Why the Cessna Aerobat is a WEIRD Airplane - Close look 

Aerobats are an amazing bang for your buck. The fact that you can have a Day/Night VFR/IFR Aerobatic airplane that burns only 5.5 gph is almost unbelievable.

My dad has some fun stories about flying the 150 aerobat back in the 70s and 80s. I have never been in one, but as someone who has spent a decent amount of time in a standard 150, I would absolutely love to!

My first airplane

I will add, that because its based on the same 150 base design, it DOESNT have the dynamic stability needed to recover properly using the Beggs-Mueller Spin Recovery technique. This killed an experienced instructor and student here in Australia. ATSB Investigation number AO-2021-025

I've got a particular soft spot for the 150 Aerobat; I soloed in one.

Great little trainer for stall and spin work. Good memories.

It also has a G-meter on the panel which regular 150s don't have. A weird thing for an aerobatic aircraft is that you have to manage the throttle through the manoeuvres so that the rpm does not red-line (or worse).

I loved the 150's because of the 40 degree flaps. You just had to follow the rules on a go around. Those flaps were great!

the cool thing about kit planes is the community. SInce I got my CH 750 I have had the opportunity to fly a bunch of different aircraft. This post reminds of a trip to Boseman 4 years ago. It's 283 miles of two lane mountain highway to drive the truck and takes about 6 hours one way. As the crwo flies its a little less than 3 hours. so I flew. There on the ramp was a wonderfully poished aluminum RV sitting there. I can't remember the model but it was either the 8 or a 7. I just remember it was tandem seating. WHen I had my business doen in town and went back to fly home the owner was there and we got to talking and decided he should get to try a STOL landing and I should get to try some basic aerobatics. Wow what fun. I just dod a loop and some barrelrolls and a Cuban. Nothing with a bunch of Gs involved but I was hooked. If I ever find enough money in a bag by the roadside, I want an aerobatic plane

This was the model I first flew then flew solo! Even did some aerobics in it. Pulled 4.5gs and never wanted to do aerobics again; unless spins could be considered in that realm🤔🤣 ERAU 80 CFIA&I ret.

Well now I want one...

I took my Private checkride in one. The examiner used the g force gauge to evaluate the landings! He reset it after each landing

Keep up the dedication p!

RUDDER DOOR MODEL - for fun try this: one pilot has rudder/elevator. Other pilot operates doors & throttle. Good fun for coordinated/balanced turns ALSO on earlier 40 degree flap model: make your tower controller buddy spill his coffee: turn final, full flap, idle power..STUFF nose RIGHT DOWN...looks like a crash about to happen ...😵...BUT ...the mini barn doors are "terminal velocity dive brakes" = no acceleration, just HEAPS of down (but under perfect control). NOT FOR the "faint hearted" 😆 B,u Skies ✈

That was a pretty cool video, I had no idea these existed

Love the little cessnas

AWESOME AIRPLANE ✈️ THANKS FOR SHARING DUDE

Fascinating... stuff I didn't know!

Beautiful interior design!

Funny enough flying out of Daytona I recognize some of those airports like KTIX and Spruce Creek which is kinda neat

First of all thanks for posting a very interesting and well done video. I can remember when these were more common and the checkerboard paint schemes. I did a flight with Air Combat USA many years ago in an Itlian made Marchietti a retractable single with side by side seating. We did aerial dog fight but mostly I just remember lots of loops, rolls and flying upside down. Pulled several G's where my vision would become tunnel to point of seeing nothing. Very transient and everything else worked fine. It made me wonder how useful a parachute would be if your plane went out of control and G forces were such that you might weigh 300-400#. Would you be able to get out to use your parachute. Guess that's a good reason for ejection seats. Some of the maneuvers we did would make climbing out of seat difficult. We of course were wearing parachutes.

I think the reinforced empennage is for the stress of snap rolls. I’ve seen rivets loosen from that on regular 150 Commuters. Otherwise loop, roll and spin them all day.

Last time I checked, a spin is an unloaded maneuver. Doubt they beefed up the airplane for that one.

I had the pleasure of flying a Cessna 150 Aerobat with an O-360 up front. That's 180 HP & made aerobatics a little bit more interesting! A very common conversion is to put 150 horses on an Aerobat's nose, too. Couple that bigger engine with a tailwheel & you've got an Aerobat that most pilots won't joke about so much anymore!

Our flying club had an Aerobat, fun little plane!

Taildragger mod to an Aerobat makes it even weirder.

So you’re saying my instructors were wrong teaching spins in a standard Cessna 150?

I miss the aerobat.. I got my license in it. Juneau, AK 1999. N8450M. Made landing easy in Skagway.

Flew one before with 130 horsepower engine, not sure if it was continental or lycoming but it was a great fun...

Hey the P-38 lighting had a yoke.😂

First of all The struts Always the struts

Actually, the Aerobat spins very, very, nicely ..the nose stays exactly vertically 'down' ..the spin rate is quite fast ..and recovery is a cinch. Some heavier aerobatic airplanes such as the Chipmunk are pigs to spin because the nose tends to 'wobble' around the dead vertical axis, and this can then develop into a flatter and flatter spin which is something no-one ever wants because that can be deadly.

I soloed the 152, I think it has a more powerful lycoming? I cant remember. Love your bird! Enjoy it!

I’ve flown that exact one!

I have a lot of time in the areobat and I don't think it's weird at all that you can do rolls with a yoke.

We had a 152, it was written off too many cracks from aeros. One guy would go up everyday doing aeros.

Yes, cool plane. I like it.

So you could do aerobatics in a regular c150 it would just fall apart? The main difference is the additional structural support?

Why is aerobat spelled upside down?

How much does it cost now ?

More than a little stronger, it's a whole bunch stronger!!

So funny how that's the exact school I train at. I've always wanted to fly in 90pp

What is the difference in aircraft limitations/load factor ratings?

My flight school has 6 aerobats

Unfortunately because of my height I will never fly that.

Flop tube in the fuel tanks and pressure carburetor in the engine? The Aerobats I flew didn't have either.

Aft strengthening: for spins ? No! All USA GA types were certified for spin training - "back then ...back when" it was mandatory training sequence. So, all airframe additional strengthening was part of an overall beefup. ✈

These sure have gotten expensive going for 80k now an aerobats later years.

Forgot to show SYMMETRICAL WING !! No flat underside

If you can find one, they are 😎

The IFR certified 150 Aerobat...for the ones that want to fly an inverted ILS and then roll to wings level@ 200' 🤭🤭🤭

2:09 lol it's the Crown Vic cop chip all over again

Is the aerobat more valuable? I love watching Svetlana Kapanina she really yanks on that stick.

03:50 Svetlana Kapanina!

So cool

Maybe someone will spoon a slightly bigger motor in there.

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The Trim is worthless in the sense it does not5 teach you trim

"Kind of wierd" ???

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