Our Fleet - CESSNA A152

The Cessna 152 is an American two-seat, fixed tricycle gear, general aviation airplane, used primarily for flight training and personal use.

A152 Aerobat

Two-seat aerobatic-capable aircraft, 315 built. Certified for +6/-3 Gs and had standard four-point harnesses, skylights and jettisonable doors, along with a checkerboard paint scheme and removable seat cushions to allow parachutes to be worn by the crew. Type approved in 1977 and produced as 1978 to 1985 model years. The following aerobatic maneuvers are approved: chandelles, steep turns, barrel rolls, snap rolls, loops, vertical reversements, lazy eights, spins, aileron rolls, Immelmann turns, Cuban Eights and stalls (except whip stalls).

Airframe

The 152's airframe is an all-metal construction. It is primarily aluminium 2024-T3 alloy, although some components such as wing tips and fairings are made from glass-reinforced plastic. The fuselage is a semi-monocoque structure: it has vertical bulkheads and frames joined by longerons which run the length of the fuselage. The metal skin of the aircraft is riveted, which allows loads to be spread out over the structure. The wings are of a strut-braced design and have a 1 degree dihedral angle. The tapered (outboard) portion of each wing has one degree of washout (the chord of the tip section has one degree lower angle of attack than the chord at the end of the constant-width section). This allows greater aileron effectiveness during a stall, although it is much less than the 3 degrees used in Cessna 172 wings.

Powerplant

Cessna 152s produced between 1977 and 1982 were equipped with Lycoming O-235-L2C engines producing 110 hp (82 kW) at 2550 rpm. This engine still suffered some lead-fouling problems in service and was succeeded in 1983 by the 108 hp (81 kW) O-235-N2C which featured a different piston design and a redesigned combustion chamber to reduce this problem. The N2C engine was used until 152 production ended in 1985.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 24 ft 1 in (7.3 m)
• Wingspan: 33 ft 4 in (10.2 m)
• Height: 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m)
• Wing area: 160 ft² (14.9 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,081 lb (490 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 1,670 lb (757 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235-L2C/N2C flat-4 engine, 110 hp (82 kW) driving a 69-inch (175 cm), two-blade, fixed-pitch McCauley propeller or a 72-inch, two-blade, fixed-pitch Sensenich propeller

 

Performance

• Maximum speed: 126 mph (110 knots, 204 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 123 mph (107 knots, 198 km/h)
• Stall speed: 49 mph (43 knots, 79 km/h) unpowered, flaps down
• Range: 477 mi (414 nm, 768 km)
• Extended range 795 mi (690 nm, 1,280 km) with long-range tanks
• Service ceiling: 14,700 ft (4,480 m)
• Takeoff roll: 725 ft (221 m))
• Rate of climb: 715 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
• Max. wing loading: 10.44 lb/ft² (51 kg/m²)
• Minimum power/mass: .066 hp/lb (108 W/kg)