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From: fredc@bmcg.UUCP (Fred Cordes)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: got any Skymaster anecdotes?
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Date: Tue, 3-Dec-85 12:32:11 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  3 12:32:11 1985
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I found a lonely 337 Cessna sitting in the weeds at a local airport and
became curious about the history of the Skymaster. This is the one with
the Push-Me-Pull-You engine arangement, two engines mounted fore and aft
on the fuselage. It has twin tail booms, high wing, 6 seats and about 400
horsepower. 

I looked up the 337 in a Consumer Aviation Used A/C Guide from 1981. They say:
poor resale, low power, maintenance hog, ARC radios..., and a spotty safety
record. The plane were built from 1964 to the late 70's and metamophosed from
fixed gear light twin to pressurized, turbo charged quarter megabuck chariot.

I haven't found any owners to talk to and I sure can't afford to buy a twin.
But I'd like to know if anyone has any personal experiances and/or stories
about the Skymaster. 

For that matter, does anyone remeber what a push-me-pull-you is? A beast 
from some childhood memory I think, with two heads and two pairs of front 
legs is all that I remember. But it reminds me of the 337.

Fred Cordes