manufacturing founded 1985 founder darryl murphy headquarters chilliwack british columbia canada key people president and ceo darryl murphy products kit aircraft owner darryl murphy sale pending as of january 2014 website www.pattersonaerosales.com murphy aircraft s first commercial product was the renegade ii biplane . murphy aircraft renegade spirit biplane . murphy aircraft manufacturing limited is a canadian maker of civil general aviation kits for amateur construction . the company was founded in 1985 by darryl murphy and is located in chilliwack british columbia . 1 2 3 contents 1 history 2 aircraft 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was started as the result of an hunting accident . darryl murphy was a mechanical engineering technologist who designed and built a rigid wing hang glider in 1978 as a school project at 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 aircraft was 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 . 4 5 after taking the renegade to a number of fly ins and other aviation events murphy was encouraged by the positive response it received and by the number of people who asked him to build one for them . in 1985 murphy quit his job and started murphy aviation later renamed murphy aircraft manufacturing with his brother bryan and located the company in chilliwack british columbia . 4 6 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 the 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 . 4 6 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 a 64 hp 48 kw rotax 532 and later the rotax 582 engine . 7 8 9 10 in september 2008 as a result of restructuring due to the early 2000s recession murphy aircraft split off their sales functions to a new company patterson aerosales headed by former murphy sales representative bob patterson . murphy aircraft continues to concentrate on designing and manufacturing kit aircraft while patterson handles show appearances advertising materials promotions and general sales responsibilities . murphy aircraft president darryl murphy also explained that the company will only manufacture kits in batches once sufficient numbers of orders have been accumulated to justify a production run and that standard aircraft hardware parts like rivets and bolts would be shipped directly from the suppliers to customers to save costs . 11 on 9 january 2014 the company issued a press release indicating that darryl murphy was retiring and wished to sell the company indicating he expected to receive in the 2.5 to 4 million range depending on how much of the manufacturing machinery the buyer wants . 12 13 on 22 january 2016 murphy aircraft announced that it has begun the process to put the murphy rebel into the light sport aircraft category . 14 the company unveiled a new darryl murphy design at airventure in july 2016 the murphy radical rebel which incorporates bicycle carriers on the wings . 15 16 aircraft edit product list and details date information from murphy aircraft description seats launch date 1st flight 1st delivery number built murphy elite propeller aircraft float plane 2 murphy maverick propeller aircraft ultralight lsa 2 murphy moose sr3500 utility monoplane 2 6 murphy rebel propeller aircraft float plane lsa 2 1 may 1990 feb 1991 murphy sr2500 super rebel murphy renegade biplane lsa 2 murphy yukon propeller aircraft 4 murphy jdm 8 propeller acrobatic ultralight 1 prototype only references edit 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 a b c murphy aircraft meet our staff president darryl murphy towards the flightline winter 1993 84 page 3 . murphy aircraft . zukowski helena january 2008 . runway model . retrieved 14 march 2010 . a b murphy aviation news bulletin page 4 . murphy aviation spring 1988 murphy aviation news bulletin page 2 . murphy aviation summer 1987 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 murphy darryl september 2008 . new sales & production structure letter pdf . retrieved 2009 12 27 . murphy aircraft 9 january 2014 . murphy aircraft for sale . retrieved 10 january 2014 . durden rick 9 january 2014 . murphy aircraft manufacturing on the market for 2.5 4 million . avweb . retrieved 14 january 2014 . murphy aircraft mfg. announces two exciting new projects . january 22 2016 . retrieved 2016 04 24 . murphy aircraft begins s lsa certification for rebel . january 28 2016 . retrieved 2016 04 24 . http www.avweb.com avwebflash news murphy radical adds bike racks 226713 1.html external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to murphy aircraft . official website template diy in the 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