How much weight can a Cessna 150-152 carry ?
The Short Answer: Between 400 and 500 pounds.The Longer Answer: The FAA specifies a legal maximum weight limit for all airplanes, known as “gross weight”. For most Cessna 150’s the gross weight is 1,600 pounds. (1,670 for Cessna 152’s) For 150’s prior to 1964, the gross weight was 1,500 pounds. Though the maximum weight is the same for each model, each individual airplane has a different minimum weight, depending on everything from what kind of radios are installed, to how the airplane is painted and what kind of upholstery it has. This minimum weight is known as the “empty weight” and doesn’t include the weight of fuel. Each airplane is weighed when it leaves the factory and it’s empty weight is recorded. After that, each time something is added or removed from the airplane, regulations require that the empty weight be revised to show the new empty weight of the airplane. The typical empty weight of a Cessna 150-152 is about 1,100 pounds. (depending somewhat on model, earlier airplane
