Description
The Sorrell SNS-2 Guppy is an American single-seat, negative stagger, cabin biplane designed for amateur construction.
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.
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 (129 km/h; 70 kn)
Cruise speed: 70 mph (113 km/h; 61 kn)
Stall speed: 30 mph (48 km/h; 26 kn)
Range: 210 mi (182 nmi; 338 km)
Service ceiling: 10,200 ft (3,100 m)
g limits: +4
Rate of climb: 300 ft/min (1.5 m/s)
