History of the Cessna 152

1. History of the Cessna 152

2. Due in part to its popularity, a large majority of
commercial and private pilots, like William
Johns, have experience flying a Cessna 152.
Johns and other pilots often learned the
mechanics of flying in these powerful two-seat,
fixed-gear planes. The Cessna 152 was first
made in 1977, with the majority of the 7,584
planes built in Wichita, Kansas. Though William
Johns no longer flies the single-engine Cessna
152, for a time he was able to fly a piece of
aviation history.

3. Based on its predecessor, the Cessna 150, the
152 was designed to reduce internal and
external noise, improve useful load with an
overall weight increase and run more efficiently
on low-lead fuel. All 152s manufactured from
1977 to 1982 were made with a new engine
type, the Lycoming O-235-L2C; in 1983, this
engine was supplanted by the lead-fouling
reducing O-235-N2C, which was used in all
152s until production stopped in 1985. Now, the
Cessna 152 retains its popularity among private
pilots and owners, and can still be seen taking
to the air at small airports around the world.