Cessna 150

 Cessna 150

Cessna 150. Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Make	Cessna
Model	Cessna 150
Type	Light utility aircraft, basic trainer
Country	United States
First flight	September 12, 1957
Built	1958–1977
Status	In service
Number built	23,839
Registered in the US	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 speed	82 kn (1976 150M Commuter II)
Range	420 nmi (1976 150M Commuter II)
Service ceiling	14,000 ft (1976 150M Commuter II)
Max weight	1,600 lb (1976 150M Commuter II)
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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. In the U.S. there are 8,032 Cessna 150s with a valid registration.

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.

History

In the mid-1950s Cessna set out to replace the popular 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.

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. The 1970s 150L and 150M are the most common on the U.S. register today.

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.

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

Specifications (1976 150M Commuter II)

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

Figures as given in the Wikipedia article and its sources.

Owner and mechanic notes: coming soon. What to check before you buy, common problems and what they cost to fix. Airplane Wiki is gathering this from owners and mechanics.

Photos

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  Cessna 150G on floats. Photo: TimothyMN (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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  Cessna 150. Photo: wiltshirespotter, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  Cessna 150. Photo: James Abbott from New Westminster, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0
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  Cessna 150. Photo: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  Cessna 150E at Turweston, Bucks.,12/07/20. Photo: Alec BHX/KKC, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  Cessna 150. Photo: US Air Force, Public domain
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  Cessna 150 James M. Photo: redlegsfan21 from Vandalia, OH, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
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  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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Buying a Cessna 150

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