The Sorrell SNS-2 Guppy is an American single-seat, negative stagger, cabin biplane designed for amateur construction that was produced in kit form by the Sorrell Aircraft Company of Tenino, Washington.[1] As of 2019[update] plans were available from Thunderbird Aviation of Ray, Michigan.[2]
| SNS-2 Guppy | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Single-seat homebuilt cabin biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Sorrell Aircraft Company Thunderbird Aviation |
| Designer | Hobie Sorrell |
| First flight | 1967 |
Design edit
The SNS-2 Guppy is a wooden-built negative-stagger biplane with a fixed conventional landing gear with a tailwheel. Designed to use engines up to 36 hp (27 kW) the kit came with a 32 hp (24 kW) Rotax 377 engine.[1]
Specifications edit
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Length: 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)
- Wingspan: 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)
- Height: 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
- Wing area: 129 sq ft (12.0 m2)
- Empty weight: 350 lb (159 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 600 lb (272 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 377 piston aircraft engine, 32 hp (24 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 80 mph (130 km/h, 70 kn)
- Cruise speed: 70 mph (110 km/h, 61 kn)
- Stall speed: 30 mph (48 km/h, 26 kn)
- Range: 210 mi (340 km, 180 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 10,200 ft (3,100 m)
- g limits: +4
- Rate of climb: 300 ft/min (1.5 m/s)
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c Taylor 1989, p. 592
- ^ Thunderbird Aviation. "The SNS-2 Guppy". thunderbirdaviationmi.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
Bibliography edit
- Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1989). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-7106-0896-9.
External links edit
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