Private company
Sorrell Aviation
American aircraft manufacturer
Sorrell Aviation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Tenino, Washington, founded by Hobart C. Sorrell and sons John, Mark and Tim in about 1958. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction including for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules.2 It ceased to exist in 1983.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Sorrell Aviation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Tenino, Washington, founded by Hobart C. Sorrell and sons John, Mark and Tim in about 1958. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of light aircraft in the form of plans and kits for amateur construction including for the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules.2
Products and brands
- homebuilt aircraft
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaSorrell Aviation
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ20715075
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- 1WikidataSorrell Aviation on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSorrell Aviation on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsSorrell Aviation photo by Alan D R Brown, GFDL