Name this bird

[Richard]

What does it remind you of?

 

[SCCutler]

Isn't it a Bede?

Reminds me of a BD(what- 4?) with an extra wing.

 

[SCCutler]

Oy, looked it up-

izzat for real?!?

 

[fgcason]

Hyperbipe

 

[Richard]

Hyperbipe

No, it's a Sorrell SNS-7 Hyper Bipe

I have no idea who Sorrell is/was. I see structural details which strongly suggest Stinson and Bellanca.

 

[fgcason]

No, it's a Sorrell SNS-7 Hyper Bipe

So I missed the serial number... Close enough. It's still a Hyperbipe.

I have no idea who Sorrell is/was. I see structural details which strongly suggest Stinson and Bellanca.

The first time I saw two of them on a ramp together the first thought that came to mind was some convoluted version of a Bellanca.
The elevator on those things look really weird. It looks like they forgot to put it on then just cut it out of the horiz stabilizer.

 

[Steve]

Mr. Sorrell (Stephen Sorrell) was the individual who built the original aircraft .

It appears the kit is under consideration for re-introduction.

http://www.skiesthelimitaviation.com/Contact-Us/

Joann Osterud, first female pilot for Alaska Airlines, used to do an aerobatic act in a HyperBipe. I met her once when she came to perform at the Hammond, LA airshow several years ago. Not long after that she set a world record for the number of consecutive outside loops and one for inverted flight duration.

No, it's a Sorrell SNS-7 Hyper Bipe

I have no idea who Sorrell is/was. I see structural details which strongly suggest Stinson and Bellanca.

 

[Anthony]

Looks like a Stinson or Bellanca to me.