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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 tail section, all covered in conventional fabric.

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. The next year it was fitted out with a 60 HP 2 cylinder HKS engine and climbed out like a home sick angel.

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