SORRELL "HIPERBIPE" - Plane + Pilot

SORRELL “HIPERBIPE”

Plane & Pilot

Friday, April 16, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The Hiperbipe is an advanced aerobatic aircraft capable of performing complex maneuvers such as vertical eight-point rolls.
It uniquely combines high aerobatic performance with pilot comforts like full carpeting, an electrical system, lights, and a radio, which are typically absent in open-cockpit aerobatic models.
Its robust construction features a fuselage, tail group, and control systems made from welded steel tubes, all-wood stressed-skin wings (fabric-covered), and fiberglass for the engine cowling and wheel fairings.
Powered by a 180-hp Lycoming engine, it boasts impressive performance characteristics including a top speed of 170 mph, a climb rate of 1,500 fpm, and a ceiling of 20,000 feet.

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Even the most advanced aerobatic maneuvers are possible in the Hiperbipe, such as vertical eight-point rolls or inside/outside vertical eights, and the like. But the Hiperbipe doesn’t sacrifice the comforts usually missing with open-cockpit aerobatic models, such as complete carpeting, full electrical system, lights, and radio. Welded steel tubes are used for die fuselage, tail group, engine and landing gear mounts, interplane struts, and flight control systems. Wing construction is all-wood with a stressed skin. Landing gear is the Wittman type. The engine cowling and wheel fairings are fiberglass. The entire airframe is covered with fabric, including the plywood-covered wings.