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U.
S. Military Aircraft Cessna Model 337 SUPER SKYMASTER Photo By DRP |
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Intended to provide pilots with a twin engine plane that could be flown without asymmetric thrust problems after an engine failure, the model 336 Skymaster was first flown in February 1961 with fixed tricycle landing gear and an engine at each end of the central nacelle. Further refinement produced the six seat Model 337 Super Skymaster with retractable landing gear, and this was an immediate success with military as well as civil operators. Between 1967 and 1970 Cessna delivered to the US Air Force 501 of the O-2A reconnaissance, target marking, and forward air control model. In 1968 the company delivered to the USAF 31 examples of the O-2B psychological warfare type. These were each fitted with a leaflet dispenser and three high powered loudspeakers. |
TECHNICAL DATA
| Description | Specifications |
| Manufacturer: Cessna | Length: 29 ft. 9 in. |
| February 1961First Flight: | Height: 9 ft. 4 in. |
| Model: A | Wing Span: 38 ft. 2 in. |
| Crew: Two | Wing Area: 202.5 sq. ft. |
| Nickname: Super Skymaster | Empty Weight: 2,848 lb. |
| Basic Role: Observations and forward air control plane. | Max. Weight: 5,400 lb. |
| Other Versions:
Model 337 utility model.
O-2A FAC model.
O-2B psywar model. Reims FTMA Milirole a French developed military model delivered from 1970. |
Armament: Machine gun pods, rocket launcher, or other stores on four underwing hardpoints |
| Principal User: Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina-Fasso, Chad, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Hait, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mexico, Nicaragua, Niger, Paraguar, Portugal, Senegambia, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Thailand, Togo, USA, and Zimbabwe. | Propulsion |
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Performance |
Power Plant: Continental IO-360-C/D flat six piston engine. |
| Range: 1,060 miles. | Horsepower: 210-hp. |
| Max. Speed: 199 mph. | No. Of Engines: Two |
| Ceiling: 19,300 ft. | |
| Climb Rate: 1,180 ft. per minute. |