Adam RA-14 Loisirs

what is it?

The RA-14 Loisirs was a French two-seat high-wing light touring aircraft designed by Roger Adam shortly after World War II.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 140 km/htop speed
• size 479 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 81 years ago, in 1945.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1945-12

number built

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role

light sporting high-wing cabin monoplane

origin

🇫🇷 France

makers

Établissements aéronautiques Roger Adam

engines

1× Continental A65

crew

2

length

7 m

wingspan

10.9 m

height

2.2 m

max take-off weight

479 kg

top speed

140 km/h

cruise speed

121 km/h

range

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ceiling

4,000 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.