title: Adam RA-14 Loisirs
text: # Adam RA-14 Loisirs
  
  The RA-14 Loisirs was a French two-seat high-wing light touring aircraft designed by Roger Adam shortly after World War II.
  
  ## 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.
  
  The company sold plans and manufactured parts for the aircraft which could be fitted with a range of engines of between 65 and 80 hp (48 and 60 kW). These included the Régnier 4D, Continental A65, Continental A75 and Continental C90 engines.
  
  ## Variants
  
  The design rights were sold in 1957 to the Maranda Aircraft Company of Canada who sold plans for amateur construction of the RA14BM1 Loisirs as the Falconar AMF-S14. More than 30 examples were built in North America.
  
  ### 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.
  
  ## Specifications
  
  Data from Airlife's World Aircraft
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 2
  * Length: 6.99 m (22 ft 11 in)
  * Wingspan: 10.90 m (35 ft 9 in)
  * Height: 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)
  * Wing area: 16.0 $m^2$ (172 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 279 kg (616 lb)
  * Gross weight: 479 kg (1,056 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65 air-cooled flat-four, 48 kW (65 hp)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 121 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
  * Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi)
  * Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
  