Hiperlight SNS8, Part 103 Ultralight Aircraft, Thunderbird Aviation 2022 Ultralight Buyers Guide

Hiperlight SNS8, Part 103 Ultralight Aircraft, Thunderbird Aviation 2022 Ultralight Buyers Guide. #HiperlightSNS8   / lightsportandultralightflyer   - Help support the Light Sport & Ultralight Flyer by becoming a Patron, contributions start at as little as $1.00 per month! Visit -   / lightsportandultralightflyer   to sign up. You can also purchase a yearly or life time subscription at http://www.ultralightflyer.com Thank You for your support! As it turns out, the Sorrel Hiperlight SNS 8 was originally designed at the request of Ron Schettler, the first Canadian Distributor of Rotax aircraft engines. It was originally designed to be powered by the Rotax 277 single-cylinder, 28-horsepower two-stroke engine using a Hegar belt reduction drive. Digging deeper we find SNS 8 is actually a smaller version of the Sorrell Hiperbipe. For those curious about naming conventions, SNS in the name stands for “Sorrell Negative Stagger.” A negative stagger puts the lower wing ahead of the upper wing, where most commonly with biplanes, that is not the case. SNS 8 is offered in kit form. It features a two piece 4130-welded steel fuselage, which can be separated for ease of storage. The aircraft can be covered in pre-sewn Dacron sail cloth envelopes or by the use of standard aircraft covering materials. Building times are in the 150 to 400 hour range, with the conventional fabric covering taking longer to complete. Present-day supplier Thunderbird Aviation in Michigan stated, “SNS-8 was designed to comply with Part 103 of the FARs and is still one of the few ultralights being manufactured legally. Since it meets ultralight vehicle parameters, you can get in it in kit form or you can get it fully assembled ready to fly.” Thunderbird Aviation was established officially in 2002 by Ron Jones. He reported, “[We] offer aircraft that appeal to a wide range of interests …from an ultralight, to a two-place Experimental, to a fully aerobatic yet cross-country-capable machine, and soon to come will be the SLSA Version.” Beside being a biplane. Hiperlight SNS8 is a taildragger in a tractor configuration. It uses standard stick-and-rudder, three-axis controls, with full-span flaperons on the lower wing, a center mounted stick, and left hand throttle. Beside a Rotax 377 or 447, other engines that have powered the Hiperlight SNS 8 are Hirth, Kawasaki, and half-VW conversions. Climb rate comes in at around 750 feet per minute, cruise is 55 to 65 miles per hour, and stall comes in at 27 miles per hour. A new kit Hiperlight from Thunderbird has the following specifications: Wing Span — 22 feet Length — 15 feet 6 inches Wing Area — 140 square feet Engine — MZ201 Fuel Capacity — 5 gallons Empty Weight — 247 pounds Gross Weight — 500 pounds Assembly Time — 150-200 hours Maximum speed — 98 mph Maximum Cruise — 62 mph Stall Speed — 27 mph Range — 150 miles Take off Distance — 175 feet Landing Distance — 175 feet Rate of Climb — 700 fpm Glide Ratio — 12:1 Tags: hiperlight sns 8, sorrell hiperlight sns8, hiperlight sns-8, Hiperlight, Thunderbird Aviation, Ron Jones, Sorrell Hiperlight, Sorrell Hiperbipe, hiperlight ultralight, hiperlight aircraft, hiperlight biplane, hiperlight bi-wing ultralight, SNS8 ultralight, www.ultralightflyer.com www.thunderbirdaviationmi.com www.bydanjohnson.com