The RA-14 Loisirs was a French two-seat high-wing light touring aircraft designed by Roger Adam shortly after World War II.
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Design and production
The Loisirs ("Leisure") was designed in May 1945 by Etablissements Aeronautiques R. Adam. It was a tube, wood and fabric two-seater suitable for amateur construction. It was a high-wing braced monoplane of with fixed tail-wheel undercarriage. The seats were positioned side-by-side.[1]
The company sold plans and manufactured parts for the aircraft which could be fitted with a range of engines of between 65 h.p and 80 h.p. These included the Regnier 4D and Continental A65, A75 and C90 engines.
The design rights were sold in 1957 to the Maranda Aircraft Company of Canada who sold plans for amateur construction of the Loisirs RA14BM1. More than 30 examples were built in North America.[1]
Survivors
Of the French production of 40 Loisirs, 17 were active in 1965 and five were still flying in the country in 2001.[2]
Specification
[2] Span: 35 ft 9 in; Length: 22 ft 11 in; Height: 7 ft 3 in; Empty weight: 616 lb; Maximum weight 1,056 lb; Cruising speed: 75 mph; Maximum speed: 87 mph; Range: 280 miles.
References
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- Bibliography
- Green, William (1965). The Aircraft of the World. Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. ISBN none.
- Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's World Aircraft. Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-115-3.
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