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The Cessna 337 (aka the Mixmaster) has two engines in tandem. If one engine fails in a normal twin the handling changes drastically. With center line thrust, as Cessna called it, the handling remains normal on one engine. Al_in_Ottawa
Often pilots would run on one engine for economy. The beat between the two props was annoying. The pilot upfront may not notice, but backseaters would. I do not remember if the 337 had auto synchros.
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The Cessna 337 (aka the Mixmaster) has two engines in tandem. If one engine fails in a normal twin the handling changes drastically. With center line thrust, as Cessna called it, the handling remains normal on one engine.
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Often pilots would run on one engine for economy.
DeleteThe beat between the two props was annoying. The pilot upfront may not notice, but backseaters would. I do not remember if the 337 had auto synchros.