Cessna 337

TwinCessnaDriver said:
I had the displeasure of working on a 337 Riley Super Skyrocket. Horrendous beast with TSIO-520's crammed in the cowls with shoe horns. Talk about the rear engine over heating....I hope never to touch a 337 again. :-)
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That Riley rocket package gives the uniqueness of that plane some real attitude! I would have loved to fly one with it!
 
swisspilot said:
This is why they put this stickers:
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Anyone else see the tail number on that Avanti and have to go to the bathroom too?
 
Theres an 337 for sale where I work, its painted in full FAC regala... all black with red lettering, though I'm almost positive it was never used in Nam, just painted up to look that way. I could only imagine what it was like to fly at 300 feet above the jungle at 150kts waiting for Charlie to shoot at you! Beautiful nonetheless. From what I'm reading and been told its certainly a pilots plane and a joy to fly, but loud as hell for the pax so it never caught on as a family plane...

Just talking about it makes me want to fly her, poor baby just sitting there all tired. :(
 
Can anyone here confirm whether the Riley Super Skyrocket with the 300hp engines can do a single engine takeoff?

My understanding is that the none of the unconverted 337s can do a single engine takeoff from the comments I've read about accidents caused by 337 pilots who forgot to start the rear engine.
 
I hear one go by once in awhile. Then again EVERYONE hears it.

Use to be an FBO owner at Big Bear who lost the use of his legs. Center line thrust was made for him and he's got one.

A 337 at Corona has wheel pants (no, it's not a 336) after a gear up landing he pinned the gear down and added wheel pants.
 
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Oh, man, this brings back memories. Dad used to fly the O-2 out of Da Nang back around '67-'68. Had some great stories to tell and pictures to show.
 
I've heard of Partenavias taking off on one engine, so why not?

With a long enough runway well below the SE service ceiling it should be possible.
 
A Life Aloft said:
[QUOTE="fholbert, post: 2392406, member: 17278"
A 337 at Corona has wheel paints (no, it's not a 336) after a gear up landing he pinned the gear down and added wheel paints.
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What color did he pant the paints with? :smoke:[/QUOTE]
Not once but twice!
 
Hmm.

The owner of the field I've been flying out of has one.

Wonder what I need to do to get a ride in it.
 
Hawks said:
ARRRGGHHHH! ...if you can't see the difference between a turbine and a piston, you have no business fueling aircraft!!!!
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I would say, if you're not the kind of pilot who monitors fueling, you have no business flying aircraft. Mixmaster is a fine, fun A/C.
 
If you go to Google books, you can read all upteen jillion issues of Flying Magazine all the way back to 1927. And it's searchable (mostly). It's a fairly interesting jaunt down memory lane to see what those august personages of aviation lore thought of the 337, along with other gems, like the Mooney PFM and the Piper Papoose.

And nothing is new. The same caterwauling done today was done in yesteryear about the same topics. Bad government, disappearing airports, onerous regulations and expensive aviation stuff. Not saying the complaining is unwarranted, just that it's the same as it has ever been.

Granted, the circumstances have changed since Piper was putting out thousands of airplanes a year, but it does provide a measure of perspective.

Richman
 
Derg said:
I'm going to have to buy a six pack of beer and invite MikeD over to watch "Bat 21" on Netflix now.
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Not that great of a movie. But the flying footage was nice. Great to see a film where they actually put the actor in an airplane and film them. I wish more directors would take note of that and how clouds aren't streaking past the window every 2 seconds in every phase of flight.
 
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