Murphy Rebel
Canadian lightweight aircraft
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::summary Canadian lightweight aircraft ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rebel |
| logo | |
| image | MurphyRebelC-FBPD02.jpg |
| caption | Murphy Rebel on wheels |
| type | amateur-built airplane |
| manufacturer | Murphy Aircraft |
| first_flight | 1990 |
| introduction | |
| retired | |
| status | In production (2015) |
| primary_user | |
| more_users | |
| produced | |
| number_built | 610 (2011) |
| developed_from | |
| variants | Murphy Elite |
| :: |
|name = Rebel |logo = |image = MurphyRebelC-FBPD02.jpg |caption = Murphy Rebel on wheels |type = amateur-built airplane |manufacturer = Murphy Aircraft |designer = |first_flight = 1990 |introduction = |retired = |status = In production (2015) |primary_user = |more_users = |produced = |number_built = 610 (2011) |developed_from = |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.
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.
The aircraft features a strut-braced high-wing, a two or three seat enclosed cabin accessed via doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 30.0 ft span wing employs a NACA 4415 mod airfoil, has an area of 149 sqft and is equipped with flaps.
The recommended engines for the Rebel are the 160 hp Lycoming O-320, the 116 hp Lycoming O-235 and the 80 hp Rotax 912, although Bayerl et al. note that the aircraft does not perform well with less than 100 hp.
Specifications (Rebel)
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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
References
- Levy & Bernard 2000
- Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 62. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- Kitplanes Staff: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', page 62, Kitplanes Magazine December 2007 Volume 24, Number 12, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.
- Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing. (2007). "Murphy Rebel".
- Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 112. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 119. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN. 1368-485X
- Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing. (2007). "Murphy Rebel Performance".
- Lednicer, David. (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage".
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