Reims/Cessna F150H Model Reference
The F150H sits between the F150G and F150J in the documented Reims serial progression. Its hyphenated F150 identifier remains part of the full aircraft identity. A records search that discards that prefix can confuse a French aircraft with a U.S. model or another serial namespace. The serial and certification tables below establish the H-model relationship without importing the U.S. 150H special-serial assignments.
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The French H between G and J
For 1968, F150H occupies a defined place between F150G and F150J. It continues the standard French branch with its own model and handbook identity. The available history does not establish a major H-specific redesign, so the meaningful explanation is continuity within a documented production sequence rather than a list of supposed new features.
That continuity does not make its records disposable. The French H's full serial identifies a different namespace from the U.S. H and its special serial. Engine and propeller application evidence then narrows the installation independently of a general visual resemblance. For the broader physical arrangement, the design overview supplies shared explanation; this model's tables remain the place to determine which exact technical relationships have actually been established.
| Model Years | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Certification Category | Utility |
| Certified Serial Eligibility | F150-0220-F150-0389 |
| Type-design engine context | Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A |
Generation and Certification
The handbook relationship is D518-13, recorded as an owner-manual family with a separate Reims context. That is a useful positive publication lead. It is different from having an model-specific performance series: the reference does not contain an established F150H cruise, climb or runway series. An owner can therefore use the publication family to pursue the correct document while leaving numerical performance unresolved until a matching copy and aircraft configuration are established.
The available grouped propeller application names F150G/J/K and omits F150H. This omission is preserved even though neighboring models have an O-200-A factory engine relationship. Shared engine identity alone does not supply missing airframe propeller approval. For a replacement-propeller question, follow the Reims certification reference and the aircraft records to establish the actual approved pairing. The absence of a propeller table here is an evidence limitation, not a statement that the aircraft has no approved propeller.
F150H occupies the 1968 interval F150-0220-F150-0389 between French G and J production. The source identifies a distinct model and handbook family, even though it does not establish a major H-specific structural redesign. That distinction matters when an aircraft's documents use a general Reims 150 label. The absence of a new design-change entry should lead to a narrower historical description, not an invented claim that every French H received the same changes described for a U.S. H.
F150H is recorded as Standard in the Utility category, with model years 1968 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 1967-09-05, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F150H | A13EU | Utility | 1967-09-05 | CAR 3 (1956-05-15) amended 3-4 | - | [1] |
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Serial Numbers and Production
For F150H, the ordinary source assignments are 1968: F150-0220 through F150-0389. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | F150H | F150-0220 | F150-0389 | - | - | [1] |
Engine, Propeller and Equipment Changes
For F150H, the factory O-200-A installation and D518-13 handbook help identify the aircraft’s documentation. The separately listed F150G/J/K propeller group does not include F150H. Do not assume that the F150G/J/K propeller application also covers F150H. Identify the fitted propeller and follow the controlling French-model documents. Similarly, the U.S. 150H land/sea loading groups do not supply the missing Reims certified CG evidence.
The F150H factory installation groups specify 1968: O-200-A, 100 hp at 2750 RPM. An exact F150H 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 | 1968 | F150H | O-200-A | 100 | 2750 | F150-0220 | F150-0389 | Factory / type-design | [1] |
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Manuals, Maintenance and Research
The H's 1968 handbook mapping should remain separate from the preceding D397-13 lineage and following D624-13 family. This helps a reader search for the right document even where detailed French performance extraction is incomplete. No short U.S. special identifier is added to the French ordinary interval. The strongest F150H ownership record combines the full French plate identity, correct handbook coverage, actual engine/propeller identification and current loading documentation. More numerical detail should be published only when an exact F150H relationship can be established. The positive F150H publication leads are 1968: D518-13 (Owner's Manual).
| Family / Year | Model | Publication | Document Class | Serial / Year Effectivity | Authority Basis | Operational Status | Special Boundary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 150H / F150H | D518-13 | Owner's Manual | 1968 equivalent Cessna/Reims mapping | CAA TAR 98/08 | Authority-recognized family | Reims context separate | [1] |