| Rebel | |
|---|---|
 Murphy Rebel on wheels | |
| General information | |
| Type | amateur-built airplane |
| Manufacturer | Murphy Aircraft |
| Status | In production (2015) |
| Number built | 610 (2011) [1] |
| History | |
| First flight | 1990 [2] |
| 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. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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] [7]
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] [6] [8]
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] [7]
Data from Murphy Rebel Website
General characteristics
Performance
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