Any interest in a Cessna 152 ?

**airdave** · #1 02-08-2014, 07:10 PM

I am helping with some work on a Cessna 152 model.
Not sure if I want to just help the designer
or maybe add some versions of this plane to my collection.

How much interest is there in another Cessna paper model?
Are there already enough free ones available?
Is this a viable project?

If so, in what scale would you be interested?

Right now, the plan is a 1/24 scale kit since this is a fairly small aircraft.
But at that scale theres room for some details
and it will include a full interior.

1/24 scale Cessna 152 is less than 12" long, with a 16" wingspan.

But 1/33(1/32) or smaller is not out the question.
Obviously with fewer parts and lesser detail.

Just curious as to how many people would consider purchasing this model.
Or if there are any special requests pertaining to this model.

**whulsey** · #2 02-08-2014, 08:07 PM

Can never have too many light aircraft models available. A detailed Lycoming engine would be really nice, especially in 1/24.

**Isaac** · #3 02-08-2014, 08:13 PM

The C-152 is a very common trainer used in the USA and other places. I flew it many times in the past and it was a fun plane ( even though the visibility was not as great as one thinks ).

However, it is a "plain Jane" with nothing special to it. I have a few paper kits of that and the C-172. All are wrong on many levels. Not one has a correct engine cowl/ nose and the interior is un impressive.

At any scale, there is a need for a good interior. Also, keep in mind that the cabin provides the structural support for the wings and should be designed in a structural manner or else, the model looks like a smashed souffle

.

Then there is the matter of colors which is not complicated, but everyone who will build it, will want the one with the registration marking to be representative of their experience.

So, as a sample one one ( me ), would I build it? Probably not.
Should you design it? Yes, there is always an interest. But if you design it, then spend just as much time on the interior cabin as the outside. Also, need separate control surfaces at such a large scale.

How about designing a good Piper Cherokee 140 while you are at it? A duel set of both planes

? I personally like the Piper more than the Cessna trainer.

Good luck

Isaac

**WVA** · #4 02-08-2014, 08:37 PM

I would like it, buy it, and build it! Would like a 172 even more, since I have about 50 hours in one. And, I like the 1/24 size as well.

Jim

**DWest** · #5 02-08-2014, 09:00 PM

You can never have too many Cessna models, I learned to fly in a 150 in 1973. If you'd like to model it I can give you some details. It was blue and white with a large very dark stripe that ran from the nose to the tail caused by leaking engine oil - made you keep a close eye on the oil level. The interior was dark blue and silver, duct tape silver, and smelled very strongly of gasoline from students tossing the fuel test cup into the luggage area of the plane without drying it out, this helped stop any urge to smoke while flying. The nose gear would go into a wild shimmy and nearly shake to airplane apart when you landed - this taught you to hold it off as long as possible and the main wheels were so far out of balance that you had to hit the toe brakes as soon as you cleared the ground or it would shake for what seemed like 20 minutes - this taught you to depend on your brakes. The instruments were okay, except for the gyro horizon, at various times it would make loud squealing noise and jump around for a few minutes - this taught you not to rely on instruments. But I still enjoyed flying it. The last time I saw that old 150 she was sitting on the tarmac on a bent prop, seems the kid who moved planes around had torn the nose gear off with a Ford tractor. I wonder where it is now.

**airdave** · #6 02-12-2014, 11:34 AM

This is all great feedback...thanks guys.

I'm going ahead on this project...all the details here:
Cessna 150/152 (from Ken and Dave)

Should be an interesting project...a little different for me since there is no Military connection.
I'll be posting a thread on my forum cutandfold.info - Index
and reposting it all here at pm.com
...so, you're welcome to follow along at either location.

**wag** · #7 02-12-2014, 02:41 PM

Count me in as being interested in a Cessna 152 model. I learned to fly in a 152 in 1980. The good thing about the 152 as compared to the 150 was the 152 didn't really change much through the course of it's production life, so the main differences between aircraft will be the paint job.
Wayne