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 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.
[Green, 1965, p. 34]
The company sold plans and manufactured parts for the aircraft which could be fitted with a range of engines of between . These included the
Régnier 4D,
Continental A65
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,
Continental A75
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and
Continental C90
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engines.
Variants
The design rights were sold in 1957 to the
Maranda Aircraft Company of
Canada
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who sold plans for amateur construction of the RA14BM1 Loisirs as the
Falconar AMF-S14. More than 30 examples were built in North America.
;Adam RA-14 Loisirs
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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.
[Simpson, 2001, p. 3]
Specifications
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