Designed in 1975, the fuselage, tail group, engine/landing gear mount, interplane struts and flight control systems are all welded steel tube. Wing construction is all-wood with a stressed skin. Landing gear is the Wittman type. The engine cowling and wheel fairings are fiberglass. Then, the entire air¬frame is fabric covered, including the plywood-covered wings.
The prototype was SNS-6 N66S. The design won the EAA’s Outstanding New Design Award in 1973.
Advanced aerobatic maneuvers are possible in the Hiperbipe, such as vertical eight point rolls, inside/outside vertical eights, etc, but the Hiperbipe doesn’t sacrifice the comforts such as complete carpeting, full electrical system, lights and radio.
Sorrell Hiperbipe – Aerobatic Cabin Cruiser Article
Basic kit includes fuselage sides, wings built, with wood and steel tubing and sheet steel. Price 1982: $4,950 basic kit, options to $19,000. Units delivered to June 1981: 87.
Engine: Lycoming IO-360, 180 hp
Speed max: 170 mph
Cruise: 160 mph
Range: 502 sm
Stall: 50 mph
ROC: 1500 fpm
Take-off dist: 400 ft
Landing dist: 595 ft
Service ceiling: 18,000 ft
Fuel cap: 39 USG
Weight empty: 1236 lb
Gross: 1911 lb
Height: 5.9 ft
Length: 20.8 ft
Wing span: 22.8 ft
Wing area: 129 sq.ft
Seats: 2
Landing gear: tail wheel
SNS-7
Engine: Lycoming O-360, 180 hp
Wingspan: 6.95 m
Length: 6.34 m
Height: 1.78 m
Empty weight: 521 kg
MTOW: 861 kg
Max speed: 330 kph
Cruise: 250 kph
ROC: 457 m/min
All Aero 