Adam RA-15 Major
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The Adam RA-15 Major was a French
sporting plane developed and produced in the decade after World War II.
, 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.
French people
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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 Adam RA-14 LoisirsAdam RA-14 Loisirs
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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 Continental 75 h.p. C75 engine. Two Majors were still active in 1965.Specification (RA-15)
Variants
- Adam RA-17 a modified single seat crop dusting variant of the RA-15. It was also produced as the Maranda BM3