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The Falconar AMF-S14 Maranda is a two-seat,
light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross takeoff weight of or less.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 308. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997.
Light aircraft are used as utility aircraft co ...
first flown in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
in 1961 and originally marketed for
amateur construction by
Falconar Avia.
Since the winding up of business by Falconar Avia in 2019, the plans are now sold by
Manna Aviation.
Design
Based on the
Adam RA-14 Loisirs, it is a conventional high-wing strut-braced
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...
with fixed,
tailwheel undercarriage
Conventional landing gear, or tailwheel-type landing gear, is an aircraft undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the center of gravity and a small wheel or skid to support the tail.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Term ...
. The fuselage is wood construction with fabric covering with a folding wing. The pilot and single passenger sit side-by-side in a fully enclosed cabin. One example has been built as a floatplane with fiberglass covered wooden floats using Falconar plans.
[Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 52. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851] The
airfoil employed is a
NACA 23012.
Acceptable installed engine power ranges from .
[Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', page 141. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ]
Specifications (typical Super Maranda)
See also
References
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External links
Official website
1960s Canadian civil utility aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
High-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
AMF-S14
Aircraft first flown in 1961
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