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SINGLE-ENGINE PISTON

Cessna 150 and 152

3 models from FAA type certificate data sheet 3A19. Every figure below is quoted from the sheet. Open any “Source” to see the words it comes from.

THE DATA SHEET

Authority
Federal Aviation Administration (United States)
Sheet
Type Certificate Data Sheet 3A19
Revision
50
Date
July 21, 2017
Holder
Textron Aviation Inc.
Licence
US Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. 105)

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Earlier revision. This is revision 50 of the data sheet. A later revision exists that we have not checked yet.

Performance figures (stall speeds, take-off and landing distances, climb, cruise and fuel burn) are in the aircraft's flight manual (POH/AFM), which we cannot reproduce. Always use the flight manual for the aircraft you fly.

This is a United States Federal Aviation Administration sheet. We show it as a US certification document, not as an Australian or New Zealand rule. Units are the sheet's own: pounds, US gallons and quarts, and knots or mph as stated.

How we copied the sheet. Quotes are from our stored text copy of the sheet, taken from the text layer of the FAA's online viewer. We rebuilt lines from the text positions, joined wrapped lines, marked wide gaps between table cells with |, removed page headers and footers, and replaced symbol-font characters with the symbols they print as. Check the original sheet before relying on any figure.

Models not shown. The sheet also covers the 150 to 150L, the A150K, A150L and A150M Aerobat and the A152 Aerobat. We have not added them. The 152 is shown twice because the sheet gives two engines by serial number.

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Showing the 150M.

SPEC SHEET

Cessna 150 and 152: 150M

Later serial numbers, with airspeed limits in IAS

The sheet's heading for this modelModel 150M, 2 PCLM (Utility Category)

Source for the model heading

VII. Model 150M, 2 PCLM (Utility Category), Approved May 6, 1974

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Engine

Engine
Continental O-200-A
Source for Engine

Engine | Continental O-200-A

Rated power
100 hp
Source for Rated power

*Engine Limits | For all operations, 2750 r.p.m. (100 hp.)

Engine speed limit
2,750 rpm
Source for Engine speed limit

*Engine Limits | For all operations, 2750 r.p.m. (100 hp.)

Propeller
McCauley 1A102/OCM
Source for Propeller

Propeller and | 1. McCauley 1A102/OCM

Fuel and oil

Fuel capacity
26 US gal≈ 98.4 L (converted)
Source for Fuel capacity

Fuel Capacity | 26 gal. (22.5 gal. usable, two 13 gal. tanks in wings at +42.0)

Usable fuel
22.5 US gal≈ 85.2 L (converted)
Source for Usable fuel

Fuel Capacity | 26 gal. (22.5 gal. usable, two 13 gal. tanks in wings at +42.0)

Oil capacity
6 US qt≈ 5.7 L (converted)
Source for Oil capacity

Oil Capacity | 6 qt. (-13.5; unusable 2 qt.)

Weights and loading

Maximum weight
Utility category1,600 lb≈ 726 kg (converted)
Source for Maximum weight, Utility category

*Maximum Weight | 1600 lb.

Seats
2
Source for Seats

No. of Seats | 2 at (+39)

Baggage limit
120 lb≈ 54.4 kg (converted)
Source for Baggage limit

Maximum Baggage | 120 lb. (Reference weight and balance data)

C.G. range
(+32.9) to (+37.5) at 1600 lb; (+31.5) to (+37.5) at 1280 lb or less
Source for C.G. range

C.G. Range | (+32.9) to (+37.5) at 1600 lb. (+31.5) to (+37.5) at 1280 lb. or less

Airspeed limits

Never exceed speed (Vne)
141 kt IASlater serialsLater serial numbers. The sheet gives CAS values for the first model year.
Source for Never exceed speed (Vne)

*Airspeed Limits (IAS) | 15077006 through 15079405 (See Note 4 on use | Never exceed | 141 knots

Maximum structural cruising speed (Vno)
107 kt IASlater serialsLater serial numbers.
Source for Maximum structural cruising speed (Vno)

Maximum structural cruising | 107 knots

Manoeuvring speed (Va)
97 kt IASlater serialsLater serial numbers.
Source for Manoeuvring speed (Va)

Maneuvering | 97 knots

Maximum flap extended speed (Vfe)
85 kt IASlater serialsLater serial numbers.
Source for Maximum flap extended speed (Vfe)

Flaps extended | 85 knots

Reference

Datum
Fuselage station 0.0, front face of firewall
Source for Datum

Datum | Fuselage station 0.0 front face of firewall

Data pertinent to all models: datum. FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 3A19, revision 50 (superseded revision). This part of the sheet covers several models. Open the sheet (opens in a new tab)
Certification basis
Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated May 15, 1956, as amended by 3-4The sheet adds later regulations for some serial numbers.
Source for Certification basis

Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated May 15, 1956, as amended by 3-4.

Data pertinent to all models: certification basis. FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 3A19, revision 50 (superseded revision). This part of the sheet covers several models. Open the sheet (opens in a new tab)

COCKPIT

The 150M limits on an airspeed indicator

Where the sheet gives them in knots, the dial shows Vne as a red line, the caution range from Vno to Vne as a yellow arc, a green tick at Vno and white ticks at the flap limit speeds (Vfe). The sheet gives flap limits, not instrument markings, and the stall speeds where the green and white arcs start are not in it.

PANEL LAYOUT

Classic six-pack

These are example panels drawn by us. They do not show the panel fitted to any Cessna 150 and 152. Only the airspeed markings come from this model's data sheet.

  • 406080100120140160180VfeVnoAIRSPEEDKNOTSAirspeed indicator
  • 2020101010102020Attitude indicator
  • 01234567891013hPaALTFEETAltimeter
  • LRTURN COORDINATOR2 MINNO PITCH INFORMATIONTurn coordinator
  • N36E1215S2124W3033Heading indicator
  • 0.5.5111.51.522UPDOWNVERTICAL SPEED1000 FT/MINVertical speed indicator
  • 05101520253035RPM×100Tachometer
  • 075150OIL°COil temperature
  • 060120OILPSIOil pressure
  • EEFFLRFUELFuel quantity
  • 0510SUCTIONin HgSuction gauge
0 kt

What the dial shows

  • Red line: never exceed speed (Vne)141 kt IAS, later serials
    Source for the red line

    *Airspeed Limits (IAS) | 15077006 through 15079405 (See Note 4 on use | Never exceed | 141 knots

  • Yellow arc: caution rangeFrom Vno to Vne, 107 kt IAS to 141 kt IAS
  • Green tick: Vno, top of the green arc107 kt IAS, later serials
    Source for the green tick

    Maximum structural cruising | 107 knots

  • White tick: Vfe, a flap limit speed85 kt IAS, later serials
    Source for the white tick

    Flaps extended | 85 knots

  • Marks are drawn at the sheet's speeds in knots IAS.
  • White tick marks the flap limit speed (Vfe) the sheet gives. The sheet gives flap limits, not instrument markings, so the flight manual says where this aircraft's white arc ends.
  • The low ends of the white and green arcs are stall speeds. They come from the flight manual, so we have left them unmarked.

The other instruments are drawn at rest and are not linked to this aircraft. Learn what each instrument shows in the cockpit explorer.

For learning only. Not for flight planning or use in flight. Figures are certification limits from Federal Aviation Administration, Type Certificate Data Sheet 3A19, Revision 50, retrieved 31 October 2026. Conversions marked “converted” are our own arithmetic. No manufacturer images are used. The instruments are drawn by us. Back to all aircraft.