Murphy Moose

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Moose
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A radial-equipped Murphy Moose
Role Kit aircraft
National origin Canada
Manufacturer Murphy Aircraft
StatusIn production (2015)
Number built120 (2011)
Developed from Murphy SR2500 Super Rebel
Inside of the tailcone of a Murphy Moose under construction, showing the semi-monocoque design MurphyMooseUnderConstruction.JPG
Inside of the tailcone of a Murphy Moose under construction, showing the semi-monocoque design

The Murphy Moose is a Canadian high-wing utility light aircraft produced in kit form by the Chinese-owned Murphy Aircraft of Chilliwack, British Columbia for amateur construction. The Moose can be purchased as a "quick-build" kit which comes partly pre-assembled. [1] [2] [3]

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Builders can choose whether to equip their aircraft with the 269 kW (360 hp) Russian-built Vedeneyev M14P nine-cylinder radial or the horizontally-opposed 187 kW (250 hp) Lycoming O-540. [1] Both engines allow the Moose to take off in roughly 180 m (600 ft). At least one owner has equipped their aircraft with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 turboprop engine [2] [3] [4] and another builder has installed a 460 hp (343 kW) General Motors LS3 V-8 engine. [5]

Specifications (Moose M-14P- tailwheel undercarriage)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004 [6]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development

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References

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  5. Scott, Ken (7 April 2020). "Meet the Bull Moose". AVweb. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. Jackson 2003, p. 66.