The Falconar AMF-14H Maranda is a Canadian amateur-built aircraft , designed and originally produced by Falconar Avia for the Canadian basic ultralight class and US light-sport aircraft category. The aircraft is supplied as a kit or as plans for amateur construction.[ 1] [ 2]
Since the winding up of business by Falconar Avia in 2019, the plans are now sold by Manna Aviation .[ 3]
Design and development
The aircraft was developed from the heavier Falconar AMF-S14 Super Maranda . The AMF-14H features a strut-braced high-wing , a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit that is 46 in (117 cm) wide, fixed conventional landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration .[ 1]
The AMF-14H structure is made from wood, with its flying surfaces covered with doped aircraft fabric . Its 32 ft (9.8 m) span wing has an area of 158 sq ft (14.7 m2 ) and is supported by "V" struts and jury struts . The aircraft's recommended engine power range is 65 to 110 hp (48 to 82 kW) and standard engines used include the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant. Construction time from the supplied kit is 1100 hours.[ 1]
Operational history
By December 2011 one example of this model had been completed.[ 1]
Specifications (AMF-14H)
Data from Kitplanes and Falconar Avia[ 1] [ 2]
General characteristics
Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Length: 22 ft (6.7 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft (9.8 m)
Wing area: 158 sq ft (14.7 m2 )
Empty weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
Gross weight: 1,200 lb (544 kg)
Fuel capacity: 26 U.S. gallons (98 L; 22 imp gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine , 100 hp (75 kW)
Performance
Cruise speed: 92 mph (148 km/h, 80 kn)
Stall speed: 36 mph (58 km/h, 31 kn)
Never exceed speed : 130 mph (210 km/h, 110 kn)
Range: 350 mi (560 km, 300 nmi)
Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
References
^ a b c d e Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide , Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 52. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
^ a b Falconar Avia (1 July 2012). "AMF-S14 "Maranda" " . Retrieved 7 November 2012 .
^ Falconar Avia (30 June 2019). "Notification of Closure" . falconaravia.com . Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019 .
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