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Description
| Notes: LOW-WING, administrative, and light cargo transport. Military version of cessna model 310 (2 CREW, 3 PASSENGERS) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Cessna | |
| Base model: | U-3 | |
| Designation: | U-3 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1952-Present | |
| Basic role: | Utility | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 27' | 8.2 m | |
| Height: | 10' 5" | 3.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 35' 8" | 10.8 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 4,828 lb | 2,190 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 4,830 lb | 2,190 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Continental O-470-M | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 240 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 900 miles | 1,449 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 180 mph | 289 km/h | 156 kt |
| Max Speed: | 238 mph | 383 km/h | 207 kt |
| Ceiling: | 22,000 ft | 6,705 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Castle Air Museum | Atwater | California |
| Hill Aerospace Museum | Hill AFB | Utah |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| Selfridge Military Air Museum | Selfridge ANG Bas | Michigan |
| South Dakota Air and Space Museum | Ellsworth AFB | South Dakota |
| Travis Air Force Museum | Travis AFB | California |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| United States Army Aviation Museum | Ozark | Alabama |
| Wings Over The Rockies Aviation & Space Museum | Denver | Colorado |
U-3A on display
Castle Air Museum | Travis Air Force Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Mike Johnston Haslett, MI | I crewed U3A 575869 from 1961 -1965 in Texas and then in Arizona can anyone tell me where it is at ? Mike Johnston 01/07/2016 @ 15:48 [ref: 69397] |
| Louis A Bucci Summerville, SC | I was chief of maintenance at Charleston AFB Aero Club in the mid 80's. They got ahold of a U3-A from an Army base in Pennsylvania. I had to get it certified by the FAA from a utility category to normal category before that could use it as a flight trainer. [Boy was that a eye opener not to mention the pains that emanated from my south side.]I think they kept the original tail number as it's N number N82144. The paint hanger guys did a very nice job repainting it. All they did was change the OD green to bright red. They kept all the white, and the yellow and black accent colors true to the Army layout. Wish I knew what happened to that aircraft. It was a sweet flying little plane. 04/11/2015 @ 08:56 [ref: 69033] |
| Chris pompey Sacramento, CA | I worked on U3As at McGuire AFB, NJ 1966. They were flown by Base Op. 07/13/2014 @ 18:06 [ref: 68562] |
| Pete Mc Sweeney S/S USAF Los Altos, CA | Stationed at Hamilton AFB CA '60 thru '63. Traveling for 28 A.D. was transported by those preserving their status to various "SAGE " sites utilizing this great little bird, tail #75875 and others. Some locals around the little strips in the high desert of Nevada and Oregon thought a U3 was most likely a replacement for U2's that they had read about. Oops. 01/04/2014 @ 11:17 [ref: 68280] |
| Pete Mc Sweeney S/S USAF Los Altos, CA | Stationed at Hamilton AFB CA '60 thru '63. Traveling for 28 A.D. was transported by those preserving their status to various "SAGE " sites utilizing this great little bird, tail #75875 and others. Some locals around the little strips in the high desert of Nevada and Oregon thought a U3 was most likely a replacement for U2's that they had read about. Oops. 01/04/2014 @ 11:16 [ref: 68279] |
| dclipner Cambridge, OH | whereabouts of 2 ea U3A's assigned to 72nd Bomb Wing @ Ramey AFB,Puerto Rico. during time period of 1965-1967. Tail numbers were 82133 and 82165. Was radar approach controller at that base. Talked to both aircraft and flew in 82133 on a trip to the FAA center at San Juan.. 11/08/2013 @ 15:55 [ref: 68154] |
| LTC John Clark Retired RIO RANCHO, NM | We had a U3-A at Wright Patterson AFB, OH in the 1980s.
I used it to fly the 4-star into airports where he had to visit, but runways were too short for the T-39. 05/27/2013 @ 07:36 [ref: 67839] |
| Frederick Kowalski Upper Arlington, OH | As a student at the Barbers point Navy Flying Club, Oahu Hawaii,I received my Multi-Engine Land rating in a U3A (N46959)7/16/78.CFIME on 9/18/78.ATP Muti-Engine on 4/09/80. Still have NAVTOPS checklist manuals etc. I really miss flying her. Had about 990 hours flight time in this a/c. If anyone was a member of the BPNFC please contact me @ 614-451-6900. Would really like to catch up on old memories! 04/19/2012 @ 05:12 [ref: 55815] |
| craig souza Hill AFB, UT | I was wondering if anyone knew of a good place to go to download manuals for the 1U-3A? I am trying to restore a U-3 for the HAFB museum and need to find a maintenance manual and an illistrated parts breakdown.
Thanks, Souza 01/11/2012 @ 11:15 [ref: 51880] |
| Kent Goldsmith Conway, AR | For Brannon West:
look at this website for color codes http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/page-RGB-colors-USA.html 12/11/2011 @ 18:06 [ref: 51087] |
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