Murphy Rebel
| Rebel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Murphy Rebel on wheels | |
| Role | amateur-built airplane |
| Manufacturer | Murphy Aircraft |
| Designer | Dick Hiscock and Darryl Murphy |
| First flight | 1990[1] |
| Number built | 610 (2011)[2] |
| Unit cost |
USD$40,000 - $60,000[3] |
| Variants | Murphy Elite |
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, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3][4][5]
The Rebel was designed by Murphy Aircraft President Darryl Murphy and Dick Hiscock, who was one of the designers of the De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.
Development
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 useful load of up to 750 lbs.[4][6]
The aircraft features a strut-braced high-wing, a two or three seat enclosed cabin accesses via doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 30.0 ft (9.1 m) span wing employs a NACA 4415 mod airfoil, has an area of 149 sq ft (13.8 m2) and is equipped with flaps.[5][7]
The recommended engines for the Rebel are the 160 hp (120 kW) Lycoming O-320, the 116 hp (87 kW) Lycoming O-235 and the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912, although Bayerl et al. note that the aircraft does not perform well with less than 100 hp (75 kW).[5][6]
Specifications (Rebel)
Data from Murphy Rebel Website
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Capacity: one or two passengers
- Length: 21 ft 4 in (6.6 m)
- Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.2 m)
- Wing area: 150 ft2 (14.2 m2)
- Wing profile: NACA 4415 mod
- Empty weight: 950 lb (432 kg)
- Gross weight: 1650 lb (750 kg)
- Powerplant: × Lycoming O-320, 160 hp (120 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 140 mph (227 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 120 mph (194 km/h)
- Range: 733 miles (1187 km)
- Endurance: 6.1 hours
Similar aircraft
- Aviat Husky
- American Champion Citabria and Scout
- Bede BD-4
- Capella XS
- Fisher Dakota Hawk
- Murphy Elite
- Murphy Maverick
- Piper Cub
- ULBI Wild Thing
References
- ↑ Levy & Bernard 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 62. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kitplanes Staff: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, page 62, Kitplanes Magazine December 2007 Volume 24, Number 12, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing (2007). "Murphy Rebel". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 112. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing (2007). "Murphy Rebel Performance". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- Levy, Howard; Mary Bernard (1 May 2000). "One Heck of a Rebel". Kitplanes. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
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