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Better photo captions; two off-topic photos removed

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	File:Cessna 150G on floats N8687J.jpg\|Cessna 150G on floats ~~N8687J~~. Photo: TimothyMN (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0		File:Cessna 150G on floats N8687J.jpg\|Cessna 150G on floats. Photo: TimothyMN (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
	File:Cessna FA150K G-AYCF (19405434593).jpg\|Cessna ~~FA150K G-AYCF~~. Photo: wiltshirespotter, CC BY-SA 2.0		File:Cessna FA150K G-AYCF (19405434593).jpg\|Cessna 150. Photo: wiltshirespotter, CC BY-SA 2.0
	File:C-GASU, Cessna 150 at Pitt Meadows Airport, 2018 (40744796840).jpg\|~~C-GASU,~~ Cessna 150 ~~at Pitt Meadows Airport, 2018~~. Photo: James Abbott from New Westminster, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0		File:C-GASU, Cessna 150 at Pitt Meadows Airport, 2018 (40744796840).jpg\|Cessna 150. Photo: James Abbott from New Westminster, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0
	File:Cessna 150 ‘LN-FAF’ (49230370461).jpg\|Cessna 150 ~~‘LN-FAF’~~. Photo: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0		File:Cessna 150 ‘LN-FAF’ (49230370461).jpg\|Cessna 150. Photo: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
	File:G-ASYP.jpg\|~~G-ASYP~~. Photo: Alec BHX/KKC, CC BY-SA 2.0		File:G-ASYP.jpg\|Cessna 150E at Turweston, Bucks.,12/07/20. Photo: Alec BHX/KKC, CC BY-SA 2.0
	File:T-51 USAF Academy.jpg\|~~T-51 USAF Academy~~. Photo: US Air Force, Public domain		File:T-51 USAF Academy.jpg\|Cessna 150. Photo: US Air Force, Public domain
	File:N1280Y (7529190282) cropped and slightly brightened.jpg\|~~N1280Y (7529190282) cropped and slightly brightened~~. Photo: redlegsfan21 from Vandalia, OH, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0		File:N1280Y (7529190282) cropped and slightly brightened.jpg\|Cessna 150 James M. Photo: redlegsfan21 from Vandalia, OH, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
	File:Cessna 150B C-FIII (13921398599).jpg\|Cessna 150B C-FIII. Photo: Pete Webber from SWINDON, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0		File:Cessna 150B C-FIII (13921398599).jpg\|Cessna 150B C-FIII, built in 1962, at Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport. Photo: Pete Webber from SWINDON, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Admin: New aircraft page: history, US registrations (FAA), specifications, photos, sources

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New aircraft page: history, US registrations (FAA), specifications, photos, sources

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{{Aircraft infobox
| name = Cessna 150
| image = Cessna150MC-GYFT.jpg
| caption = Cessna 150. Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via [[commons:File:Cessna150MC-GYFT.jpg|Wikimedia Commons]]
| make = Cessna
| type = Light utility aircraft, basic trainer
| first_flight = September 12, 1957
| produced = 1958–1977
| status = In service
| number_built = 23,839
| faa_registered = 8,032 (FAA register, October 30, 2026)
| seats = one, one passenger (plus two children not exceeding 120 lb on optional bench seat in baggage space)
| engine = Continental O-200-A, 100 hp
| cruise = 82 kn (1976 150M Commuter II)
| range = 420 nmi (1976 150M Commuter II)
| ceiling = 14,000 ft (1976 150M Commuter II)
| gross_weight = 1,600 lb (1976 150M Commuter II)
| category = Piston singles
}}

The '''Cessna 150''' is a two-seat airplane with tricycle landing gear, designed for flight training, touring and personal flying. With 23,839 built it is the fifth most produced aircraft ever. In 1977 it was replaced in production by the [[Cessna 152]], a minor update of the same design.<ref name="wp"/> In the U.S. there are 8,032 Cessna 150s with a valid registration.<ref name="faa"/>

Cessna sold it as the basic Standard, the dual-control Trainer and the deluxe Commuter, later joined by the top-end Commuter II and the aerobatic Aerobat.<ref name="wp"/>

== History ==
In the mid-1950s Cessna set out to replace the popular [[Cessna 120 and 140|Cessna 140]], which had ended production in 1951. The result, the Model 142, was a 140 with tricycle landing gear for easier ground handling, squared-off wing and tail tips, and big Fowler flaps in place of the 140's narrow ones. The prototype first flew on September 12, 1957, and was renamed the Model 150 that October. Production began in September 1958 in Wichita, Kansas.<ref name="wp"/>

Cessna built 22,138 Cessna 150s in the United States, including 734 Aerobats; Reims Aviation in France built 1,764 F150s under license, and 47 more were assembled in Argentina. The 1966 model year was the biggest of all, with 3,067 built: it was the first year with the swept tail, a bigger baggage area and electric flaps.<ref name="wp"/> The 1970s 150L and 150M are the most common on the U.S. register today.<ref name="faa"/>

== Registered in the United States ==
The FAA register lists '''8,032''' of these airplanes with a valid U.S. registration. Here they are by the model name the FAA uses.<ref name="faa"/>
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! FAA model name !! Registered
|-
| 150L || 1,413
|-
| 150M || 1,407
|-
| 150F || 1,036
|-
| 150G || 952
|-
| 150H || 737
|-
| 150J || 643
|-
| 150 || 373
|-
| 150K || 299
|-
| 150E || 293
|-
| 150D || 257
|-
| 150C || 163
|-
| 150A || 120
|-
| 150B || 110
|-
| A150M || 80
|-
| A150L || 78
|-
| A150K || 71
|}
</div>

