SHINN 2150-A

1959’€“62

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The Model 2150, originally designed by W.J. Morrisey, was manufactured and sold by Shinn Engineering as the Shinn 2150-A after Shinn acquired manufacturing rights in 1960.
  • Shinn began production of the refined, tandem two-seater tricycle-gear airplane in May 1961, but ceased production the following year in 1962.
  • The aircraft is powered by a 150-hp Lycoming engine, seats two, has a gross weight of 1,817 lbs, and a fuel capacity of 35 gallons.
  • Key performance figures include a top speed of 148 mph, a cruise speed of 135 mph, an initial climb rate of 1,450 fpm, and a range of 525 miles.
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STANDARD DATA: Seats 2. Gross wt. 1,817. Empty wt. 1,125. Fuel capacity 35. Engine 150-hp Lycoming.
PERFORMANCE: Top mph 148. Cruise mph 135. Stall mph 52. Initial climb rate 1,450. Range 525. Ceiling 22,000. Takeoff distance (50′) 440. Landing distance (50′) 450.

Originally designed and built by W.J. Morrisey of Morrisey Aviation, Inc. the Model 2150 was built and sold by Shinn Engineering in Santa Ana, California, after the latter company purchased manufacturing and sales rights from Morrisey in 1960. Morrisey’s original prototypes were known as the Model 2000, using a 95-hp Continental engine or a 108-hp Lycoming engine. When Shinn began production of the tandem two-seater in May 1961, the airplane became known as the Shinn 2150-A. Shinn included a number of refinements over the Morrisey, yet production of the tricycle-gear airplane stopped in 1962.

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