The Adam RA-15 Major was a

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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

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, 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

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engine.Green, 1965, p. 34 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

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Specification (RA-15)

References

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