Reims/Cessna FA150K Aerobat Model Reference
The FA150K opens the documented Reims Aerobat serial sequence. It should be compared with both the standard F150K and the U.S. A150K, while preserving three different legal identities. The FA prefix identifies the Reims Aerobat namespace, and the certification record gives an acrobatic category under A13EU. An Aerobat description in an advertisement should be reconciled with that identity and the aircraft documents before it is used to select limitations.
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Reims adds its own Aerobat identity
The French Aerobat sequence begins with FA150K in the 1970 model-year group and continues with FA150L. Its contemporary standard counterpart is F150K; the U.S. A150K is a related aircraft in another approval context. Following the French line therefore requires both origin and category, even when the suffix and engine family look familiar.
FA150K establishes the opening point for a French Aerobat history that later includes configuration-sensitive, higher-power FRA aircraft. Those later relationships should not be read backward as equipment installed on every K. The Aerobat overview sets out the branches, while this profile's own A13EU and publication relationships establish the more limited technical scope of the first French Aerobat model.
| Model Years | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Certification Category | Acrobatic |
| Certified Serial Eligibility | FA1500001-FA1500081 |
| Type-design engine context | Rolls-Royce Continental O-200-A |
Generation and Certification
The handbook row spans standard and Aerobat K-model families and lists D727-13 / D740-13 together. It deliberately retains the standard-versus-Aerobat boundary. This combined publication lead is not proof that either manual can be used on every listed model, nor is it a basis for copying U.S. A150K acrobatic speeds onto the Reims aircraft. Obtain the copy whose model and configuration coverage establishes the correct relationship.
The factory engine row belongs to the FA150K serial group. It does not establish a higher-power installation merely because later FA150L and FRA150 identities appear in the same family reference. The configuration rules for those later L and M aircraft have their own stated serial ranges and prescribed kits; they are not generalized to the opening K-model range. Exact FA150K propeller, CG and performance relationships remain unresolved in the available source evidence, so neighboring-model values are not substituted.
FA150K begins the French Aerobat line at FA1500001-FA1500081 for 1970. It is parallel to, rather than an alternate spelling of, standard F150K and U.S. A150K. The Acrobatic category under A13EU establishes the legal distinction while leaving the aircraft's permitted operations to its applicable documents. A shared 100-hp engine context does not erase that category or establish the U.S. Aerobat speed limits for the Reims aircraft.
FA150K is recorded as Aerobat in the Acrobatic category, with model years 1970 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 1969-11-05, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA150K | A13EU | Acrobatic | 1969-11-05 | CAR 3 (1956-05-15) amended 3-4 | Aerobatic model | [1] |
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Serial Numbers and Production
For FA150K, the ordinary source assignments are 1970: FA1500001 through FA1500081. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | FA150K | FA1500001 | FA1500081 | - | - | [1] |
Engine, Propeller and Equipment Changes
The K-model French Aerobat is not included in the later FA150L/FRA150L kit rule. That rule starts with its own later FA serials and specified kits, so an Aerobat badge is not evidence of an O-240 installation here. Use the factory engine and serial information as identification context; obtain the applicable FA150K aircraft documentation for propeller, loading and performance requirements. The missing propeller relationship should be resolved through the approved aircraft documentation, not filled from the standard F150K group or the U.S. A150K application.
The FA150K factory installation groups specify 1970: O-200-A, 100 hp at 2750 RPM. An exact FA150K 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 | 1970 | FA150K | O-200-A | 100 | 2750 | FA1500001 | FA1500081 | Factory / type-design | [1] |
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Manuals, Maintenance and Research
The combined D727-13 / D740-13 handbook lead requires a standard-versus-Aerobat and authority check. For a French K-model purchase, the decisive documents are the actual FA identity, correct acrobatic operating coverage, current loading report and engine/propeller installation records. The next FA150L page introduces the more complex base/conditional identity relationship. That later development is useful history, but must not be used to describe the opening FA150K range as though it already carried the higher-power configuration. The positive FA150K publication leads are 1970: D727-13 / D740-13 (Owner's Manual).
| Family / Year | Model | Publication | Document Class | Serial / Year Effectivity | Authority Basis | Operational Status | Special Boundary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 150K/A150K/F150K/FA150K | D727-13 / D740-13 | Owner's Manual | Standard vs Aerobat family | CAA TAR 98/08 + FAA 3A19 | Authority-recognized family | A150K acrobatic speeds differ | [1] |