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Detailed article without references. Needs inline citations. -- Colputt 02:40, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
SkyNight or SkyKnight? That is the dark question!-- 87.5.165.81 ( talk) 10:18, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
The development section lists the power of the engine primary in kW, with hp in parens. Other sections of the article just use hp, and other articles have hp as the primary measurement with kW in parens. I put the kW in parens with the hp first. 65.169.210.66 ( talk) 16:29, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
In accordance with WP:AIRPOP I have removed lists of Cessna 310 inspired toys from this page twice. I have now added the Template:NoMoreCruft to the popular culture section as the guidance material suggests. In accordance with that template please discuss any intentions to insert any more popular culture items here on the talk page first, including your references to show notability, and gain consensus of other editors prior to introducing this material. - Ahunt ( talk) 14:47, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm afraid I have to question naming the US Army and US Navy as primary users of Cessna 310s. The only Army use I can find is in the early to mid-70s, when ex-USAF U-3s were claimed by Army National Guard units from the "boneyard" at Davis Monthan AFB. They were used as light transports and "hacks". I assume they were chosen because of a limited number of available and suitable aircraft (as an example, the Army didn't have many T-42s...Beech Barons available) and being an "off the shelf" aircraft, they could be easily maintained by small Army National Guard units. An example of such an aircraft can be found on page 621 of United States Military Aircraft Since 1909 by Gordon Swanborough and Peter M Bowers, Putnam 1989. Surplus U-3s were also used by the US Forest Service and many went to trade schools as maintenance trainers. Some did make their way into the civil register.
The US Navy may have procured some via the same route, but their service is harder to track down. NO mention of them is made in the standard reference book...United States Naval Aircraft since 1911, also by Swanorough and Bowers, Putnam 1990. (Similarly, the USN used surplus ex-USAF O-2s for patroling test ranges to warn away boaters, but again, such use was very limited.)
If someone has exact numbers of ex-USAF U-3s in Army or Navy service, I'd be interested in seeing them. Without them, I can't see the two services being listed as PRIMARY users. ```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bassetman4 ( talk • contribs) 02:25, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
It would be helpful if the years in production were listed under the picture. I had to read the entire article and I'm still not sure if the entire line was ended in 1980 or what,and if so why and what was it replaced with. thx. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BrianAlex ( talk • contribs) 19:08, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
The ref cited for this accident indicates that none of the company VPs nor the CEO were involved. Please read the guidelines at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Aircraft/page_content#Accidents_and_incidents to see why this accident is non-notable and should not be included in this article. The simple fact is that this aircraft type has had hundreds of accidents like this, just like every other type of light aircraft. Just like the article on the VW Beetle doesn't report every accident that one has been in, neither do light aircraft type articles. Unless it can be shown how it fits the guideline, the accident will be removed. - Ahunt ( talk) 22:39, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
As per the consensus and Wikipedia:WikiProject_Aircraft/page_content#Accidents_and_incidents here I have cleaned up both accidents once again. - Ahunt ( talk) 23:35, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
@ Ahunt, Carguychris, and Serial Number 54129: For those of us who've spent little to no time in a cockpit of an airplane, can you explain what is wrong with this photo. Unfortunately, User:JGHowes, who uploaded the photo and is apparently the person in the photo, is no longer living, so he cannot participate in this discussion. Thanks. BilCat ( talk) 20:20, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
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Detailed article without references. Needs inline citations. -- Colputt 02:40, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
SkyNight or SkyKnight? That is the dark question!-- 87.5.165.81 ( talk) 10:18, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
The development section lists the power of the engine primary in kW, with hp in parens. Other sections of the article just use hp, and other articles have hp as the primary measurement with kW in parens. I put the kW in parens with the hp first. 65.169.210.66 ( talk) 16:29, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
In accordance with WP:AIRPOP I have removed lists of Cessna 310 inspired toys from this page twice. I have now added the Template:NoMoreCruft to the popular culture section as the guidance material suggests. In accordance with that template please discuss any intentions to insert any more popular culture items here on the talk page first, including your references to show notability, and gain consensus of other editors prior to introducing this material. - Ahunt ( talk) 14:47, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm afraid I have to question naming the US Army and US Navy as primary users of Cessna 310s. The only Army use I can find is in the early to mid-70s, when ex-USAF U-3s were claimed by Army National Guard units from the "boneyard" at Davis Monthan AFB. They were used as light transports and "hacks". I assume they were chosen because of a limited number of available and suitable aircraft (as an example, the Army didn't have many T-42s...Beech Barons available) and being an "off the shelf" aircraft, they could be easily maintained by small Army National Guard units. An example of such an aircraft can be found on page 621 of United States Military Aircraft Since 1909 by Gordon Swanborough and Peter M Bowers, Putnam 1989. Surplus U-3s were also used by the US Forest Service and many went to trade schools as maintenance trainers. Some did make their way into the civil register.
The US Navy may have procured some via the same route, but their service is harder to track down. NO mention of them is made in the standard reference book...United States Naval Aircraft since 1911, also by Swanorough and Bowers, Putnam 1990. (Similarly, the USN used surplus ex-USAF O-2s for patroling test ranges to warn away boaters, but again, such use was very limited.)
If someone has exact numbers of ex-USAF U-3s in Army or Navy service, I'd be interested in seeing them. Without them, I can't see the two services being listed as PRIMARY users. ```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bassetman4 ( talk • contribs) 02:25, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
It would be helpful if the years in production were listed under the picture. I had to read the entire article and I'm still not sure if the entire line was ended in 1980 or what,and if so why and what was it replaced with. thx. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BrianAlex ( talk • contribs) 19:08, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
The ref cited for this accident indicates that none of the company VPs nor the CEO were involved. Please read the guidelines at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Aircraft/page_content#Accidents_and_incidents to see why this accident is non-notable and should not be included in this article. The simple fact is that this aircraft type has had hundreds of accidents like this, just like every other type of light aircraft. Just like the article on the VW Beetle doesn't report every accident that one has been in, neither do light aircraft type articles. Unless it can be shown how it fits the guideline, the accident will be removed. - Ahunt ( talk) 22:39, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
As per the consensus and Wikipedia:WikiProject_Aircraft/page_content#Accidents_and_incidents here I have cleaned up both accidents once again. - Ahunt ( talk) 23:35, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
@ Ahunt, Carguychris, and Serial Number 54129: For those of us who've spent little to no time in a cockpit of an airplane, can you explain what is wrong with this photo. Unfortunately, User:JGHowes, who uploaded the photo and is apparently the person in the photo, is no longer living, so he cannot participate in this discussion. Thanks. BilCat ( talk) 20:20, 6 May 2022 (UTC)