| Thunderbird Aviation - Last year the rights for production of the
Hiperlight line of light recreational aircraft came up for sale.
They were purchased by Ron Jones of Thunderbird aviation.
According to Ron he 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. According to Ron Jones "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. According to Ron
the kits will take about 150 to 200 hours to put together, with
the single place version using presewn 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.
For more information contact:
Thunderbird Aviation Inc.
50230 Mile End Dr.
Shelby Twp Mi 48317 |
