Why didn't the Cessna 337 make it?

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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The people who are liable to VMC roll a conventional twin are probably
the same people who will stall a 337 while taking their time over trying
to figure out which engine has quit.

I don't see how this is an issue. With centerline thrust, the pilot
shouldn't NEED to know which engine has quit. The primary reason for
knowing which engine has quit in a convential twin is so you can use the
correct control inputs. With centerline thrust, you just keep flying the
airplane. Why would any pilot spend any time trying to figure out which
engine has quit on a 337? What are they going to do with that
information, at least in the immediate sense?

Pete

With a conventional twin you "just keep flying the airplane" as well. It's
HOW you keep flying the airplane that matters.
Any "dufus" as you have said, who thinks that just because those engines are
in line on the 337 means you don't have a prop drag issue with engine
failure needs to go out on a hot Sunday afternoon on a short runway with
trees at the end and lose one at rotation!
Dudley Henriques