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.

Overview

1958Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersTenino1
Sorrell Hiperbipe SNS-7 AN0326390
Photo: Alan D R Brown, GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons3

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

  1. 1983Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1958Founded Founded1

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