And The 421C Around $600 Without Retracts.

[bigstatik]

I Buy My Own Electronic's

Both Planes Are Worth The Price My Man, I Love The 421C Plane As Well As The Cessna 310, The 310 Could Run You From $800 For Everything To Fly, And The 421C Around $600 Without Retracts.

nice, thanks for the info.
then how do I get it to the field? LOL. I have a jeep rubicon and my fiance' has a scion XB, I guess I would have to put it on the roof like you. hehe.

[FlyBoyTha1]

I'm Still Flying The Big Boy Here's Another Vid Guy's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlHDVrR7sII

[PerlAddict]

Sorry to be off topic, but what's with making the first letter of every word a capital?

Edit: Incredibly, my above post was reported for being a "personal attack", which I find totally absurd. It is a perfectly reasonable question to ask why anyone would capitalise every word in a sentence, as this is an unusual practice.

I would appreciate an answer as polite as my question was, without this edit being also spuriously reported too.

My guess has always been that FlyBoy types with his caps lock key on, and the forum has a filter to change all-caps posts to only have the first letter of the word capitalized. It's not perfect by any means, but it does make it easier to read the message than trying to read through a post with everything in uppercase.

[FlyBoyTha1]

My guess has always been that FlyBoy types with his caps lock key on, and the forum has a filter to change all-caps posts to only have the first letter of the word capitalized. It's not perfect by any means, but it does make it easier to read the message than trying to read through a post with everything in uppercase.

I LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, Not Where Others Opinions Matter :)

[FlyBoyTha1]

Another Flight On The Big Bird :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWYQb-onNDg