Cessna 152
The two-seat Cessna 152 trained more pilots than almost any other aircraft. Simple, forgiving and cheap to run, it is still a common first trainer.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 107 kt
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 149 kt
- Range
- 350 nm
- Service ceiling
- 14,700 ft
- Rate of climb
- 715 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- AVGAS 100LL
- Usable fuel
- 93 l
- Total capacity
- 98 l
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 49 l
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 23 l/h
- Endurance
- 4 h 5 min
- Usable fuel weighs
- 67 kg
Fuel burn at 75% power, 8,000 ft. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the burn, with no reserve.
Runway
- Minimum runway
- 408 m
- Take-off distance over 15 m (50 ft)
- 408 m
- Landing distance from 15 m (50 ft)
- 366 m
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete · Grass
The longer of take-off and landing distance. At 757 kg, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway, no wind.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog gauges
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 1
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 757 kg
- Empty weight
- 490 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- LAPL(A) · PPL(A)
- Class rating
- SEP (land)
- Extra training or endorsements
- None beyond the licence and rating.
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- C152
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 1977
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2020 · 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 7.34 m
- Wingspan
- 10.16 m
- Height
- 2.59 m
- Fuselage width
- 1 m
- Propeller diameter
- 1.75 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Cessna 152Length 7.34 m
- Piper PA-38-112 TomahawkLength 7.04 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- White arc: flaps may be used
- Green arc: normal operating range
- Yellow arc: caution, smooth air only
- Red line: never exceed
- 35 kt
- 40 kt
- 50 kt
- 55 kt
- 67 kt
- 60 kt
- 93–104 kt
- 85 kt
- 111 kt
- 149 kt
A range runs from light to maximum weight, or across the flap settings for VFE. The exact speed depends on weight, flaps and conditions.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Cessna 152 in the simulator
Practise your radio calls with this aircraft type in the AI ATC simulator.
