Skymaster

Skymaster is a name used for several aviation-related designs, but it primarily refers to the Cessna 337 Skymaster, a push-pull twin-engine light aircraft first flown in the 1960s and produced through the 1980s. The distinctive configuration places one engine at the nose and one at the rear of the fuselage, producing centerline thrust and simplifying engine-out handling. The aircraft is a high-wing, tricycle-gear design used for general aviation, flight training, air taxi, skydiving, aerial photography, and light utility flights.

A military version, the O-2 Skymaster, was used by the United States Air Force and other forces for forward air control, reconnaissance, and liaison duties during the Vietnam era, often equipped with communications gear and observation windows.

Less common uses of the name include branding for other aviation-related products or services and occasional appearances in fiction as a vehicle name. The term Skymaster thus denotes not only a single aircraft model but has been applied more broadly within aviation contexts.