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Reims/Cessna 337 Skymaster
Reims/Cessna
337 Skymaster
Role Observation aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Cessna / Reims Aviation
First flight February 28, 1961
Introduction 1962
Produced 1963–1982
Variants Cessna O-2 Skymaster
Conroy Stolifter
Spectrum SA-550
Produced 1956–1986, 1996–present
Number built 2,993
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History Cessna Aircraft Company
Reims/Cessna 337 Skymaster
The Cessna Skymaster is an American twin-engine civil utility aircraft built in a push-pull configuration. Its engines are mounted in the nose and rear of its pod-style fuselage. Twin booms extend aft of the wings to the vertical stabilizers, with the rear engine between them. The horizontal stabilizer is aft of the pusher propeller, mounted between and connecting the two booms. The combined tractor and pusher engines produce centerline thrust and a unique sound The Cessna O-2 Skymaster is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster.
The first Skymaster, Model 336 Skymaster, had fixed landing gear and initially flew on February 28, 1961.It went into production in May 1963 with 195 being produced through mid-1964. In February 1965, Cessna introduced the Model 337 Super Skymaster. The model was larger, and had more powerful engines, retractable landing gear, and a dorsal air scoop for the rear engine. (The "Super" prefix was subsequently dropped from the name.) In 1966, the turbocharged T337 was introduced, and in 1973, the pressurized P337G entered production.
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The Skymaster handles differently from a conventional twin-engine aircraft, primarily in that if an engine fails, the plane will not yaw toward that engine. Without the issue of differential thrust inherent to conventional (engine-on-wing) twins, engine failure on takeoff will not produce yaw from the runway heading. With no one-engine-out minimum controllable speed (Vmc), in-flight control at any flying speed with an engine inoperative is not as critical as it is with engines on the wing with the associated leverage; however, performance in speed and, particularly, rate of climb are affected. Flying a Skymaster requires a pilot to hold a multiengine rating, although many countries issue a special "centerline thrust rating" for the Skymaster and other similarly configured aircraft
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Reims/Cessna 337 Skymaster
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General Info
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- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 5 passengers
- Length: 29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 09 in (11.81 m)
- Height: 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
- Wing area: 201 sq ft (18.7 m2)
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- Empty weight: 2,655 lb (1,204 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: (1,996 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 92 US gal (77 imp gal; 350 L) normal, 128 US gal (107 imp gal; 480 L) with auxiliary tanks
- Powerplant: 2 × Continental IO-360-C air-cooled flat-six piston engine, 210 hp (160 kW) each
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Performance
- Maximum speed: (320 km/h, sea level
- Cruise speed: 144 mph (232 km/h, 125 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m) (econ cruise)
- Stall speed: 69 mph (111 km/h, 60 kn) (flaps and undercarriage down)
- Range: 965 mi (1,553 km, 839 nmi) (econ cruise, normal fuel)
- Service ceiling: (5,900 m)
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From 1976 until the middle 1990s, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection used O-2 variants of the 337 Skymaster as tactical aircraft during firefighting operations. These were replaced with North American OV-10 Broncos, starting in 1993
Reims/Cessna 337 Skymaster
Cessna built 2993 Skymasters of all variants, including 513 military O-2 versions
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During the Rhodesian Bush War, the Reims-Cessna FTB 337G 'Lynx' was the main light attack aircraft used by Rhodesian Security Forces
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