EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is here! The aircraft arrivals have begun here in Oshkosh, and we can’t wait to welcome you all back after the long wait! Check-out our Factory Open House and stop by and see us in the Homebuilt Display area Booth 602! Don’t Miss the Sonex Open House & Homecoming Fly-In! Our 17th… Read More
Sonex Aircraft is excited to announce that the SubSonex JSX-2 is now available for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Developed in cooperation with Sonex Aircraft, the simulator can be downloaded on simMarket, and offers remarkable fidelity with the handling qualities and the actual experience of flying a SubSonex. The experience is even better with VR goggles,… Read More
Sonex Aircraft is excited to announce that the Sonerai is once again featured on EAA’s homebuilders patch for AirVenture, this time celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the design! This is the patch that every pilot gets when they fly their homebuilt (of any type) into Oshkosh this year. All Sonerai owners are highly encouraged to… Read More
Sonex Aircraft is excited to announce New Print On-Demand Merchandise & Apparel featuring great new designs along with classic favorites, now available in more colors and styles. In-celebration of the return of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 after last year’s show cancellation, Sonex is offering its new “Welcome Back to KOSH” posters and shirts featuring a… Read More
Sonex Aircraft is excited to exhibit at this year’s return of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh air show. Stop by and see us in the Homebuilt Display area Booth 602! Don’t Miss our Open House & Homecoming Fly-In! Our 17th Sonex Open House and Homecoming Fly-In event will be held on Sunday, July 25th, the day before… Read More
As the Sonex staff, along with much of the rest of Oshkosh and volunteers from far and wide prepare for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to begin next week, it’s hard to not find ourselves reflecting upon just how strange the last year has been. Strange for so many reasons, but for us here in Oshkosh and… Read More
With the Return of AirVenture in 2021 also comes the return of the Sonex Builders and Pilots Foundation BBQ at 7th Heaven on Wittman Field during the Wednesday Night Airshow! The Sonex Builders and Pilots Foundation has scheduled its annual AirVenture BBQ for Wednesday, July 28th! The party will be an informal BYOB burgers and brats affair… Read More
A Xenos Motorglider adorns the August 2021 cover of Kitplanes Magazine, but not just any Xenos Motorglider! “Electrified,” the 12-page feature article written by Kitplanes editor at-large Paul Dye features the electric-powered Xenos built and flown by Gabriel DeVault in Watsonville, CA. Read the Article Now! Gabe’s “Zaero” powered Xenos installation, consisting of a Zero… Read More
Congratulations to Tom Helm of Neenah, Wisconsin whose standard gear, AeroVee powered Onex (S/N ONX0137) flew for the first time on June 28th! “Just flew first flight in ONX0137, N551X today,” writes Tom. “Build started 7 years ago with steady but infrequent building, was a hobby project. Flight went well with airplane flight straight and… Read More
After a long COVID drought of airplane gatherings made only slightly less-painful by innovative virtual events, the Sonex community enjoyed their first builder gathering with the 2021 Midwest Sonex Fly-In held at Drake Field Airport (KFYV) in Fayetteville, AR. The following report is from event co-organizer Rick Wantz: This years fly-in was a huge success… Read More
Waiex B-Model factory prototype “Red One” graces the cover of Kitplanes Magazine again in June, this time to illustrate a buyers guide for used Sonex and Waiex aircraft. The 7-page feature article is now available for readers online and provides a great overview of both Legacy (A-Model) and B-Model Sonex and Waiex designs. The article… Read More
