Whats up lately with Cessna 152s

[Jeff0500]

So after working a lot last 10 years I can afford an airplane. Last medical and biannual was about 8 years ago. Completely lost track of aviation. Got little cabin 200 miles away near a airport. I like the Skyhawk but prefer the 152. No hurry, I like to follow the freeways and wach everyone stuck in traffick, but Im VFR and want the airplane to cover some ground if I need to. Can I get an engine with fuel injection and electronic ignition in a 152? Dont know if that would increase horsepower but it would nice to have a modern powerplant in the nose. Then I can slick-up the airframe and get some more knots out of it. I like the 172 but the instrument panel sticks up too much for me being short of stature and hinders visibility, but the 150 or 152 is just my size. Wish it has a manuel flap handle like the Tomahawk. Stay tuned.

 

[agpilot34]

Dont know about injection and electronic ignition in a 152, but I know of one down in Texas that's been converted to a 160hp engine. A guy I know flies it on his pipeline patrol route. It'll sh!t and Git as far as 152's go.

 

[Jeff0500]

So I take it the piston engines are still using carbs and magnetos. Suppuse this is a question for the APs. Ill ask the APs

 

[great cornholio]

I used to tow gliders with a C-150 that had a 150 hp engine in it. When the glider wasn't being towed that thing was definately awesome to fly. I would say that something like that is exactly what you are looking for. That one had a carberator and even the fuel injected engines still use magnetos. For me I don't see where a fuel injected engine would be all that great for a C-152, but I'm no mechanic. The 150hp carberaterd engine worked awesome.

 

[eggman76]

152

How does one "slick up the airframe" in a 152?

 

[agpilot34]

I was kinda wondering that myself...

 

[jbDC9]

How does one "slick up the airframe" in a 152?

Funny, I was thinking the same thing, but really, there's not much you can do to make the 152 a better "travelling" airplane. Maybe a bigger engine, but you've still got small fuel tanks... still gonna have to be carbureted, most likely with mags, I didn't find any electronic ignition or fuel injection STCs for a 152. You can retrofit bigger fuel tanks to feed a bigger engine... but you still wouldn't get much extra out of it.

Check out the FAA's site here, www.faa.gov/aircraft and search for STCs for the 152. There's lotsa STC's out there, but for your purposes, I don't see any that'd really fit what you want. Plus, you'd spend a ton of money to gain just a few knots. It ain't worth it. Now if you could find a nice Van's (experimental) RV-9A for sale... you'd be all set!

 

[crash-proof]

I got yer 152 right here bubba...call me if you're interested!

Cessna 152

 

[Jeff0500]

How does one "slick up the airframe" in a 152?

That wasnt the best to put it, I ment reduce drag. The usual stuff, wheel farings tight and straight, lots of wax on the paint, trim tabs not countering the trim adjustment, cowling tight and sealed, I took off a prop spinner and used emory cloth to smooth the little roughness there.

 

[U of I Tweak]

I got yer 152 right here bubba...call me if you're interested!

Cessna 152

Uhhh....that's a 150....
Yeah...I'm a dork