| Adam RA-15 Major | |
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| Adam RA-15 Major in 1957 | |
| Role | light sporting high-wing cabin monoplane |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Ets. Roger Adam |
| Designer | Roger Adam |
| First flight | 1948 |
| Introduction | 1948 |
| Status | Rights sold to Maranda Aircraft Company LTD in 1957[1] |
| Primary user | private owners and aero clubs |
| Developed from | Adam RA-14 Loisirs |
The Adam RA-15 Major was a French sporting plane developed and produced in the decade after World War II.
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The RA-15 was developed in 1948 as a higher-powered successor to the Adam RA-14 Loisirs, 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.[2]
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.[3] Two Majors were still active in 1965.[3]
Data from [3]
General characteristics
Performance