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Murphy’s big homebuilt (June 2)
Murphy in Canada is developing another full-size civil home built aircraft. The company writes:
“We started this airplane ten years ago, but it grew into something else,” said designer Darryl Murphy, as he planned the public introduction of the Yukon, Murphy Aircraft’s newest creation. Murphy and Dick Hiscock started the design in 1996, but before it could become the Yukon, the design morphed into the Super Rebel 3500, affectionately dubbed “The Moose.” Now, Murphy has made the airplane that his instincts always told him would be a hit.

The Yukon, as its name implies, is a big homebuilt airplane. Its interior dimensions are identical to those in the Moose, with room for four six-foot people and 30 cubic feet of heated cargo room as well as a tail cone access that can accommodate long things like fishing rods and skis.

It’s big outside as well, with 190 square feet of wing, 8 square feet more than even the SR 3500 (Moose). “It’s a good all-around airplane,” Murphy explained. “2550 pounds, reasonable capacity, comfortable, with reasonable range.” That range can be as high as 875 statute miles, thanks to a 60-gallon (US) tank and its 360 to 390-inch, four-cylinder engine.

Capacity and Economy

The Yukon has the same seats, cabin length and width, and fuselage size as the SR 3500, yet it burns about half the fuel of the radial-powered model. 180 horsepower is plenty, and the low wing loading makes the airplane easy to handle, a factor in its great off-water performance. With stall speed of 45 MPH, the Yukon maintains solid aileron control down to the deck, and taking into account its size and power, the Yukon offers remarkable short-field and climb performance. It fills the bill for modern pilots who need room, rugged construction, and 4-cylinder economy.

Though it is the same size as the Moose, the Yukon is considerably lighter, thanks to lighter skins, lighter spars, lighter landing gear and, of course, a lighter power package. All the weight that is saved in the airframe translates into payload capacity: this 2550-pound gross airplane has an 1150-pound payload!

Available as a Tricycle, Too

Even bush planes need to accommodate modern pilot preferences, so the Yukon will be able to please pavement fliers: It will be available in either tricycle or tailwheel configuration.

The Yukon is available in Murphy’s famous quick-build format, and can be purchased in the usual sub-kits for tail, fuselage, wings, and power.

The public will get its formal introduction to the Yukon in Lakeland, Florida, at the Sun ’n Fun show in April of 2007.

Click here to visit Murphy

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