Cessna 150

what is it?

The Cessna 150 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation airplane that was designed for flight training, touring and personal use. In 1977, it was succeeded in production by the Cessna 152, a minor modification to the original design. The Cessna 150 is the fifth most produced aircraft ever, with 23,839 produced.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 202 km/htop speed
• range 778 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 1passengers
• size 726 kgmax take-off weight
• built 23,949made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 69 years ago, in 1957.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1957-09-12

introduced

1957

status

still flying

number built

23,949

role

light utility aircraft, basic trainer

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Cessna

engines

1× Continental O-200-A

passengers

1

length

7.3 m

wingspan

10.1 m

height

2.6 m

max take-off weight

726 kg

top speed

202 km/h

cruise speed

152 km/h

range

778 km

ceiling

4,267 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.