| | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 109 $ Member/10,000+ posts! | | $ Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 109 | They were the O-2 in Vietnam.
GPB wont have to deal with all those gear doors, it's a 336.
It just wouldn't make a very good fartabout plane... unless buddy Bill here wants to let go of Mr. Ed for an unbelievably low price to somebody who needs the power for short runways (hint, hint)
Jeff Hersom N3740J '67 150G "Gremlin" Hangar W-6, Helena Regional Airport Places I have landed Gremlin: ![[Linked Image from visitedstatesmap.com]](https://visitedstatesmap.com/image/ALAKFLGAIDILINIAKSKYLAMIMNMSMOMTNENCNDOHOKSDTNTXWIWYsm.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.cessna150152.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=29260&filename=VisitedProvincesMap.jpg) | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 35,592 Likes: 566 DA POOBS Member with 30,000+ posts!! | | DA POOBS Member with 30,000+ posts!! Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 35,592 Likes: 566 | Well, yeah, but then how many twins do ya see bought to fartabout in the sky?
I like the Skymaster. A cool bird!
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Join the Popular Front for the Reunification of Gondwanaland. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 109 $ Member/10,000+ posts! | | $ Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 109 | It's not the greatest cross country airplane. It's not very fast, and it really really really needs all 93 gallons. It's not a good fartabout plane, either. It's purpose built - to haul stuff from rough fields. It does alright for short fields.
It's still a maintenance hog.
Other than than, it IS a nice flying airplane.
Jeff Hersom N3740J '67 150G "Gremlin" Hangar W-6, Helena Regional Airport Places I have landed Gremlin: | | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 | I like the Skymaster. A cool bird! Yep! Kinda my thoughts. I especially like the center line thrust. So, when this opportunity came about where I can get my hands on a Skymaster for $40,000. 600 hours on each engine. It definitely peeked my interest enough to do some further research. Though, my head is rapidly coming out of the clouds and back down to earth. Bill Grants Pass, Oregon | | | | | Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 504 Member/500+posts | | Member/500+posts Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 504 |
I like the Skymaster. A cool bird!
I seem to remember Cessna ads in the 60's calling it 'Everyman's P-38' because of the twin boom design. The performance of the first models was poor but I always thought they looked cool. It also seems that most of the safety issues concerned inattention by the pilot and poor run-ups. The rear engine had a tendency to vapor lock during taxi on hot days and pilots were known to take off on one engine. Pilots I've known who have flown them a lot apply power to the rear engine first as a fool-proof method of determining full power on the out-of-sight-out-of-mind engine.
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Art Silacci
Prescott, AZ
N555NJ [150J]
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,433 Likes: 3 Member/7500+posts | | Member/7500+posts Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,433 Likes: 3 | the fuel tanks are bladders from what I remember and have issues... Metal tanks like a 150. One inboard of the boom and two outboard. Total of six tanks (in the 337 I worked on, I think they were all similar) Opening up to work on the tanks, required supports for the wing. Charles | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,433 Likes: 3 Member/7500+posts | | Member/7500+posts Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 8,433 Likes: 3 | Thoughts? ideas? Comments? All welcome Charles | | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 | Thoughts? ideas? Comments? All welcome Charles Hee hee! OK! I am getting the message. Maybe that is why he is asking only $40,000, eh? Thanks everybody! Bill Grants Pass, Oregon | | | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,657 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,657 | Bill, I thought you were looking for cheaper options (leaving maintenance issues aside).  From reading this, I guess you are just as human as the rest of us. 
Pat
Never run out of altitude, airspeed, and ideas at the same time.
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