The Falconar AMF-S14 Maranda is a two-seat, light aircraft first flown in Canada in 1961 and originally marketed for amateur construction by Falconar Avia.[1]
| AMF-S14 Maranda | |
|---|---|
| Role | Utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Falconar Avia Manna Aviation |
| Designer | Chris Falconar |
| First flight | 1961 |
| Number built | 95 (2011) |
| Developed from | Adam RA-14 Loisirs |
| Variants | Falconar AMF-14H Maranda |
Since the winding up of business by Falconar Avia in 2019, the plans are now sold by Manna Aviation.[2]
Design
editBased on the Adam RA-14 Loisirs, it is a conventional high-wing strut-braced monoplane with fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. The fuselage is wood construction with fabric covering with a folding wing.[3] 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.[4][5] The airfoil employed is a NACA 23012.[6]
Acceptable installed engine power ranges from 85 to 150 hp (63 to 112 kW).[7]
Specifications (typical Super Maranda)
editData from Air Trails
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 6.70 m (23 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 9.67 m (31 ft 9 in)
- Height: 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 14.7 m2 (158 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 500 kg (1,100 lb)
- Gross weight: 840 kg (1,850 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine , 112 kW (150 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
- Cruise speed: 193 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn)
- Range: 770 km (480 mi, 420 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 6,100 m (20,000 ft)
See also
editRelated development
References
edit- ^ Air Trails: 76. Winter 1971.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Falconar Avia (30 June 2019). "Notification of Closure". falconaravia.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Air Progress Sport Aircraft: 74. Winter 1969.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Sport Aviation: 26. March 1971.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 52. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, page 141. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. ISBN 0-918312-00-0
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 376.
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