Cessna 310 vs Viking V-42

Side-by-side specs, range, and real operating costs for up to 5 aircraft.

Aircraft

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Mission Performance

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Values normalised across compared aircraft. Fuel Economy is inverted (lower burn = higher score). See table below for raw figures.

Mission Performance Details

Metric Cessna 310 Cessna Viking V-42 Viking Aircraft Engines (Viking)
Stall Speed 79 kts 50 kts
Approach Speed 93 kts 65 kts
Cruise Speed 195 kts 139 kts
Range 661 nm 869 nm
Service Ceiling 19,750 ft —
Rate of Climb 1,662 fpm 1,200 fpm
Fuel Burn 31.0 gph —

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Fuel Burn

Based on published cruise fuel flow

Trip distance
50 nm1,0002,000 nm
Metric Cessna 310 Cessna Viking V-42 Viking Aircraft Engines (Viking)
Burn Rate
Trip Fuel
Trip Cost
Cost / hr

Trip time estimated from published cruise speed and distance. Fuel burn is a published cruise figure; actual consumption varies with altitude, loading, and conditions.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

Cost per flight hour

Direct operating cost, split into where the money goes. Re-flows with your fuel and electricity prices above.

Scale:
Cessna 310Avgas
$202/hr
Fuel-only floor — maintenance & reserve withheld
Viking V-42
—/hr
No operating-cost estimate available

Annual costs

Annual fixed costs (insurance, hangar, and inspection) paid whether you fly or not.

Cessna 310
$10,284/yr
Cessna 310: $10,284 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $7,784, annual inspection $2,500.
Viking V-42
—/yr
No fixed-cost estimate available

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each
1
Cessna 310
6 / 6 seats 102 / 102 gal fuel 1,471 lb wet payload 2,083 lb useful 5,500 lb MTOW
Viking V-42
4 / 4 seats 80 / 80 gal fuel 620 lb wet payload 1,100 lb useful 3,100 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each (your saved weights); change the count above. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Dimensions & configuration

Planforms top-down, drawn to one shared scale; configuration chips below each.

Cessna 310
36.8 × 32.0 ft 10.7 ft tall
2× Piston Retractable Unpressurized
Viking V-42
38.1 × 30.0 ft 11.9 ft tall
2× Piston Fixed Unpressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

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