Cessna 337 Skymaster vs Viking V-42

Side-by-side specs, range, and real operating costs for up to 5 aircraft.

Aircraft

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Mission Performance

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Values normalised across compared aircraft. Fuel Economy is inverted (lower burn = higher score). See table below for raw figures.

Mission Performance Details

Metric Cessna 337 Skymaster Cessna Viking V-42 Viking Aircraft Engines (Viking)
Stall Speed 70 kts 50 kts
Approach Speed 75 kts 65 kts
Cruise Speed 144 kts 139 kts
Range 600 nm 869 nm
Service Ceiling 19,500 ft —
Rate of Climb 1,200 fpm 1,200 fpm
Fuel Burn 22.0 gph —

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Fuel Burn

Based on published cruise fuel flow

Trip distance
50 nm1,0002,000 nm
Metric Cessna 337 Skymaster Cessna Viking V-42 Viking Aircraft Engines (Viking)
Burn Rate
Trip Fuel
Trip Cost
Cost / hr

Trip time estimated from published cruise speed and distance. Fuel burn is a published cruise figure; actual consumption varies with altitude, loading, and conditions.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

Cost per flight hour

Direct operating cost, split into where the money goes. Re-flows with your fuel and electricity prices above.

Scale:
Cessna 337 SkymasterAvgas
$263/hr
Cessna 337 Skymaster: $263 per flight hour — fuel $143, maintenance and reserve $120.
Viking V-42
—/hr
No operating-cost estimate available

Annual costs

Annual fixed costs (insurance, hangar, and inspection) paid whether you fly or not.

Cessna 337 Skymaster
$14,733/yr
Cessna 337 Skymaster: $14,733 per year — insurance $3,200, hangar $7,533, annual inspection $4,000.
Viking V-42
—/yr
No fixed-cost estimate available

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each
1
Cessna 337 Skymaster
6 / 6 seats 92 / 92 gal fuel 948 lb wet payload 1,500 lb useful 4,630 lb MTOW
Viking V-42
4 / 4 seats 80 / 80 gal fuel 620 lb wet payload 1,100 lb useful 3,100 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each (your saved weights); change the count above. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

Dimensions & configuration

Planforms top-down, drawn to one shared scale; configuration chips below each.

Cessna 337 Skymaster
38.2 × 29.8 ft 9.3 ft tall
2× Piston Retractable Unpressurized
Viking V-42
38.1 × 30.0 ft 11.9 ft tall
2× Piston Fixed Unpressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

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