PlaneFox tracks 3 Cessna 195 aircraft for sale and re-reads every one of them from the broker and dealer sites it watches, so the figures below move when the market moves. Every number on this page is measured from those live listings, not taken from a published price guide.
A Cessna 195 flies about 695 nm, roughly 1,287 km, which is about 4 h 42 min in still air at typical cruise.
A Cessna 195 costs about EUR 2,722 a month to run, or about EUR 298 for every flight hour when it is flown 150 hours a year.
The Cessna 195 is a postwar, high-wing, single-engine tailwheel aircraft built by Cessna as a personal and executive transport. Developed alongside the Cessna 190, it first flew in the mid-1940s and was produced from 1947 to 1954. Unlike the smaller Cessna 120, 140 and 170 family, the Cessna 195 was aimed at business users and owner-pilots who wanted a faster, roomier aircraft with a radial engine and a substantial cabin.
Its significance comes from its place as Cessna’s flagship piston single of the period. The aircraft combined all-metal construction, a cantilever wing and a large round-engine installation at a time when many light aircraft were still fabric-covered and strut-braced.
Typical cruise speed for a Cessna 195 is about 130 knots, depending on engine, propeller, weight and rigging. Published range is commonly in the region of 650 to 700 nautical miles with standard fuel and conservative power settings. Useful load is often around 1,200 to 1,300 lb, but individual aircraft vary significantly because many have decades of equipment changes, interior work and supplemental type certificate modifications.
The standard Cessna 195 used a Jacobs R-755 series radial engine rated at 300 hp. The Cessna 195A and 195B used different Jacobs radial installations, with lower rated horsepower on some versions. Service ceiling is generally published at about 18,000 feet. The aircraft has fixed conventional landing gear, large flaps and a comparatively heavy feel compared with smaller Cessna taildraggers.
The cabin typically seats five, with two front seats and a rear bench. Access is through side doors, and the cabin is one of the defining attributes of the type: broad, upright and suited to cross-country travel rather than basic training. Baggage capacity and loading should be checked carefully against the individual weight and balance record.
Factory avionics were basic analog equipment. There is no original Garmin G1000 or Garmin Perspective configuration for the Cessna 195. Modern examples may have upgraded com and nav radios, GPS navigators, ADS-B transponders, audio panels and engine monitors, while many retain a period-style instrument panel.
Buyers should focus on airframe corrosion, landing gear alignment, tailwheel condition, fabric on control surfaces, fuel system condition, engine history and parts support for the installed Jacobs radial. Logbook continuity and documented major repairs are especially important.
Common market differentiators include the exact variant, engine model, propeller, avionics modernization, interior quality, paint condition and originality. The Cessna 195 usually occupies a specialist vintage segment: more capable and expensive to operate than smaller classic Cessnas, but valued for its cabin size, radial-engine character and limited production history.