Reims/Cessna F150F Model Reference
The F150F is the opening model listed in the Reims A13EU identity source. It is not the U.S. 150F with a decorative prefix: manufacturer, country, certification and serial namespace are separate evidence fields. The related model-year history helps orient the comparison, but a precise U.S. limit group is not automatically a Reims approval.
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The beginning of the French F150 sequence
French F150 model-year history begins here with the 1966 F150F, followed by F150G. The corresponding U.S. 150F provides the related generation, but the French line has its own manufacturer, approval and serial context from the start. The Reims history explains the licensed manufacturing relationship without reducing the F prefix to a cosmetic difference.
That starting position makes the F150F a useful anchor for subsequent French comparisons. Its O-200 installation and exact propeller applications establish positive technical relationships; the absence of a directly assigned U.S. limit table does not erase those facts. The aircraft's own approval and handbook context determine the rest. The documented early electric-flap serial distinctions should likewise retain their French prefixes rather than inherit the numerically different U.S. thresholds.
| Model Years | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Certification Category | Utility |
| Certified Serial Eligibility | F150-0001-F150-0067 |
| Type-design engine context | Continental O-200-A |
Generation and Certification
The available exact relationships establish identity, serial range, factory engine context and handbook-family applicability. They do not establish every model-specific dimension or performance value in this reference. Those omissions remain explicit research boundaries instead of being filled with nearby U.S. figures.
F150F opens the documented Reims 150 sequence at F150-0001 in the 1966 model-year grouping. It is therefore the reference point for the later French letter models, not evidence that U.S. production began in 1966. Reims Aviation, French manufacture and A13EU distinguish its certification history from the U.S. 150F under 3A19. The matching-year handbook relationship gives a useful bridge between the designs, but cannot independently establish a French aircraft's certified weight, CG envelope or approved performance.
F150F is recorded as Standard in the Utility category, with model years 1966 and approval context A13EU. The manufacturer entry is Reims Aviation S.A. (Reims-Cessna); the manufacture/assembly location is Reims-Prunay, France. Its approval date is 1966-02-17, a model approval event rather than an individual aircraft's manufacture date.
| Model | TC | Category | Initial Model Approval Date | Core Cert Basis | Certification / Identity Note | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F150F | A13EU | Utility | 1966-02-17 | CAR 3 (1956-05-15) amended 3-4 | French-built licensed Cessna | [1] |
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Serial Numbers and Production
For F150F, the ordinary source assignments are 1966: F150-0001 through F150-0067. The serial guide retains source conflicts and exceptional identities alongside these intervals.
| Model Year | Official Model | Serial Start | Serial End | Excluded / Override Serials | Notes | Primary Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | F150F | F150-0001 | F150-0067 | - | - | [1] |
Engine, Propeller and Equipment Changes
The systems evidence provides a particularly concrete F150F distinction: F150-0001-F150-0034 is the right-wing flap-relay range, and F150-0035 onward is the improved-motor/relay-deleted boundary. Both occur inside this first Reims model interval. The corresponding U.S. 150F serials are different and must not replace the French values during a parts enquiry. The factory engine evidence identifies O-200-A context, but an exact F150F propeller application is not established by the selected propeller table. A shared engine is insufficient to fill that gap.
The F150F factory installation groups specify 1966: O-200-A, 100 hp at 2750 RPM. An exact F150F propeller approval is not established by the application evidence presented here.
| Origin | Model Year | Aircraft Model | Factory Engine | Installed hp | RPM Limit | First Serial in Group | Last Serial in Group | Applicability Basis | Aircraft Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1966 | F150F | O-200-A | 100 | 2750 | F150-0001 | F150-0067 | Factory / type-design | [1] |
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Manuals, Maintenance and Research
D326-13 supplies the recognized 1966 publication-family lead. Use it together with the French serial and A13EU context when checking whether a particular manual copy covers the aircraft. The F150G successor changes the handbook lineage and has an explicitly grouped propeller relationship; those later publication references are not retroactive F-model evidence. For an early Reims prebuy, flap motor/relay configuration is a specific record-and-hardware question, while current engine identity, loading documents and operating limitations still need aircraft-level evidence. Obtain F150F loading and performance requirements from its applicable aircraft documentation. The positive F150F publication leads are 1966: D326-13 (Owner's Manual).
| Family / Year | Model | Publication | Document Class | Serial / Year Effectivity | Authority Basis | Operational Status | Special Boundary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 150F / F150F | D326-13 | Owner's Manual | 1966 equivalent Cessna/Reims mapping | CAA TAR 98/08 | Authority-recognized family | Reims legal context separate | [1] |