Reims/Cessna F150M Model Reference

The F150M is the standard Reims M-series identity, with several model-year serial groups and its own propeller and handbook relationships. Its familiar final letter does not make it the U.S. 150M for certification or document selection. Retain the French-built identity and source context before comparing technical values.

Reims F150 G-BAXU taxiing at Gloucestershire Airport — Reims F150 G-BAXU at Gloucestershire Airport. This French-built family example illustrates the Reims production branch. Photo: James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, WebP.

The last standard French 150 before F152

F150M completes the standard Reims 150 letter-model sequence after F150L, covering the 1975-1977 model-year period. The succeeding F152 continues the French standard line in the later Lycoming-powered family. This is the useful forward comparison; the contemporary FRA150M is a different, higher-power Aerobat branch rather than another name for this standard M.

The transition can be followed without merging French and U.S. aircraft. Reims manufacture and A13EU context remain meaningful on either side, while the engine family and applicable publications change. The 152 history places the later production era, and the Reims history preserves the manufacturing context. The F150M's own annual propeller and handbook entries below complete its place at the end of the earlier standard line.

F150M: identity at a glance
Model Years	1975-1977
Certification Category	Utility
Certified Serial Eligibility	F15001144-F15001428
Type-design engine context	Continental O-200-A

Generation and Certification

The standard model is also distinct from the FA150M/FRA150M configuration relationship. A higher-power Reims entry elsewhere in the family does not establish that installation on an F150M. The exact model and aircraft records should control which engine, propeller and manual evidence is investigated.

F150M completes the standard Reims 150 sequence in 1975-1977, with F15001144-F15001428 eligibility. The following F152 belongs to the later Lycoming-powered family. This transition should not be confused with the contemporary FRA150M higher-power Aerobat context. Standard F150M, U.S. 150M and FRA150M share a final letter and related history while retaining different authority, engine or category relationships. The model directory uses those distinctions to prevent a generic "late M" description from standing in for a legal identity.

F150M is recorded as Standard in the Utility category, with model years 1975-1977 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 1974-10-08, a model approval event rather than an individual aircraft's manufacture date.

F150M: certification models
Model	TC	Category	Initial Model Approval Date	Core Cert Basis	Certification / Identity Note	Reference
F150M	A13EU	Utility	1974-10-08	CAR 3 (1956-05-15) amended 3-4	-	[1]

Table sources:

[1] Type certificate A13EU: certification and model identity

Reims Cessna FRA150L Aerobat G-BABD parked on grass — Reims Cessna FRA150L Aerobat G-BABD at Duxford. This view illustrates the FRA branch; it does not expose or identify the installed engine. Photo: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, WebP.

Serial Numbers and Production

For F150M, the ordinary source assignments are 1975: F15001144 through F15001248; 1976: F15001249 through F15001338; 1977: F15001339 through F15001428. The serial guide retains source conflicts and exceptional identities alongside these intervals.

F150M: serial ranges
Model Year	Official Model	Serial Start	Serial End	Excluded / Override Serials	Notes	Primary Source
1975	F150M	F15001144	F15001248	-	-	[1]
1976	F150M	F15001249	F15001338	-	-	[1]
1977	F150M	F15001339	F15001428	-	-	[1]

Table sources:

[1] FAA TCDS A13EU: Reims F150, FA150 and FRA150 Identity

Engine, Propeller and Equipment Changes

The French standard M has its own O-200 factory engine groups and exact propeller application. A U.S. 150M performance chart may be useful comparative reading, but it does not supply an F150M approval by analogy. The selected handbook mapping explicitly includes F150M in the 1975 family; later U.S. 1976-1977 POH mappings do not automatically add the French model. That asymmetry is a documentary boundary to investigate, not permission to call the French aircraft undocumented or to fill the gap with the nearest American handbook.

The F150M factory installation groups specify 1975: O-200-A, 100 hp at 2750 RPM; 1976: O-200-A, 100 hp at 2750 RPM; 1977: O-200-A, 100 hp at 2750 RPM. Its named propeller applications are 1A102/OCM6948. Their diameter, static-RPM and configuration conditions are preserved together below.

F150M: engine serial ranges
Origin	Model Year	Aircraft Model	Factory Engine	Installed hp	RPM Limit	First Serial in Group	Last Serial in Group	Applicability Basis	Aircraft Source
France	1975	F150M	O-200-A	100	2750	F15001144	F15001248	Factory / type-design	[1]
France	1976	F150M	O-200-A	100	2750	F15001249	F15001338	Factory / type-design	[1]
France	1977	F150M	O-200-A	100	2750	F15001339	F15001428	Factory / type-design	[1]

Table sources:

[1] FAA TCDS A13EU: Reims F150, FA150 and FRA150 Identity

F150M: propeller applications
Aircraft Model	Model Year / Config	Engine	Exact Propeller Application	Max Dia	Min Dia	Static Min	Static Max	Notes	Primary Authority
F150M	1975-1977	O-200-A	1A102/OCM6948	69	67.5	2460	2560	-	[1]

Table sources:

[1] FAA TCDS A13EU: Reims F150, FA150 and FRA150 Identity

Reims F150 G-BFIY viewed from the front quarter — Reims F150 G-BFIY at Turweston. Use the aircraft records to establish its exact model and current equipment. Photo: James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, WebP.

Manuals, Maintenance and Research

The positive manual leads and exact source references below should be the starting point for an F150M records review. Check the aircraft's actual year, propeller and French approval context when obtaining the controlling copy and supplements. The FRA150M dedicated AFM is separate because it serves a different configuration. The F152 successor makes an engine-family comparison possible, but its fuel, loading and performance evidence also requires its own exact French applicability. This preserves the useful M-to-152 history without presenting U.S. specifications as universal European figures. The positive F150M publication leads are 1975: D1033-13 / D1034-13 (Owner's Manual).

F150M: handbook applicability
Family / Year	Model	Publication	Document Class	Serial / Year Effectivity	Authority Basis	Operational Status	Special Boundary	Reference
1975	150M/A150M/F150M	D1033-13 / D1034-13	Owner's Manual	Standard vs Aerobat family	CAA TAR 98/08 + FAA 3A19	Authority-recognized family	FRA150M dedicated AFM separate	[1]

Table sources:

[1] Supporting source for handbook applicability

F150M: manual documents
Publication	Title	Document Class	Model Applicability	Years	Serial Effectivity	Revision Context	Authority Status	Use Boundary	Reference
D1080-13	150M (1977) Pilot's Operating Handbook	Pilot's Operating Handbook	150M / F150M	1977	Model-year specific	Original issue	Current historical publication family	Required operating data for applicable aircraft; serial-number aircraft handbook controls	[1]

Table sources:

[1] Supporting source for manual documents

Related Models and Technical Research

Compare the later F152 within the French production history.