JDM 8, Murphy Aircraft's JDM-8 single place ultralight aircraft. |
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One of the things about ultralight aviation is that
when someone says "it can't be done" it's like waving ared flag in
front of a bull - and we get right at "getting it done." Many have
said that you can't build a U.S. legal ultralight with a metal
frame weighing only 254 lbs, that looks and flies like a
"real aeroplane." Well Murphy Aircraft
showed at Airventure 2002 that it can be done, with out
sacrificing, strength, or performance. Murphy introduced
their JDM-8, fresh from it's first award winning performance at
the Arlington Airshow. The JDM-8 is a true U.S. legal
ultralight which features an aluminum semi-monocoque fuselage,
aluminum spars, wing ribs, with aluminum tube construction
used in the The JDM-8's wings fold upwards for storage. According to the factory building times should be in the 500 to 700 hour range. Currently two models are being offered, one to meet the U.S. market and another to fit the Canadian/U.S. experimental/amateur built/ultralight market. The basic difference is the wingspan - 24 feet for the U.S. ultralight - versus 20 feet and engine power 20 hp versus up to 80 hp. As flown at Airventure with a 277 Rotax engine of 28 hp the plane lifted off in about 200 feet, and climbed out at around 400 feet per minute.
For more information on the JDM-8 contact: Murphy Aircraft's JDM-8 ultralight
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