Reims Rocket - fully upgraded

Price: £148,500 ONO

Aircraft Details

Manufacturer: Reims Cessna
Model: FR172J
Year: 1971
Advert Created: 19-Aug-2025
Last Refreshed: 16-Apr-2026
Advert Status: Live
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Location

Country: United Kingdom
Region: West Midlands

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Summary

Own a Reims Rocket! Recent Zero-timed engine, G3X glass cockpit, IFR certified, long-range tanks, autopilot, short grass ops.

Description

This must be one of the best equipped Reims Rockets anywhere, a truly fantastic touring aircraft - only selling as switching to a rotary licence.
Hugely capable aircraft - cruise at 145kt TAS at 44L/hr (10gph) or lean back to 26L/hr (6 gph) do over 100kts for 1000nm and all while operating from just a few hundred metres of grass.
Hangared last 7 years (my ownership) and for most of it’s life previously.
Maintained and upgraded by Airspeed Aviation at Derby - feel free to enquire regarding the state of the aircraft.

Engine:
IO 360 210hp engine - Zero-timed engine overhaul by GAMA 2024 - with approximately 80 hours since (rising gradually as aircraft still in use).
GAMIjectors installed 2025
Surefly EIS installed 2025 (single mag replacement)
CS Prop upgraded 2022

Airframe:
G3X PFD and MFD with EFIS, synthetic vision, highway in the sky, flightpath indicator, terrain, traffic and full engine monitoring.
G5 Back-up EFIS with remote magnetometer and battery.
IFR certified GNX 375 GPS/Transponder ADS-B in and out.
Autopilot S-Tec 50 3 axis coupled to GPSS with Alt hold
Garmin 255 Nav/Com
GMA Audio with Bluetooth
VOR
Bendix King DME
Long range tanks (274 Litres useable)
Vortex generators
AoA indicator
ELT
2x RF Shielded USB charging.
Upgraded harnesses (4 point front, 3 point rear)
High Power beacon and rear strobe. LED landing light.

No VAT