Overview

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

cessna-152

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)

Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235-L2C 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: 110 Kts (126 mi , 204 km/h)

Cruise speed: 107 kts (123 mi, 198 km/h)

Stall speed: 43 kts (49 mi, 79 km/h) unpowered, flaps down

Takeoff roll: 725 ft (221 m)

Range: 414 NM (477 mi, 768 km)

Extended range: 690 NM (759 mi, 1,280 km) with long-range tanks

Service ceiling: 14,700 ft (4,480 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)