__NOTOC__ The Murphy SR2500 Super Rebel is a Canadian four-seat

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, but production ended by 2008.

Design and development

Designed as a larger four-seat version of the

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, 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 Lycoming O-540-4A5 driving a two-bladed constant-speed propeller. The prototype had a tricycle landing gear but the standard model (SR2500TD) has a

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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 and 186 kW (180 to 250 hp) and also has larger fuel tanks as an option (increasing range to 1350 km (839 miles).

Variants

;SR2500 Super Rebel :Powered by a Lycoming O-540-4A5, tricycle undercarriage. ;SR2500TD Super Rebel; :As for the SR2500 with taildragger undercarriage ;SR3500 Super Rebel :Powered by a

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Specifications (with O-540 engine)

References

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