Cessna 152 is an all-metal, two-place, high wing, single-engine aeroplane equipped with tricycle landing gear and designed for general utility purposes, approved for day and night VFR/IFR when equipped in accordance. The aircraft is powered by a four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, normally aspirated, direct drive, air-cooled, carburettor equipped engine, a Lycoming Model O-235-L2C.