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 |type=Utility aircraft
 |manufacturer=Falconar Avia<br/>[[Company:Manna Aviation|Manna Aviation]]
 |designer=Chris Falconar
 |first flight=1961
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 |produced=
 |unit cost= approximately $2850 to build in 1985<ref>{{cite book|title=Basic Guide to Flying|author=Paul Fillingham, Blanton|page=175}}</ref>
 |number built=95 (2011)
| developed from=[[Engineering:Adam RA-14 Loisirs|Adam RA-14 Loisirs]]
 |variants with their own articles=[[Engineering:Falconar AMF-14H Maranda|Falconar AMF-14H Maranda]]
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The '''Falconar AMF-S14 Maranda''' is a two-seat, [[Engineering:Light aircraft|light aircraft]] first flown in {{wipe|Canada}} in 1961 and originally marketed for [[Engineering:Homebuilt aircraft|amateur construction]] by Falconar Avia.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Air Trails|date=Winter 1971|page=76}}</ref>

Since the winding up of business by Falconar Avia in 2019, the plans are now sold by [[Company:Manna Aviation|Manna Aviation]].<ref name="Closure">{{cite web|url = http://falconaravia.com/|title = Notification of Closure|access-date = 4 July 2019|author=Falconar Avia |work = falconaravia.com|date = 30 June 2019|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190704172308/http://falconaravia.com/|archivedate =4 July 2019}}</ref>

==Design==
Based on the [[Engineering:Adam RA-14 Loisirs|Adam RA-14 Loisirs]], it is a conventional high-wing strut-braced [[Engineering:Monoplane|monoplane]] with fixed, [[Engineering:Conventional landing gear|tailwheel undercarriage]]. The fuselage is wood construction with fabric covering with a folding wing.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Air Progress Sport Aircraft|date=Winter 1969|page=74}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Sport Aviation|date=March 1971|page=26}}</ref><ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 52. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref> The [[Physics:Airfoil|airfoil]] employed is a [[Physics:NACA airfoil|NACA 23012]].<ref name="Incomplete">{{Cite web|url = http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|title = The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage|access-date = 7 November 2012|last = Lednicer|first = David|year = 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100420012244/http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|archive-date = 20 April 2010|url-status = dead}}</ref>

Acceptable installed engine power ranges from {{convert|85|to|150|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="P&P">Plane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', page 141. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. {{ISBN|0-918312-00-0}}</ref>
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==Specifications (typical Super Maranda) ==
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Air Trails
|prime units? = met
|crew=One
|capacity=one passenger
|length m=6.70
|length ft=23
|length in=0
|span m=9.67
|span ft=31
|span in=9
|height ft=7
|height in=2
|wing area sqm=14.7
|wing area sqft=158
|empty weight kg=500
|empty weight lb=1,100
|gross weight kg=840
|gross weight lb=1,850
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Lycoming O-320 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine
|eng1 kw=<!-- prop engines -->112
|eng1 hp=<!-- prop engines -->150
|max speed mph=150
|cruise speed kmh=<!-- if max speed unknown -->193
|cruise speed mph=<!-- if max speed unknown -->120
|range km=770
|range miles=480
|ceiling ft=20,000
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==See also==
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==References==
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* {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=376 }}

==External links==
* [http://mannaaviation.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=65&product_id=56 Official website]

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