The Early Skymaster History
This document describes in great detail the engineering and design decisions faced by the Cessna engineers as they developed the 336/337 Skymaster.
Although not a long document, it is authoritative in what it does cover.
Apparently Bill Lear of Learjet fame was insistent that the Skymaster be fixed gear. His reasoning was interesting - its in the first paragraph.
Did you know the 336's rear fan uses 3 hp?
Bets were taken amongst engineers as to which engine would provide the best single engine rate of climb.
The trim system is among the most complicated ever installed in a GA aircraft.
Well worth a read.
The file is in PDF format.
Apologies if this has been posted previously.
Last edited by mshac : 06-06-21 at 08:14 PM.
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