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UAW55 - 105000 RRW100 - 175000 PKRR - 7500 |
Adam RA-15 Major Adam RA-15 Major 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 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. Production and operational history 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. Two Majors were still active in 1965. Variants 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. Specification (RA-15) Data from 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) wikipedia.org (en) |