- Murphy Rebel
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Rebel 
Murphy Rebel on wheels Role amateur-built airplane Manufacturer Murphy Aircraft Designer Dick Hiscock and Darryl Murphy First flight 1990[1] Number built 450[2] Unit cost USD$40,000 - $60,000[2] 
Murphy Rebel on amphibious floats
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.[3]
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.
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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.[3][4]
The recommended engines for the Rebel are:[4]
- Lycoming O-320 160 hp (120 kW)
- Lycoming O-235 116 hp (87 kW)
- Rotax 912 80 hp (60 kW)
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
- Capella XS
- Fisher Dakota Hawk
- Murphy Elite
- Murphy Maverick
- Piper Cub
References
- ^ Levy & Bernard 2000
- ^ a b Kitplanes Staff: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, page 62, Kitplanes Magazine December 2007 Volume 24, Number 12, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.
- ^ a b Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing (2007). "Murphy Rebel". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731221412/http://www.murphyair.com/murphyair/Aircraft/Rebel/Rebel.html. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ a b Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing (2007). "Murphy Rebel Performance". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731223506/http://www.murphyair.com/murphyair/Aircraft/Rebel/RebelPerf.html. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- Levy, Howard; Mary Bernard (1 May 2000). "One Heck of a Rebel". Kitplanes. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-61426140/one-heck-rebel-murphy.html. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
External links
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