Nardi FN.310

Nardi FN.310
General information
Type	Four-seat touring monoplane
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Fratelli Nardi
History
First flight	1936
Developed from	Nardi FN.305

The Nardi FN.310 was an Italian four-seat touring monoplane similar but larger than the earlier Nardi FN.305 and produced by the Fratelli Nardi company.

Development

First flown in 1936 the FN.310 was a four-seat touring monoplane powered by a single 200 hp (149 kW) Fiat A.70S radial engine. ^[1] It had two pairs of side-by-side seats although an ambulance variant had room for stretcher instead of the rear seats. ^[2]

Specifications (FN.310)

Nardi FN.310 3-view drawing from L'Aerophile July 1939

Data from Les Ailes 19 February 1939 ^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Capacity: Three passengers
• Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
• Height: 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 16 m² (170 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 650 kg (1,433 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Fiat A.70S 7-cylinder radial, 130 kW (180 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed , constant speed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn) at ground level
• Minimum control speed: 90 km/h (56 mph, 49 kn)
• Range: 1,400 km (870 mi, 760 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
• Time to altitude: 30 min to 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
• Take-off distance: 210 m (690 ft)
• Landing distance: 250 m (820 ft)

References

1. Thompson, Jonathan (1963). Italian Civil and Military Aircraft, 1930-1945 . Los Angeles: Aero Publishers. p.  214. ISBN   978-1-2584-4296-5.
2. Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 849. ISBN   978-1-8517-0324-1.
3. Frachet, André (16 February 1939). "L'avion de tourisme Nardi "F.N.-310"". Les Ailes (in French) (922): 9.

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.