Cessna 152 is just one of the many aircrafts that the Cessna Aircraft Company built. The aircraft was manufactured to be used as a multipurpose civil aircraft. When it hit production in 1977 and up to 1985, the company was able to build a total of 7,584 aircrafts. The Cessna 152 was developed from the previous model Cessna 150. The aircraft is also capable of carrying two people and with a fixed tricycle type of gear which allowed it to be primarily used for flight training purposes and for personal use as well.
When the aircraft Cessna 152 was produced in 1977, it then became the model of the year in 1978. It is an improved version of the Cessna 150. The aircraft was intended to compete with the piper tomahawk and the beech craft skipper which were all introduced in the same year. Additional designs of the aircraft revealed the plan of improving the aircrafts useful load into 757 kg. There was also a decrease in the external and internal noise levels. The aircraft was able to introduce its newly built 100LL fuel.
There are many pilots who manage to make modifications on the aircraft such as the tailwheel landing gear. Some Cessna 152 were fitted with the taildagger design. The design involves moving forward the undercarriage which strengthened the fuselage. The design also includes removing the aircrafts nosewheel which in return strengthens the tail area of the tailwheel. By making this modification, it improves the performance of the aircraft in short field. It was claimed that the aircraft was able to generate an increase of 19km/h in its cruise speed. The engine of the aircraft also received modification which further increased its power capacity. One of the modifications made was fitting it with the Sparrow Hawk engine that increased the horsepower by 125. The only drawback in using the Sparrow Hawk was the fact that it uses a piston type of engine. It reduced the engines overhaul time from the regular 2400 hours into 2000 hours.
Other modifications of the Cessna 152 include adding the application of flap gaps seals which reduced the drag while increasing the climb rate of the aircraft. The aircraft was also given the Auto fuel STCs permit which enable pilots to replace the regular but expensive aviation fuel with the automobile fuel. The aircraft was also equipped with an auxiliary tank for greater fuel capacity and it also has the belly fuel valves which will drain down the fuel into its lowest point. The aircraft also has different type of wing tips which help increase the cruise speed while reducing the stall speed of the aircraft.
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