Murphy Moose
| Moose | |
|---|---|
| |
| A radial-equipped Murphy Moose | |
| Role | Kit aircraft |
| National origin | Canada |
| Manufacturer | Murphy Aircraft |
| Status | In production (2015) |
| Number built | 120 (2011) |
| Developed from | Murphy SR2500 Super Rebel |
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][3]
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
- Crew: one
- Capacity: five 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
- ^ a b Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 118. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
- ^ Federal Aviation Administration (13 October 2012). "N-Number Inquiry Results - N24GR". Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ Scott, Ken (7 April 2020). "Meet the Bull Moose". AVweb. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ 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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