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
Sonex Aircraft is extremely busy and needs to expand! The dream-job awaits for an innovative homebuilt-focused engineer or CAD designer in our Hornets’ Nest Research and Development department, assembly mechanics are still needed and internships are available! See the full job postings and apply today on our Careers web page! Sonex Aircraft, LLC and AeroConversions… Read More
Sonex is pleased to announce the availability of new and improved bed mount parts for Rotax 912-series engine installations via the AeroConversions Rotax Mount System. The Rotax Mount System from AeroConversions consists of anodized 6061-T6 bed mount angles utilizing Barry 22001 shock bushings. For use with Rotax 912-series engines and designed to work with Legacy… Read More
EAA Homebuilders Week is in the books, and Sonex Aircraft’s presentation for the virtual event is now available as a video archive. Watch Now! During this webinar multimedia presentation hosted by EAA, Sonex founder and president John Monnett discusses all aspects of the Sonex Aircraft and AeroConversions product lines, gives a tour of the Sonex… Read More
The Sonerai Story webinar presentation is now available for viewing as an archive video: Watch Now! Sonex Aircraft founder and president John Monnett reviews how the Sonerai came into being and the current options for building one yourself. The Sonerai line of aircraft will be celebrating its 50th anniversary at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021. After… 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
Save the date! The Midwest Sonex Fly-In is set to return to Fayetteville, AR again this year on June 5th. Fly-In and Drive-In attendance is welcome. Sonex builder-sponsored fly-in events are a great opportunity to meet Sonex Aircraft builders, learn about their projects and sometimes even take a ride in a Sonex for the first… Read More
Congratulations to Hernan Santibanez of Valparaiso, Chile whose SubSonex (S/N JSX0017) flew for the first time on February 5th. “She flies great!!” writes Hernan, “Mission accomplished, everything according to the schedule, thank you very much to everyone who made it possible for this aerodrome to be in the air.” Gold Wings are on the way… Read More
Congratulations to Peter Weber of Winfield, British Columbia, Canada whose tri-gear, AeroVee Turbo powered Sonex (S/N 1668) flew for the first time on October 15th! “First flight of Sonex C-IGMW was at CYLW, on 15 Oct 2020 with test pilot Bill Bryan at the controls,” writes Peter, “Very successful flight, very responsive and lots of… Read More
Congratulations to Casey Cooper of Marana, Arizona whose standard gear, Rotax 912 powered Sonex (S/N 0719) flew for the first time on December 6th! “First flight was wonderful,” writes Casey, “Everything I thought it would be [and] a little more. It is such a fun flying toy.” Gold Wings are on the way! View the… Read More
Congratulations to Matthew McKee of Franklinton, North Carolina whose standard gear, AeroVee powered Sonex (S/N 1084) flew for the first time on November 19th! Matt’s aircraft build is a great story of perseverance: “My official first flight date was 11-19-20, thirteen years after I started building,” writes Matt, “Why did it take so long? After… Read More
