Would this be of help?: http://www.lycoming.textron.com/products/engines/540.html
I provide this link because I suspect the IO540 is the engine we want(?) Jon > -----Original Message----- > From: John Check [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 4:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] ANN: Cessna 310 twin-prop > > > First item on my list is correct style throttle, pitch and > mixture controls. > Where can I get engine specs so I can redo the gauge faces? > > TTYL > J > > On Friday 30 November 2001 3:42 pm, you wrote: > > David, John, > > > > Good work on the initial panel and model. Minor nit (before even > > trying to take off) The engine will not even crank if the mixture is > > pulled all the way out. Push in the mixture and the engine cranks > > (and starts) just fine. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Curt. > > > > David Megginson writes: > > > For those of you who haven't been following the discussion on > > > flightgear-model, we have a new JSBSim aero model > available in CVS. > > > The Cessna 310 is a low-wing six-seater, twin-prop piston-powered > > > aircraft with funny fuel tanks on the wingtips. It has a range of > > > 800-1000nm (depending on configuration), and can cruise around > > > 160-180kt. > > > > > > The aerodynamics are not right yet, but the plane is flyable (be > > > careful to hold the nose down on climb). We don't have a > proper 310 > > > panel ready, but John Check has kindly modified the 172 > panel to add > > > instrumentation for the second engine in the mean time. You can > > > download a 3D model of a 310 from Wolfram's site if you > to watch the > > > flight from the outside: > > > > > > http://home.t-online.de/home/Wolfram.Kuss/FGFS1/FGFS1.htm > > > > > > To try out the C310, make sure you have the latest CVS code for > > > FlightGear and the base package, then do > > > > > > fgfs --aircraft=c310 > > > --prop:/sim/panel/path=Aircraft/c310/c310-vfr-panel.xml > > > > > > You'll need to start each engine separately. By default, > the joystick > > > throttle will move the throttle for both engines. > > > > > > Major Caveats > > > ------------- > > > > > > - Most of the aero coefficients are still for the C172 > rather than the > > > C310, so lift, drag, etc. are not quite right. > > > > > > - The plane is using the wrong propellor model. > > > > > > - There is not yet any way to control propellor pitch, > cowl flaps, or > > > landing gear (which is always down but creates no drag > currently). > > > > > > - Single-engine flight doesn't cause any yaw (I suspect a > JSBSim bug > > > here). > > > > > > Despite these caveats, this plane can fly a lot faster, > higher, and > > > further than the C172, and it should be a lot of fun even > before we > > > start fine-tuning the model. > > > > > > > > > Enjoy, > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > -- > > > David Megginson > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flightgear-devel mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel > _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
