stearmann4
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A rare find in aviation; an older gentleman in eastern WA purchased a Hyperbipe kit from the Sorrell Bros in 1978 to include a tack welded fuselage, engine mount, horizontals and a complete set of built wings.
Recently he decided that the project will never get any attention and I was fortunate enough to be able to obtain the project.
What I got was beyond belief; stored in the desert there was no corrosion, and the box the wings were sealed in hadn't been opened since 1978! I invited Mark and John Sorrell to help me uncrate the wings and they look and smellas if they were built yesterday.
So now, the "new" Hyperbipe is welded, with engine mount attached in a jig and awaiting gear legs, while the wings are ready for ailerons.
Hopefully, my Hyperbipe will be zipping around the PNW in a couple years asa fitting tribute to the Sorrell's unique design.
Think a light SNS-7 could hang in the Bronze at Reno?
)
Mike-Edited by: stearmann4
Recently he decided that the project will never get any attention and I was fortunate enough to be able to obtain the project.
What I got was beyond belief; stored in the desert there was no corrosion, and the box the wings were sealed in hadn't been opened since 1978! I invited Mark and John Sorrell to help me uncrate the wings and they look and smellas if they were built yesterday.
So now, the "new" Hyperbipe is welded, with engine mount attached in a jig and awaiting gear legs, while the wings are ready for ailerons.
Hopefully, my Hyperbipe will be zipping around the PNW in a couple years asa fitting tribute to the Sorrell's unique design.
Think a light SNS-7 could hang in the Bronze at Reno?
)Mike-Edited by: stearmann4
