title: Murphy Rebel
text: # Murphy Rebel
  
  The Murphy Rebel is a two- or three-seat, strut braced, high wing, taildragger monoplane which is sold in kit form by Murphy Aircraft in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
  
  ## Development
  
  The Rebel is a STOL aircraft and was designed to be a personal-use bush plane. It can operate from short, unimproved airstrips and can carry a useful load of up to 750 lbs.
  
  The aircraft features a strut-braced high-wing, a two or three seat enclosed cabin accesses via doors, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its 30.0 ft (9.1 m) span wing employs a NACA 4415 mod airfoil, has an area of 149 sq ft (13.8 $m^2)$ and is equipped with flaps.
  
  The recommended engines for the Rebel are the 160 hp (120 kW) Lycoming O-320, the 116 hp (87 kW) Lycoming O-235 and the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912, although Bayerl et al. note that the aircraft does not perform well with less than 100 hp (75 kW).
  
  ## Specifications (Rebel)
  
  Data from Murphy Rebel Website
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: One
  * Capacity: one or two passengers
  * Length: 21 ft 4 in (6.6 m)
  * Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.2 m)
  * Wing area: 150 sq ft (14 $m^2)$
  * Airfoil: NACA 4415 mod
  * Empty weight: 950 lb (431 kg)
  * Gross weight: 1,650 lb (748 kg)
  * Powerplant: × Lycoming O-320 , 160 hp (120 kW)
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 140 mph (227 km/h, 120 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 120 mph (190 km/h, 100 kn)
  * Range: 733 mi (1,180 km, 637 nmi)
  * Endurance: 6.1 hours
  
  ## Similar aircraft
  
  * Aviat Husky
  * American Champion Citabria and Scout
  * Bede BD-4
  * Capella XS
  * Fisher Dakota Hawk
  * Murphy Elite
  * Murphy Maverick
  * Piper Cub
  * ULBI Wild Thing
  