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CESSNA 150 - BUSH PLANE CHALLENGE

114k TMach5  6.7 years ago

NOTE: Use TRIM for Level Flight.

Specifications (1978 Cessna 180) Close enough

Data from Cessna[10]

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: five passengers
Length: 25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)
Wingspan: 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m)
Height: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Wing area: 174 sq ft (16.2 m2)
Empty weight: 1,700 lb (771 kg)
Gross weight: 2,800 lb (1,270 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-470-U , 230 hp (170 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed constant speed, 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) diameter

Performance

Maximum speed: 148 kn (170 mph; 274 km/h)
Cruise speed: 142 kn (163 mph; 263 km/h)
Stall speed: 48 kn (55 mph; 89 km/h)
Range: 890 nmi (1,024 mi; 1,648 km)
Service ceiling: 17,700 ft (5,400 m)
Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min (5.6 m/s)

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.306
  • Wing Loading 9.1lbs/ft2 (44.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 535.5ft2 (49.8m2)
  • Drag Points 11337

Parts

  • Number of Parts 131
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 471
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    69.4k Chancey21

    Huh, it’s more like a cramped bird that shudders in every little temperature difference XD JK they are fun to fly @TMach5

    6.6 years ago
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    114k TMach5

    @Chancey21 I've read that flyers in Alaska nickname this model a "Sky-Porsche." That's what piqued my interest in building it.

    6.6 years ago
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    69.4k Chancey21

    Cool but I’ve flown one of these, and it is NOT really a Bush Plane

    6.6 years ago
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    114k TMach5

    Thanks!@RichardFazbear

    6.6 years ago
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    Noice !!!

    6.6 years ago
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    114k TMach5

    Thanks! @sunshineflight3050

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    @TMach5 Its close to one

    6.6 years ago
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    114k TMach5

    @MallardDuckAviation I could, but it’s not a bush plane.

    6.6 years ago
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    Can you please make a Piper Cherokee 28-180

    6.6 years ago
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    114k TMach5

    Thanks!
    @BogdanX
    @chancey21

    6.6 years ago
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    114k TMach5

    Thanks!
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    6.6 years ago
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    34.5k Hayhayjam664

    No problem! :D@TMach5

    6.7 years ago
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    101k Wallaby

    @TMach5 Anytime!

    6.7 years ago
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    @TMach5 no problemo :)

    6.7 years ago
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    114k TMach5

    Thanks!
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    114k TMach5

    Thanks!
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    114k TMach5

    Thanks!
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    6.7 years ago
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    114k TMach5

    Thanks!
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    6.7 years ago
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    29.0k Supermini555

    Nice plane you’ve got there

    6.7 years ago
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    114k TMach5

    Thanks For the info@jamesPLANESii

    6.7 years ago
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    114k TMach5

    I was surprised A table showed up as well. It was a straight copy and paste from Wikipedia@Benkelmans

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    Sweet beans

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    This is actually a Cessna 150 tail dragger... oh well. Thanks for the submission.

    6.7 years ago