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The Sorrell Hiperlight is a family of single and two seat negative stagger biplanes designed for amateur construction. The design was sold initially by Sunrise Aircraft of Sheridan Oregon and is currently produced by Thunderbird Aviation of Ray Michigan.

Made by Thunderbird Aviation.

It is the successor of the Sorrell Hiperbipe .

Empty Weight Lb
247
Stall Speed Mph
27
Designer
Sorrell brothers
Predecessor
Sorrell Hiperbipe
Eng 1 Type
single cylinder two stroke piston aircraft engine
Max Speed Mph
98
Fuel Capacity
5
Cruise Speed Mph
60
Introduced
1982
Status
In production
Developed From
Sorrell Hiperbipe
Span In
Gross Weight Lb
500
Span Ft
22
Crew
one
Climb Rate Ftmin
600
Height In
4
Manufacturer
Thunderbird Aviation
Range Miles
180
First Flight
1982
Eng 1 Name
Rotax 277
Wing Area Sqft
140
Height Ft
5
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Length Ft
15
Prime Units
imp
Similar Aircraft
*Fisher Celebrity*Fisher Classic*Fisher FP-404*Murphy Renegade
Eng 1 Hp
28
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
6
Category
Negative stagger biplane aircraft
Sorrell aircraft
United States ultralight aircraft 1980-1989

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