Murphy Moose

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]

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
Inside of the tailcone of a Murphy Moose under construction, showing the semi-monocoque design

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
  1. Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 62. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 112. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 118. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  4. Federal Aviation Administration (13 October 2012). "N-Number Inquiry Results - N24GR". Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  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.
  • 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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