The Cessna 150, an improvement of the hugely successful model 140 first hit the general aviation market in 1959. Originally designated as the 142, the two-seat single-engine airplane is still today widely considered as the classic and predominant prototype for beginner training pilots.
Twenty-four feet long, with a wing span of 33 feet, and a wing area of 160 square feet, the Cessna 150 was produced in several variants from 1959 - 1977. Over 1,100 pounds when empty, the plane has a range of over 350 miles and the maximum speed is 259 km per hour.
One of the features that made the plane a best seller was the tricycle gear. Up until the advent of the Cessna 150, the tail-dragger method was the predominant type of aircraft landing gear. The tricycle undercarriage arrangement has one gear strut in front and two gear struts in the rear. The tail-dragger undercarriage utilizes the plane’s tail as one of the contact points in landing or taxing. The obvious potential danger with a tail-dragger system occurs when a bump in the runway is hit.
One of the variants introduced was the “Aerobat” in 1970. It became successful and sold well in the aerobatic training market.
Almost all of the 22,000 Cessna 150 airplanes domestically produced were powered by a Continental engine. An additional 2,000 planes were produced by Reims in France, the engine being a Roll Royce/Continental engine. In addition, Reims produced a small quantity in Argentina.

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