Hi Alister !
There is a Super Rebel with an M-14P flying a couple of hundred miles
north of us, on straight (EDO 3000 - i think) floats. The photo WAS on
the Murphy web page, but the owner objected !!! :-(
It IS the 360 Hp model - which is REALLY a bit much for the airplane, as
the Super Rebel is a SKYROCKET with 250 HP !! With 4 large guys aboard,
on a warm day, we climbed out at 1,400 fpm at 100 mph, without even
breaking a sweat !! Up at 8,000 ft, a little over-square, at 22/24,
leaned out, we cruised about 155 mph, on just under 10 gph !! The Lyc.
O-540 guzzled about 18 gph on takeoff & climb !! Don't think I could
afford to feed this bird, but it sure is nice to fly !!!
For someone who's used to flying/feeding a C-185 or C-210, the
Super Rebel is a GREAT replacement !! We had some bush pilots from
Alaska fly it - they RAVED !! Said it was MUCH better than the C-210's
they were flying for work - carried more, and the control feel and
response was MUCH better ! (not hard - I hear the 210 can be a bit of
a pig in the handling dept. ! ;-) )
There were CONSIDERABLE mods required to the airframe, including
narrowing the fuselage about a foot at the front, lots of extra support
tubes & structures, a YAK ring cowl, and a whole bunch of other things
further back !! I can dig out the name & phone number of the engineer
who assisted with the construction - he's a very nice gentleman with over
40 years of experience building & maintaining float planes !! I think he
still has a couple of extra engines for sale ...
Warren has spoken to him, and I believe he will be flying over to
Saudi to help him with his S-R when he gets closer to engine time. He
bought an M-14 from a nearby school, I believe.
Don't tell me you're think about a S-R !! ????
(If so, have I got a deal for you ! :-) :-) )
....bobp
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At 06:12 PM 1/23/00 +1300, you wrote:
Hi there,
Is anyone out there building, or know of anyone building a
Super Rebel with an M-14 radial motor, I am keen to find out more info on
this configuration and would like to make contact with a builder (or two)
who is doing this.
Cheers
Alister
email:
yeoman@voyager.co.nz
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