| Murphy Moose |
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| A radial-equipped Murphy Moose |
| Role |
Kit aircraft |
| National origin |
Canada |
| Manufacturer |
Murphy Aircraft |
| Number built |
120 (2011) |
| Unit cost |
US$100,000-130,000 (estimated completion cost, 2011) |
Inside of the tail cone 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 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]
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).
[edit] Specifications (Moose M-14P- tailwheel undercarriage)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004[2]
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)
- Cruising 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)
[edit] See also
- Related development
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
[edit] 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
- ^ 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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