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The Murphy Renegade is a family of Canadian two-seats-in-tandem, single engine, conventional landing gear, biplanes, produced by Murphy Aircraft and intended for amateur construction.〔Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 62. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851〕〔Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 212. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1〕〔Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 63. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851〕〔Kitplanes Staff: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 57. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012〕〔Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 66. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X〕 In Canada all Renegade variants are eligible to be registered as amateur-builts, basic ultralights or advanced ultralights. In the USA the Renegade is not on the list of Special light-sport aircraft, but is eligible for the Experimental - Amateur-built category. ==Development== The Renegade was designed as the result of an accident. Darryl Murphy is a mechanical engineering technologist who designed and built a rigid wing hang glider in 1978 as a school project while attending the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 1984 Murphy was in a non-aviation accident that left him hospitalized for four months. During his recovery time he decided to design a biplane to fit into the then-new Canadian ultralight category. The resulting aircraft, C-IDJY, is a single-seat model and was intended as a one-off aircraft for his own use, with no production intentions. Murphy named it the ''Renegade''.〔Murphy Aircraft: ''Meet Our Staff: President Darryl Murphy'', Towards the Flightline, Winter 1993-84 page 3. Murphy Aircraft.〕 After taking the aircraft to a number of fly-ins and other aviation events, Murphy was encouraged by the large number of people who wanted him to build one for them. In 1985 he quit his job and started ''Murphy Aviation'' (later renamed Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing), with his brother Bryan and located the company in Chilliwack, British Columbia. The original Renegade design was turned into a two-seater by relocating the fuel tank from the centre fuselage to the upper wing, installing a second seat and designating it ''Renegade II''. Initial sales were disappointing as only one kit was sold in the first six months. Sales improved greatly once the aviation press began reviewing the aircraft. By 1986 the company had a backlog of orders, including many from outside North America. Murphy displayed the Renegade at the EAA Convention, Oshkosh and returned to Chilliwack with a substantial order book. During 1989 sales totalled 129 Renegade IIs.〔〔Murphy Aviation: ''News Bulletin'', page 4. Murphy Aviation, Spring 1988〕 The Renegade two was initially offered to buyers in six different configurations:〔Murphy Aviation Limited: ''Renegade'', page 3. Murphy Aviation Limited, 1986.〕〔Murphy Aviation: ''News Bulletin'', page 2. Murphy Aviation, Summer 1987〕 *Plans only *Partial materials kits *Full materials kit *Complete kit, unassembled *Quick-build kit *Fully assembled aircraft In May 1987 a new version of the basic Renegade design first flew. Named the ''Renegade Spirit'' it added a radial engine-style round cowling and additional fuselage stringers to give the aircraft a rounded look. The standard engine was the Rotax 532 and later the Rotax 582 of the same output, with the four-stroke Rotax 912UL added as a later option. Fibreglass wheel pants are also an option.〔〔Armstrong, Ken: ''Catching the Spirit'', Kitplanes Magazine〕〔Murphy Aviation: ''Catching the "Spirit" in a Murphy Rengade - Info Package''. Murphy Aviation, 1990〕〔Campbell, Jim: ''Getting the Spirit''. Sport Pilot, pages 20-25, 66-70, April 1989〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murphy Renegade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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