Adam RA-14 Loisirs
# Adam RA-14 Loisirs

The RA-14 Loisirs was a French two-seat high-wing light touring aircraft designed by Roger Adam shortly after World War II.

## Design and production

The Loisirs ("Leisure") was designed in May 1945 by Roger Adam and built 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 with a fixed tail-wheel undercarriage. The seats were positioned side-by-side.

The company sold plans and manufactured parts for the aircraft which could be fitted with a range of engines of between 65 and 80 hp (48 and 60 kW). These included the Régnier 4D, Continental A65, Continental A75 and Continental C90 engines.

## Variants

The design rights were sold in 1957 to the Maranda Aircraft Company of Canada who sold plans for amateur construction of the RA14BM1 Loisirs as the Falconar AMF-S14. More than 30 examples were built in North America.

### Falconar AMF-S14

    Homebuilt variant

### RA-14 SL "Super Loisirs"

    modified wing and tail with trim tabs

## Survivors

Of the French production of 40 Loisirs, 17 were active in 1965 and five were still flying in the country in 2001.

## Specifications

Data from Airlife's World Aircraft

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 6.99 m (22 ft 11 in)
* Wingspan: 10.90 m (35 ft 9 in)
* Height: 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
* Wing area: 16.0 $m^2$ (172 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 279 kg (616 lb)
* Gross weight: 479 kg (1,056 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65 air-cooled flat-four, 48 kW (65 hp)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
* Cruise speed: 121 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
* Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
* Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
