Cessna 337 Super Skymaster
The Cessna 337 Skymaster has one engine mounted at the front and a second at the rear of the fuselage, pushing and pulling in a straight line rather than the usual side-by-side wing-mounted twin layout. That centreline thrust layout removes the asymmetric handling problems of a conventional twin losing one engine, since there's no sideways yawing force to fight. Its twin tail booms, needed to clear the rear propeller, give it one of the most distinctive silhouettes of any light twin ever built. Military observation and forward air control versions saw combat service in Vietnam.
Did you know?
Unlike the original fixed-gear 336, the 337 added retractable landing gear a year later for extra cruise speed.
Specifications
| Length | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 11.6 m (38 ft) |
| Height | 2.8 m (9 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 5 |
| Persons on board | 6 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 2.2 t |
| Range | 750 NM (1,389 km) |
| Maximum speed | 190 kt (352 km/h) |
| Stall speed | 55 kt (102 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 19,600 ft (5,974 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 16,000 ft (4,877 m) |
| Rate of climb | 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
| Landing distance | 450 m (1,476 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 350 l |
| Engines | 2x Continental IO-360 (push-pull) |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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