"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
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We also have in Europe the 152 "Reims Rocket" built at the Reims
factory
in
France. Can't remember the exact spec as it's too many years ago when
I
learnt in one, but I think it has a 130hp engine built by Rolls Royce.


Reims built a variant of the Cessna 172 designated the F 172 Skyhawk/100
and
Skyhawk/100 II, which used a 145 hp Rolls Royce engine from 1963 until
1971.
Beginning in 1971 the F 172 got a 160 hp Lycoming. From 1967 to 1977
Reims
produced the FR 172 "Reims Rocket" which had a 210 hp Continental
engine.
This was replaced in 1977 with the FR 172 XP which had a 195 hp
Continental
engine.

No variant of the 150/152 was called a Reims Rocket, but Reims did
produce
both types using the same engines as were installed in the United
States.


Reims did produce an Aerobat with more HP than its US cousin. Made it a
much better aerobatic platform.

Near as I can tell all the Reims Aerobats had Continental O-200 engines
built under license by Rolls Royce, developing the same 100 hp that the
O-200 had in the United States. Some Reims Aerobats appear to have a Rolls
Royce Continental O-240 engine with 130 hp, but I can't tell if Reims built
it that way or if it was an aftermarket mod. In fact, I could only find
reference to three such aircraft. Two were in the UK accident database and
one was for sale with a 'factory new' engine.

Searching back issues of Jane's from the 1970's produced nothing (except, of
course, the 172 Reims Rocket).