When Murphy Aircraft closed this fall, nobody said where a Rebel or Moose owner would find the next part. Now somebody has. BRC Aircraft, a division of The Banff Rail Co. of Claresholm, Alberta, says it bought "the complete inventory of original Murphy Aircraft parts, together with selected manufacturing tooling and equipment." Its announcement is dated Nov. 1 and sits on a new site, murphyair.ca. AvBrief reported it on Nov. 8.
It's parts, and only parts. Owners and builders who have waited since Hangar Debrief reported the closing should read the terms before counting on them.
What BRC bought, and what it didn't
The announcement says the purchase "does not include Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing's aircraft drawings or plans to manufacture its complete aircraft designs." The site's legal page goes further: it doesn't claim BRC acquired the Murphy business, its trademarks, design rights, approvals, drawings or technical data. BRC isn't selling kits, and says so on its FAQ page. The site names the seller only as Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing and gives no price or closing date.
The models it lists are the Rebel, Elite, Radical, Yukon and Moose. The site doesn't mention the Super Rebel, Renegade or Maverick on any page Hangar Debrief read on Nov. 9.
When parts can be bought
According to the announcement, parts sales "are scheduled to begin in 2027" from BRC's new facility in Claresholm, with "additional distribution from its Great Falls, Montana facility planned for 2028." Availability and delivery dates "will be confirmed individually as the acquired inventory is catalogued," and new parts will be made "subject to adequate demand." Prices, when quoted, are in U.S. dollars. No parts list or prices are published.
Registering first
BRC sells parts only to owners who have registered. The parts page asks for "mandatory aircraft owner registration" and proof of ownership before a request, and a registration counts only after the email address and phone number are verified. The form asks for the model, serial number, build status, engine, avionics and modifications, along with ownership papers.
On Nov. 9 the forms weren't live. The registration terms are headed "pre-launch draft," and the parts page says it "does not accept live orders, payments or uploads." For now the way in is by email or phone: rebel@murphyair.ca or +1 778 921 0008 for registration and customer questions, parts@murphyair.ca for parts, weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mountain time.
The terms an owner should read
BRC's terms of sale are short and plain:
- "Legacy parts are sold AS IS without warranty," and all sales are final.
- Finish varies; "holes may not be pre-drilled to final size or may not be drilled at all."
- "The builder of record is responsible for ensuring that the parts received are airworthy and suitable for their particular aircraft."
- "BRC Aircraft does not supply Murphy Service Bulletins. It is up to the builder to source them and implement them."
- BRC says it doesn't endorse modifications that weren't approved by the original company and Darryl Murphy.
So the service bulletins, manuals and drawings an owner already has are still the only copies that owner can count on. Anyone who hasn't gathered them should do it now, from their own files, the builder's and other owners'.
How many airplanes this touches
Hangar Flying's copy of the FAA registry, taken Sept. 27, lists 134 U.S. aircraft with Murphy named as the kit maker: 44 Rebels, 32 Moose, 22 Elites, 18 Super Rebels, 13 Renegades, three Yukons and two Mavericks. The 33 Super Rebels, Renegades and Mavericks are types BRC's site doesn't name. Their owners should ask before assuming any of the stock fits.
Who BRC is
The announcement names Zrinko Amerl as chief executive. It says BRC's work includes the Saberwing and Volato composite aircraft, the Texas Bullet, an Alaskan bush plane in development and Frontier Floats, with operations in Canada and the United States. A build-centers page lists contacts in Oregon, Tallahassee, Montréal, Alberta, Great Falls and Croatia, described as "future capabilities," and says the listings "do not represent an approval or guarantee of services."
What isn't known
How much stock there is, which parts it covers, and what they'll cost aren't stated. Nor is who holds Murphy's drawings now. Hangar Debrief will report when BRC publishes a parts list or prices, or when the designs turn up with someone else.
On Hangar Flying: The Builders Log records a build from a phone, with the work, the photographs and the parts. The Panel Designer has Murphy templates for the Rebel, Super Rebel, Elite and Moose.
Sources: All read Nov. 9, 2026. BRC Aircraft, news release of Nov. 1, 2026, and its home, parts, registration, registration terms, terms of sale, legal, FAQ, aircraft and build centers pages; AvBrief, Nov. 8, 2026 (the pointer); Hangar Flying's copy of the FAA aircraft registry, Sept. 27, 2026.
Photo: G-BWLL Murphy Rebel.jpg) by Jonathan Payne, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.