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There are few aircraft that truly can call themselves SUV's of the sky and when compared side to side, one stands out for its affordability and low maintenance costs - the Murphy Moose kit aircraft!

  Murphy Moose

Found /Bush Hawk 

Cessna 182T

Cessna 206H

Cost - USD

$100,000.00*

$265,000.00

$253,300.00

$336,900.00

Engine

M-14P Radial

Lycoming IO-540

Lycoming IO-540

Lycoming IO-540

Horsepower

360

300

230

300

Propeller

2 blade

Hartzell 3 blade

3 blade

Hartzell 3 blade

Wing Area
(SQFT/ SQM)

182 / 16.9

180  / 16.75

174 / 16.2

174 / 16.2

Wing Loading
(LBS/SQFT KG/SQM)

19.2 / 93.7

19.4 / 94.7

17.8 / 86.9

20.7 / 100.9

Wing Span
(FT/M)

36.3 / 11.05

36 / 10.97

36 / 10.97

36 / 10.97

Length
(FT/M)

27.7 / 8.43

26.6 /  8.11

29 / 8.84

28.3 / 8.61

Empty Weight
(LBS/KG)

1800 / 816

1900 / 861

1897 / 860

2179 / 988

Ramp Weight
(LBS/KG)

3500 / 1586

3500 / 1586

3110 / 1410

3614 / 1639

Useful Load
(LBS/KG)

1700 / 770

1600 / 725

1213 / 550

1435 / 651

Rate of Climb
(FPM/MPM)

1500 / 458

1120 / 342

924 / 282

988 / 301

Takeoff Distance
(FT/M)

600 / 183

750 / 228

795 / 242

910 / 277

Over 50' obstacle
(FT/
M)

1000 / 305

1330 / 405

1514 / 461

1860 / 567

Cruise @75% (MPH/KNOTS/KPH)

155 / 135 / 250

173 / 150 / 278

167 / 145 / 268

163 / 142 / 263

Stall Speed FD/PO  (MPH/KNOTS/KPH)

50 / 43 / 80

60 / 52 / 96

56 / 49 / 91

62 / 54 / 100

Fuel Capacity (USG/LITRES)

120 / 454

100 / 378

92 / 348

92 / 348

Maximum Range (NM/SM/KM)

1000 / 1150 / 2130

817 / 880 / 1630

845 / 1565

605 / 1120

Time to Construct

1300 hrs (QUICK BUILD)

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* The not so small details: Your Moose includes: basic kit, fast build option, new radial engine and propeller, engine mounting kit, crating, 120 USG fuel tank, internal access door, standard upholstery seats, opening side windows, fuselage side windows, stab fairing, pitot tube, Whelen NAV/strobe lights, landing light, seat upholstery, and the following allowances for: interior finishing - $1,000, painting - $5,000, avionics - $15,000

More aircraft for less cost equals more flying - lots more flying! 

 

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