== Specifications (1976 150M Commuter II) ==
<div class="aw-wide">
{| class="wikitable"
! Item !! 1976 150M Commuter II
|-
| Crew || one
|-
| Passengers / capacity || one passenger (plus two children not exceeding 120 lb on optional bench seat in baggage space)
|-
| Length || 23 ft 11 in
|-
| Wingspan || 33 ft 2 in
|-
| Height || 8 ft 6 in
|-
| Wing area || 160 sq ft
|-
| Empty weight || 1,122 lb
|-
| Maximum takeoff weight || 1,600 lb
|-
| Fuel || 22.5 USgal usable internal fuel
|-
| Engine || Continental O-200-A, 100 hp (air-cooled horizontally-opposed engine)
|-
| Propeller || McCauley 1A102/OCM metal fixed-pitch propeller
|-
| Maximum speed || 109 kn
|-
| Cruise speed || 82 kn
|-
| Stall speed || 42 kn
|-
| Never-exceed speed || 140 kn
|-
| Range || 420 nmi
|-
| Service ceiling || 14,000 ft
|-
| Rate of climb || 670 ft/min
|}
</div>
Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.<ref name="wp"/>

{{Owner notes}}

== Photos ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
File:Cessna 150G on floats N8687J.jpg|Cessna 150G on floats N8687J. Photo: TimothyMN (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
File:Cessna FA150K G-AYCF (19405434593).jpg|Cessna FA150K G-AYCF. Photo: wiltshirespotter, CC BY-SA 2.0
File:C-GASU, Cessna 150 at Pitt Meadows Airport, 2018 (40744796840).jpg|C-GASU, Cessna 150 at Pitt Meadows Airport, 2018. Photo: James Abbott from New Westminster, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0
File:Cessna 150 ‘LN-FAF’ (49230370461).jpg|Cessna 150 ‘LN-FAF’. Photo: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
File:G-ASYP.jpg|G-ASYP. Photo: Alec BHX/KKC, CC BY-SA 2.0
File:T-51 USAF Academy.jpg|T-51 USAF Academy. Photo: US Air Force, Public domain
File:N1280Y (7529190282) cropped and slightly brightened.jpg|N1280Y (7529190282) cropped and slightly brightened. Photo: redlegsfan21 from Vandalia, OH, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
File:Cessna 150B C-FIII (13921398599).jpg|Cessna 150B C-FIII. Photo: Pete Webber from SWINDON, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0
</gallery>
All photos are from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]]; click a photo for its full credit and license.

== Buying a Cessna 150 ==
{{For sale soon}}

== Sources ==
<references>
<ref name="wp">Wikipedia, "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_150 Cessna 150]", read November 1, 2026. Airplane Wiki's text is written in its own words; facts are checked against this article and its sources.</ref>
<ref name="faa">Federal Aviation Administration, [https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download Releasable Aircraft Database], file dated October 30, 2026. Valid registrations of fixed-wing airplanes whose FAA maker and model names belong to this family. Airplane Wiki uses only counts from this file, never owner names or addresses.</ref>
</references>

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	File:Cessna 150G on floats N8687J.jpg\|Cessna 150G on floats ~~N8687J~~. Photo: TimothyMN (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0		File:Cessna 150G on floats N8687J.jpg\|Cessna 150G on floats. Photo: TimothyMN (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
	File:Cessna FA150K G-AYCF (19405434593).jpg\|Cessna ~~FA150K G-AYCF~~. Photo: wiltshirespotter, CC BY-SA 2.0		File:Cessna FA150K G-AYCF (19405434593).jpg\|Cessna 150. Photo: wiltshirespotter, CC BY-SA 2.0
	File:C-GASU, Cessna 150 at Pitt Meadows Airport, 2018 (40744796840).jpg\|~~C-GASU,~~ Cessna 150 ~~at Pitt Meadows Airport, 2018~~. Photo: James Abbott from New Westminster, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0		File:C-GASU, Cessna 150 at Pitt Meadows Airport, 2018 (40744796840).jpg\|Cessna 150. Photo: James Abbott from New Westminster, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0
	File:Cessna 150 ‘LN-FAF’ (49230370461).jpg\|Cessna 150 ~~‘LN-FAF’~~. Photo: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0		File:Cessna 150 ‘LN-FAF’ (49230370461).jpg\|Cessna 150. Photo: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
	File:G-ASYP.jpg\|~~G-ASYP~~. Photo: Alec BHX/KKC, CC BY-SA 2.0		File:G-ASYP.jpg\|Cessna 150E at Turweston, Bucks.,12/07/20. Photo: Alec BHX/KKC, CC BY-SA 2.0
	File:T-51 USAF Academy.jpg\|~~T-51 USAF Academy~~. Photo: US Air Force, Public domain		File:T-51 USAF Academy.jpg\|Cessna 150. Photo: US Air Force, Public domain
	File:N1280Y (7529190282) cropped and slightly brightened.jpg\|~~N1280Y (7529190282) cropped and slightly brightened~~. Photo: redlegsfan21 from Vandalia, OH, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0		File:N1280Y (7529190282) cropped and slightly brightened.jpg\|Cessna 150 James M. Photo: redlegsfan21 from Vandalia, OH, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
	File:Cessna 150B C-FIII (13921398599).jpg\|Cessna 150B C-FIII. Photo: Pete Webber from SWINDON, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0		File:Cessna 150B C-FIII (13921398599).jpg\|Cessna 150B C-FIII, built in 1962, at Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport. Photo: Pete Webber from SWINDON, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0
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