Hiperlight
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Lightsport
Aircraft Pilot is a directory of aircraft that generally fit
into what are described as ultralight aircraft, advanced ultralight
aircraft,
light sport aircraft, experimental light sport aircraft, experimental
aircraft, amateur built aircraft, ELSA or homebuilt
aircraft in the United States and Canada. These include
weight shift aircraft, more commonly known as trikes,
powered parachutes, and powered para-gliders.
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Hiperlight ultralight, experimental
lightsport, amateur built aircraft.
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Manufacturer
Thunderbird Aviation Inc.
50230 Mile End Dr.
Shelby Twp Mi 48317
586-212-5862
Thunderbird Aviation - When the rights for production of the Hiperlight line of
light recreational aircraft came up for sale Ron Jones of
Thunderbird aviation purchased them.
Ron had a
desire to build one of these fine aircraft when they first
came out on the market being produced by Sorrel Aviation
nearly 20 years ago, so when Sunset Rise Manufacturing put
the business up for sale he decided to purchase it. |
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Empty Weight: |
247 lbs. |
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Gross Weight: |
500 lbs. |
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Wing Span: |
22. ft. |
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Wing Area: |
140 sq. ft. |
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Engine: |
277 Rotax |
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Cruise Speed: |
55 m.p.h. |
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Stall Speed: |
24 m.p.h. |
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VNE: |
95 m.p.h. |
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Construction: |
Steel/aluminum/fabric |
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Building time: |
200 Hrs. |
Ron says
"Thunderbird Aviation has no desire to change the design, we
will be producing it pretty well the way the Sorrel's
designed it." "We will be offering three basic packages, the SNS 8 UL the ultralight version of the plane which is a true
part 103 craft, the SNS 8 EXP our experimental version of
the single place and the SNS 9 our two place Hiperlight. "
The single place ultralight
version is powered by the Zanzaterra, MZ 201 twin cylinder
two stroke, while the experimental version uses the 447 and
503 Rotax. The kits take about 150 to
200 hours to put together, with the single place version
using pre-sewn dacron envelopes while the two seat version
will use a conventional fabric style of covering.
Current production delivery
times are 8 to 10 weeks from placement of order, by late
summer Ron hopes to have kits on hand for delivery.
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Hiperlight ultralight -
experimental lightsport aircraft |
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