Murphy Rebel
{{Short description|Canadian lightweight aircraft}}
{{Infobox aircraft
|name = Rebel
|logo =
|image = MurphyRebelC-FBPD02.jpg
|caption = Murphy Rebel on wheels
|type = amateur-built airplane
|manufacturer = Murphy Aircraft
|designer =
|first_flight = 1990Levy & Bernard 2000
|introduction =
|retired =
|status = In production (2015)
|primary_user =
|more_users =
|produced =
|program cost=
|unit cost = USD$40,000 - $60,000
|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.Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 62. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851Kitplanes Staff: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, page 62, Kitplanes Magazine December 2007 Volume 24, Number 12, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.{{cite web|url = http://www.murphyair.com/murphyair/Aircraft/Rebel/Rebel.html|title = Murphy Rebel|accessdate = 2008-08-01|last = Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing |authorlink = |year = 2007 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080731221412/http://www.murphyair.com/murphyair/Aircraft/Rebel/Rebel.html |archivedate = 2008-07-31}}Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 112. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 119. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
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.{{cite web|url = http://www.murphyair.com/murphyair/Aircraft/Rebel/RebelPerf.html|title = Murphy Rebel Performance|accessdate = 2008-08-01|last = Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing |authorlink = |year = 2007 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080731223506/http://www.murphyair.com/murphyair/Aircraft/Rebel/RebelPerf.html |archivedate = 2008-07-31}}
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 {{convert|30.0|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing employs a NACA 4415 mod airfoil, has an area of {{convert|149|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and is equipped with flaps.{{Cite web|url = http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|title = The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage|accessdate = 3 January 2012|last = Lednicer|first = David|authorlink = |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}}
The recommended engines for the Rebel are the {{convert|160|hp|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-320, the {{convert|116|hp|abbr=on}} Lycoming O-235 and the {{convert|80|hp|abbr=on}} Rotax 912, although Bayerl et al. note that the aircraft does not perform well with less than {{convert|100|hp|abbr=on}}.
Specifications (Rebel)
File:MurphyRebelC-GGNBonAmphibFloats02.jpg
{{Aircraft specs
|ref= Murphy Rebel Website
|prime units? = imp
|crew=One
|capacity=one or two passengers
|length m=6.6
|length ft=21
|length in=4
|span m=9.2
|span ft=30
|span in=0
|wing area sqm=
|wing area sqft=150
|airfoil =NACA 4415 mod
|empty weight kg=
|empty weight lb=950
|gross weight kg=
|gross weight lb=1650
|eng1 name=Lycoming O-320
|eng1 kw=
|eng1 hp=160
|max speed kmh=227
|max speed mph=140
|cruise speed kmh=
|cruise speed mph=120
|range km=
|range miles=733
|endurance=6.1 hours}}
Similar aircraft
References
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- {{cite journal |last=Levy |first=Howard |author2=Mary Bernard |title=One Heck of a Rebel |journal=Kitplanes |date=1 May 2000 |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-61426140/one-heck-rebel-murphy.html |accessdate=2010-02-19}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- {{Official website|https://www.murphyair.com/detail/rebel.html}}
{{Murphy Aircraft}}
{{Uncertified aircraft developed in Canada}}
Category:1990s Canadian civil utility aircraft
Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft
Category:Aircraft first flown in 1990