Adam RA-15 Major
| Adam RA-15 Major | |
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| Adam RA-15 Major in 1957 | |
| Role | light sporting high-wing cabin monoplane |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Ets. Roger Adam |
| Designer | Roger Adam |
| First flight | 1948 |
| Introduction | 1948 |
| Status | Rights sold to Maranda Aircraft Company in 1957 |
| Primary user | private owners and aero clubs |
| Developed from | Adam RA-14 Loisirs |
The Adam RA-15 Major was a French sporting plane developed and produced in the decade after World War II.
Development
[edit]The RA-15 was developed in 1948 as a higher-powered successor to the Adam RA-14 Loisirs, utilising a number of refinements including a plywood-covered fuselage and an enlarged rudder. It was a side-by-side two-seater with dual controls, wooden construction and a fabric-covered two-spar wing which folded for storage in hangars. The Major was designed to use any flat-four engine in the 65-75 h.p. range.[1]
Production and operational history
[edit]A small series of Majors was produced in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The basic RA-15 was fitted with the 75 h.p. Regnier 4D-2 engine and the RA-151 had the 75 hp Continental C75 engine.[2] Two Majors were still active in 1965.[2]
Variants
[edit]- RA-15 Major
- RA-17
- a modified single seat crop dusting variant of the RA-15.
- Maranda BM3
- Canadian production of the RA-17 by the Maranda Aircraft Company[3][4]
Specification (RA-15)
[edit]Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 22 ft 11 in (6.99 m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft 9 in (10.59 m)
- Height: 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
- Empty weight: 616 lb (279 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,145 lb (519 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Regnier 4D-2 four cylinder air-cooled engine , 75 hp (56 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 111 mph (178 km/h, 96 kn)
- Cruise speed: 103 mph (165 km/h, 90 kn)
- Range: 340 mi (547 km, 300 nmi)
References
[edit]
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Green, William (1965). The Aircraft of the World. Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
- Taylor, John W. R., ed. (1967). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1967–68. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.
- Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's World Aircraft. Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-115-3.