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[[Image:MurphyMooseUnderConstruction.JPG|thumb|right|Inside of the tail cone of a Murphy Moose under construction, showing the [[semi-monocoque]] design]] |
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The '''[[Murphy Aircraft|Murphy]] Moose''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[high-wing]] utility [[light aircraft]] produced in [[Homebuilt aircraft|kit form]] by [[Murphy Aircraft]] of [[Chilliwack, British Columbia]] for amateur construction. The Moose can be purchased as a "quick-build" kit which comes partly pre-assembled.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 62. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref> |
The '''[[Murphy Aircraft|Murphy]] Moose''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[high-wing]] utility [[light aircraft]] produced in [[Homebuilt aircraft|kit form]] by [[Murphy Aircraft]] of [[Chilliwack, British Columbia]] for amateur construction. The Moose can be purchased as a "quick-build" kit which comes partly pre-assembled.<ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 62. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref><ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 112. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref> |
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Builders can choose whether to equip their aircraft with the 269 kW (360 hp) Russian-built [[Vedeneyev M14P]] 9-cylinder radial, or the horizontally-opposed 187 kW (250 hp) [[Lycoming O-540]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /> Both engines allow the Moose to take off in roughly 180 m (600 ft). |
Builders can choose whether to equip their aircraft with the 269 kW (360 hp) Russian-built [[Vedeneyev M14P]] 9-cylinder radial, or the horizontally-opposed 187 kW (250 hp) [[Lycoming O-540]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /> Both engines allow the Moose to take off in roughly 180 m (600 ft). At least one owner has equipped their aircraft with a [[turboprop engine]].<ref name="WDLA11" /> |
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==Specifications (Moose M-14P- tailwheel undercarriage)== |
==Specifications (Moose M-14P- tailwheel undercarriage)== |
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| A radial-equipped Murphy Moose | |
| Role | Kit aircraft |
| National origin | Canada |
| Manufacturer | Murphy Aircraft |
| Number built | 120 (2011) |
The Murphy Moose is a Canadian high-wing utility light aircraft produced in kit form by 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]
Builders can choose whether to equip their aircraft with the 269 kW (360 hp) Russian-built Vedeneyev M14P 9-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 turboprop engine.[2]
Specifications (Moose M-14P- tailwheel undercarriage)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 5 passengers
- Length: 7.01 m (23 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 10.97 m (36 ft 0 in)
- Height: 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 16.91 m2 (182.0 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 816 kg (1,799 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,587 kg (3,499 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M14P 9-cylinder radial engine, 265 kW (355 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 282 km/h (175 mph, 152 kn)
- Cruise speed: 249 km/h (155 mph, 134 kn) (70% power)
- Stall speed: 81 km/h (50 mph, 44 kn) (flaps down)
- Never exceed speed: 304 km/h (189 mph, 164 kn)
- Range: 965 km (600 mi, 521 nmi) (standard fuel)
- Service ceiling: 4,575 m (15,010 ft)
- Rate of climb: 7.6 m/s (1,500 ft/min)
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ a b Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 62. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ^ a b Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 112. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Jackson 2003, p. 66.
- Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.
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