{{Short description|Canadian lightweight aircraft}} {{Infobox aircraft |name = Rebel <!--please avoid stating manufacturer in this field; it's stated two lines below --> |logo = <!--ONLY for an individual logo of the aircraft model, (NOT the main manufacturer logo)--> |image = MurphyRebelC-FBPD02.jpg |caption = Murphy Rebel on wheels |type = [[homebuilt aircraft|amateur-built airplane]] |manufacturer = [[Murphy Aircraft]] |designer = |first_flight = <!--if it hasn't happened, leave it out!-->1990<ref>Levy & Bernard 2000</ref> |introduction = <!--date the aircraft entered or will enter military or revenue service--> |retired = <!--date the aircraft left military or revenue service. If vague or multiples, it probably should be skipped--> |status = In production (2015) |primary_user = <!--please list only one user – for military aircraft, the user is a nation or a service arm. Do NOT add those tiny flags as they limit horizontal space.--> |more_users = <!--limited to three "more users" total; please separate with <br/>--> |produced = <!--years in production, e.g. 1970-1999, if still in active use but no longer built--> |number_built = 610 (2011)<ref name="KitplanesDec2011" /> |developed_from = <!-- the aircraft which formed the basis for the topic type --> |variants = [[Murphy Elite]] }} The '''Murphy Rebel''' is a two- or three-seat, strut braced, high wing, [[taildragger]] monoplane which is sold in [[homebuilt aircraft|kit]] form by [[Murphy Aircraft]] in [[Chilliwack]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref name="KitplanesDec2011">Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 62. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851</ref><ref name="Kitplanes">Kitplanes Staff: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', page 62, Kitplanes Magazine December 2007 Volume 24, Number 12, Belvior Publications, Aviation Publishing Group LLC.</ref><ref name="RebelHome">{{cite web|url = http://www.murphyair.com/murphyair/Aircraft/Rebel/Rebel.html|title = Murphy Rebel|accessdate = 2008-08-01|last = Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing |authorlink = |year = 2007 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080731221412/http://www.murphyair.com/murphyair/Aircraft/Rebel/Rebel.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-07-31}}</ref><ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 112. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="WDLA15">Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 119. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>

==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&nbsp;lbs.<ref name="RebelHome"/><ref name="RebelPerf">{{cite web|url = http://www.murphyair.com/murphyair/Aircraft/Rebel/RebelPerf.html|title = Murphy Rebel Performance|accessdate = 2008-08-01|last = Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing |authorlink = |year = 2007 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080731223506/http://www.murphyair.com/murphyair/Aircraft/Rebel/RebelPerf.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-07-31}}</ref>

The aircraft features a [[strut-braced]] [[high-wing]], a two or three seat enclosed cabin accessed via doors, fixed [[conventional landing gear]] and a single engine in [[tractor configuration]]. The aircraft is made from sheet [[aluminum]]. Its {{convert|30.0|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} span wing employs a [[NACA airfoil|NACA 4415 mod]] [[airfoil]], has an area of {{convert|149|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and is equipped with [[Flap (aircraft)|flaps]].<ref name="WDLA11"/><ref name="WDLA15"/><ref name="Incomplete">{{Cite web|url = http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|title = The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage|accessdate = 3 January 2012|last = Lednicer|first = David|authorlink = |year = 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100420012244/http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html|archive-date = 20 April 2010|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The recommended engines for the Rebel are the {{convert|160|hp|abbr=on}} [[Lycoming O-320]], the {{convert|116|hp|abbr=on}} [[Lycoming O-235]] and the {{convert|80|hp|abbr=on}} [[Rotax 912]], although Bayerl et al. note that the aircraft does not perform well with less than {{convert|100|hp|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WDLA11"/><ref name="WDLA15"/><ref name="RebelPerf"/>

==Specifications (Rebel) == [[File:MurphyRebelC-GGNBonAmphibFloats02.jpg|thumb|right|Murphy Rebel on amphibious floats]] {{Aircraft specs |ref= Murphy Rebel Website |prime units? = imp |crew=One |capacity=one or two passengers |length m=6.6 |length ft=21 |length in=4 |span m=9.2 |span ft=30 |span in=0 |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft=150 |airfoil =<!-- sailplanes -->NACA 4415 mod |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=950 |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb=1650 |eng1 name=[[Lycoming O-320]] |eng1 kw=<!-- prop engines --> |eng1 hp=<!-- prop engines -->160 |max speed kmh=227 |max speed mph=140 |cruise speed kmh=<!-- if max speed unknown --> |cruise speed mph=<!-- if max speed unknown -->120 |range km= |range miles=733 |endurance=6.1 hours}}

==Similar aircraft== * [[Aviat Husky]] * [[American Champion Citabria]] and [[American Champion Scout|Scout]] * [[Bede BD-4]] * [[Capella XS]] * [[Fisher Dakota Hawk]] * [[Murphy Elite]] * [[Murphy Maverick]] * [[Piper Cub]] * [[ULBI Wild Thing]]

==References== {{reflist}} * {{cite journal |last=Levy |first=Howard |author2=Mary Bernard |title=One Heck of a Rebel |journal=Kitplanes |date=1 May 2000 |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-61426140/one-heck-rebel-murphy.html |accessdate=2010-02-19}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{Official website|https://www.murphyair.com/detail/rebel.html}}

{{Murphy Aircraft}} {{Uncertified aircraft developed in Canada}}

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