Murphy Rebel
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| Rebel | |
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 Murphy Rebel on wheels |
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| Type | amateur-built airplane |
| Manufacturer | Murphy Aircraft |
| Designed by | Dick Hiscock and Darryl Murphy |
| Number built | 450[1] |
| Unit cost | USD$40,000 - $60,000[1] |
The Murphy Rebel is a two- or three-seat, strut braced, high wing, taildragger monoplane which is sold in kit form by Murphy Aircraft in Chilliwack, B.C., Canada.
The Rebel was designed by Dick Hiscock (one of the designers of the De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver) and Darryl Murphy.
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[edit] Design goals
The Rebel is a STOL aircraft and was designed to be a personal-use bush plane. It can operate from short, unimproved airstrips and can carry a considerable payload.
[edit] Powerplants
The design engine options for the Rebel range from the 80 H.P. Rotax 912 to the 160 H.P. Lycoming, but engines with as much as 200 horsepower have been fitted by some builders.
Higher horsepower gives the plane the ability to lift a bigger payload, take off in a shorter distance and climb out at a steeper angle, all of which are desirable features for “back country flying.” The drawbacks to higher horsepower engine installations include less payload, higher fuel burns, higher operating costs and reduced range.
[edit] Specifications
Crew:__________________1
Capacity: ______________2 + 1
Length: ________________21 ft 3 in
Wingspan: _____________30 ft 0 in
Empty weight:__________ 700-950 lb
Loaded weight: _________ 1650 lb (793.8 kg)
G-Loading: _____________+5.7 -3.8
Wing Chord: ____________60 in
[edit] Performance
Powerplant:_______________Lyc O-320____Lyc O-235____Rotax 812
Horsepower:__________________160__________116__________80
Power Loading (lb/hp):__________10.3_________14.2_________18.1
Gross Weight (lb):_____________1650_________1650_________1450
Empty Weight (lb):_____________950__________900__________700
Useful Load (lb):_______________700__________750__________750
Wing Area (Sq ft):______________150__________150__________150
Wing Loading (lb/sq ft):__________11.0_________11.0_________9.7
Rate of climb (ft/min)____________1200_________800__________500
Climb Speed (mph):_____________65___________65___________60
Take Off Run (ft):_______________300__________400__________450
Landing Roll (ft):_______________400__________400__________300
50' Obstacle Clearance (ft):______533__________754__________976
Stall (No Flap) (mph):___________44___________44___________40
Stall Full Flap (mph):___________40___________40___________36
Cruise (65% Power)(mph):_______120__________105__________100
VNE (mph):___________________151__________151__________143
