The Murphy SR2500 Super Rebel is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 four-seat monoplane

Monoplane

A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. Since the late 1930s it has been the most common form for a fixed wing aircraft.-Types of monoplane:...

 designed by Murphy Aircraft

Murphy Aircraft

Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing Limited is a Canadian maker of civil utility aircraft kits. They have designed and produced a series of aircraft which allows builders to choose from a range of sizes - from two-seat sports planes to six-place bush transports....

 of British Columbia. The type is sold as a kit for home construction

Homebuilt aircraft

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Design and development

Designed as a larger four-seat version of the Rebel

Murphy Rebel

-Similar aircraft:* Aviat Husky* American Champion Citabria and Scout* Capella XS* Fisher Dakota Hawk* Murphy Elite* Murphy Maverick* Piper Cub...

, the Super Rebel is an all-metal high-wing braced monoplane with two rows of side-by-side seats for four. The prototype first flew in November 1995 and was powered by a 250hp (186kW) Lycoming O-540-4A5

Lycoming O-540

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 driving a two-bladed constant-speed propeller. The prototype had a tricycle landing gear but the standard model (SR2500TD) has a tailwheel landing gear

Conventional landing gear

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. The rear bench seat can be removed to hold luggage and the Super Rebel has a separate baggage door on the port side behind the passenger door. The aircraft is designed for any engine between 134 to 186kW (180 to 250hp) and also has larger fuel tanks as an option (increasing range to 1350km (839 miles).

Specifications (with a 250hp (186kW) engine)