Murphy Moose
The Murphy Moose is a large high-wing utility monoplane designed to handle nearly any airfield under any conditions. A homebuilt kit aircraft, the Moose can be purchased as a "quick-build" kit which comes partly pre-assembled. Similar in many respects to the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, the Moose is cheaper both to buy and to operate.
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. Both engines allow the Moose to take off in roughly 180 m (600 ft).
Specifications (Moose M-14P)
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 3-5 passengers
- Length: 8.43 m (25 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 11.05 m (36 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 16.9 m² (182 ft²)
- Empty: 816 kg (1,800 lb)
- Loaded: 1,586 kg (3,500 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Vedeneyev M14P supercharged 9-cylinder radial engine, 269 kW (360 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 281 km/h (175 mph)
- Range: 1,840 km (1,150 miles)
- Rate of climb: 458 m/min (1,500 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 94 kg/m² (19 lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass: 0.17 kW/kg (0.10 hp/lb)
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Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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