If you know what you are doing, you can loop about anything. Whether or not it is legal or safe is a different question.
Like any aircraft, a C150 will only stall if you exceed the critical angle of attack, which can happen at any speed or in any attitude. So take the advice of the previous guy and don't do it. If you did stall it while upside down and got yourself into a spin, then some ugly stuff could happen, although the stall/spin characteristics of 150s are pretty benign.
The Cessna 152 Aerobat, as the name implies, is a little more powerful than a 150 and has an airframe that is strengthened to permit frequent, but gentle, aerobatics (or forgive mistakes). It is also legal in the Aerobat to exceed the bank and pitch limits that define aerobatic flight in the eyes of the FAA.
I've never looped a 150 or any other non-aerobatic aircraft, but if you enter the maneuver with enough speed, I don't see why it can't be done. You shouldn't pull more than 1g anyway through a loop. If you do, you've screwed it up.
But again, don't loop a 150. It's illegal and the airplane wasn't designed for that.
If you want to get upside down in a 150 class airplane, find an FBO with an Aerobat and go up with an instructor. You'll have a blast.
Before Cessna came out with the 152 Aerobat, they had the 150 Aerobat. Both are pretty weak in the performance area. There are only a few differences between the stock and the Aerobat. The engines are the exact same as their stock counterparts. They aren’t even certified as acrobatic category. Utility category is as good as they get. (Same with the Citabria) You can do the loops, rolls, spins, and other basic inside maneuvers, but because of their lack of power, you have to actually know something about energy management in order to fly them well. You can loop a glider, or do a whole basic routine in a 150 with the throttle at idle. Horsepower has nothing to do with it. It’s only a substitute for brains.
Amelia Reid up in San Jose used to have an airshow routine in one of her flight school’s C-150 Aerobats. She did it with a low level waiver as well. She'd take the plane to the airshow on Saturday and Sunday, Monday morning it was back at the flight school training primary students.
It can if done improperly. Typically you will build speed up in a dive and then gently pull it through a loop. If you run out of airspeed at the top of the loop the plane will simply fall down, actually reducing the angle of attack.
The place where is it most likely to stall is at the bottom of the loop after picking up speed by pulling too abruptly on the controls.
The C-150 isn't certified for loops, but is physically capable of them. You don't require more thrust than weight, just speed to convert to altitude.
no it won't stall if it's looped properly. I've done it many times. The C150 (Aerobat) is an easy airplane to fly and loops perfectly well with 2 occupants. It's not about power but airspeed. If you don't have enough power to get fast enough to maintain airspeed throughout a loop you simply put the nose down to gain airspeed before pulling back into the loop.
However, DO NOT try it if you haven't been trained by a professional instructor who knows his aerobatics!
Most likely because they don't have the power to really do a loop. I know several people who have tried to loop Cessna 150s and 172s. They almost always stall out near the top of the loop.
They're just not meant for that kind of thing. Rolls are no problem though.
yes, a c150 will not perform a loop as its engine does not have the capacity to go vertical let alone in a loop. the only way to do a loop in a c150 is to first dive the aircraft to acquire enough speed then you MIGHT be able to do a loop. however because of the designer of the c150 I'm pretty sure it will break apart. (not designed to do loops)
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If you know what you are doing, you can loop about anything. Whether or not it is legal or safe is a different question.
Like any aircraft, a C150 will only stall if you exceed the critical angle of attack, which can happen at any speed or in any attitude. So take the advice of the previous guy and don't do it. If you did stall it while upside down and got yourself into a spin, then some ugly stuff could happen, although the stall/spin characteristics of 150s are pretty benign.
The Cessna 152 Aerobat, as the name implies, is a little more powerful than a 150 and has an airframe that is strengthened to permit frequent, but gentle, aerobatics (or forgive mistakes). It is also legal in the Aerobat to exceed the bank and pitch limits that define aerobatic flight in the eyes of the FAA.
I've never looped a 150 or any other non-aerobatic aircraft, but if you enter the maneuver with enough speed, I don't see why it can't be done. You shouldn't pull more than 1g anyway through a loop. If you do, you've screwed it up.
But again, don't loop a 150. It's illegal and the airplane wasn't designed for that.
If you want to get upside down in a 150 class airplane, find an FBO with an Aerobat and go up with an instructor. You'll have a blast.
Before Cessna came out with the 152 Aerobat, they had the 150 Aerobat. Both are pretty weak in the performance area. There are only a few differences between the stock and the Aerobat. The engines are the exact same as their stock counterparts. They aren’t even certified as acrobatic category. Utility category is as good as they get. (Same with the Citabria) You can do the loops, rolls, spins, and other basic inside maneuvers, but because of their lack of power, you have to actually know something about energy management in order to fly them well. You can loop a glider, or do a whole basic routine in a 150 with the throttle at idle. Horsepower has nothing to do with it. It’s only a substitute for brains.
Amelia Reid up in San Jose used to have an airshow routine in one of her flight school’s C-150 Aerobats. She did it with a low level waiver as well. She'd take the plane to the airshow on Saturday and Sunday, Monday morning it was back at the flight school training primary students.
It can if done improperly. Typically you will build speed up in a dive and then gently pull it through a loop. If you run out of airspeed at the top of the loop the plane will simply fall down, actually reducing the angle of attack.
The place where is it most likely to stall is at the bottom of the loop after picking up speed by pulling too abruptly on the controls.
The C-150 isn't certified for loops, but is physically capable of them. You don't require more thrust than weight, just speed to convert to altitude.
Please don't try this in a 150.
no it won't stall if it's looped properly. I've done it many times. The C150 (Aerobat) is an easy airplane to fly and loops perfectly well with 2 occupants. It's not about power but airspeed. If you don't have enough power to get fast enough to maintain airspeed throughout a loop you simply put the nose down to gain airspeed before pulling back into the loop.
However, DO NOT try it if you haven't been trained by a professional instructor who knows his aerobatics!
Most likely because they don't have the power to really do a loop. I know several people who have tried to loop Cessna 150s and 172s. They almost always stall out near the top of the loop.
They're just not meant for that kind of thing. Rolls are no problem though.
It will stall or have structural failure if its not built for it (DOHHH).
1 There is not enough power required to complete a loop or even pass 50 degrees nose up unless there is 100 knots of Inertia.
2. If the loops are tight the aircraft nose would have to pitch up to more than 70 degrees, that would overload the wing (G Loads) and stall.
Weight directly affects stall speeds.
Do i have to continue......
DONT TRY IT...ITS NOT WORTH THE HORROR IN A C-150
yes, a c150 will not perform a loop as its engine does not have the capacity to go vertical let alone in a loop. the only way to do a loop in a c150 is to first dive the aircraft to acquire enough speed then you MIGHT be able to do a loop. however because of the designer of the c150 I'm pretty sure it will break apart. (not designed to do loops)