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Hiperlight SNS8 by Thunderbird Aviation.


http://www.ultralightflyer.com - In this issue we talk to Ron Jones owner of Thunderbird Aviation about his Hiperlight single seat experimental aircraft and the two seat Hiperlight which is currently available as an amateurbuilt kit. 

The Hiperlight design has been on the market for over 30 years now. The Hiperlight kit features a welded 4130 chromoly steel fuselage, with the wings using aluminum tube and ladder construction. 

Covering material for the fuselage and wings on the two seat Hiperlight is standard aircraft covering materials. Covering on the single seat Hiperlight is sewn Dacron sail cloth envelopes. 

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Power for the single seat ultralight version of the aircraft are engines up to 40 HP. 

The two seat version uses engines of 50 to 60 HP like the HKS twin cylinder, gear drive aircraft engine. 

Hiperlight SNS 8 Specifications 

Seats: one
Length: 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Wingspan: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Height: 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Wing area: 140 sq ft (13 m2)
Empty weight: 247 lb (112 kg)
Gross weight: 500 lb (227 kg)
Fuel capacity: 5 US gallons (19 litres)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 277 single cylinder two stroke piston aircraft engine, 28 hp (21 kW)

Hiperlight SNS8 Performance
Maximum speed: 98 mph (158 km/h, 85 kn)
Cruise speed: 60 mph (97 km/h, 52 kn)
Stall speed: 27 mph (43 km/h, 23 kn)
Range: 180 mi (290 km, 160 nmi)
Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)

The Hiperlight SNS8 is NOT aerobatic and MUST BE FLOWN WITHIN DESIGN TOLERANCES. 

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