FLYING website, which is also home to FLYING Magazine, published a great historical article on the short life of the Twin (engined) Cat, which was meant to be used for aerial application. Only three examples of the Twin (engined) Cat were rumored to have been completed and flown. 

 

According to the article, “The Twin Cat Corporation targeted Ag Cat operators wishing for more easily serviceable engines with increased overhaul intervals and multiengine redundancy. One of the top priorities in designing the Twin Cat was to minimize asymmetric thrust in the event of an engine failure. The team did so by utilizing an unconventional engine layout in which the engines were mounted on either side of the nose with only approximately 3.5 feet between the propeller tips. The engines were also canted slightly outward to further minimize the effects of asymmetric thrust during single-engine operations.” Read the article here.