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Light utility aircraft, basic trainer
Cessna 150 is a light utility aircraft, basic trainer. It was built by Cessna.
Cessna 150
Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · ModifiedTechnical data
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.29 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.29 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.29 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.29 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.29 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.29 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Light utility aircraft, basic trainer
Cessna
In service
23,839
1958–1977
September 12, 1957
Cessna 152
one
one passenger (plus two children not exceeding 120 lb (54 kg) on optional bench seat in baggage space)
23 ft 11 in (7.29 m)
33 ft 2 in (10.11 m)
8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
160 sq ft (15 m 2 )
1,122 lb (509 kg)
1,600 lb (726 kg)
22.5 US gal (18.7 imp gal; 85 L) usable internal fuel
1 × Continental O-200-A air-cooled horizontally-opposed engine, 100 hp (75 kW)
109 kn (125 mph, 202 km/h) at sea level
82 kn (94 mph, 152 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m) (econ cruise)
420 nmi (480 mi, 780 km) (econ cruise, standard fuel)
14,000 ft (4,300 m)
670 ft/min (3.4 m/s)
6.7:1
NACA 2412
2-bladed McCauley 1A102/OCM metal fixed-pitch propeller, 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) diameter
42 kn (48 mph, 78 km/h) (flaps down, power off)
140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)
1,385 ft (422 m)
1,075 ft (328 m)
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cessna 150 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for Cessna 150K. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (1991), not the article revision. 1991 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Naval Aviation exact named equipment holdings of Cessna 150. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): AIRCRAFT / Light. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The source declares a separate Naval Aviation subsection within Navy.
Reported count for Cessna 150 · Cessna 150. Service scope: Philippine Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 1. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings: Cessna 150L. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for T-51A Cessna. Service scope: Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): inventory: 3. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. Cited source 2025-06-20. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Cessna 150. Service scope: Naval aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 2. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.