Meet Cessna 337 Skymaster
The Skymaster places its engines on the aircraft centreline, with the rear propeller between twin tail booms. That layout makes it immediately recognizable beside conventional twins with wing-mounted engines. The military O-2 developed from the 337. This page keeps the civil Skymaster identity while retaining the scope of photographed and documented variants.
History & design
Development milestones
First flight: February 28, 1961
Wikipedia contributors · Cessna Skymaster ↗Cessna Skymaster · family/variant named by the source · Wikipedia revision 1360636797
In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
Cessna 337 Skymaster
Thranda
Aircraft · Released
| Product | Simulator | Product type |
|---|---|---|
| Cessna C337 Skymaster DGS series XP12 / 11 ↗Released | X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12 | Aircraft |
Aircraft specifications
Published figures for the named real-aircraft variant. Simulator equipment and performance can differ.
| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| 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 ) |
| Empty weight | 2,655 lb (1,204 kg) |
| Max takeoff weight | 4,400 lb (1,996 kg) |
| Powerplant | 2 × Continental IO-360-C air-cooled flat-six piston engine, 210 hp (160 kW) each |
| Propellers | 2-bladed McCauley fully-feathering, constant-speed propeller, 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) diameter |
| Maximum speed | 199 mph (320 km/h, 173 kn) at 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 | 19,500 ft (5,900 m) |
| Rate of climb | 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s) |
In pictures
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Manuals & resources
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Aircraft background
Cessna SkymasterWikipedia contributors · Research background · retrieved 2026-09-12Product
Cessna C337 Skymaster DGS series XP12 / 11Thranda · Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12Discuss this aircraft
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