25th Anniversary Sale Extended Through Sun ‘n Fun!
Sonex Anniversary Sale Extended! The Sonex 25th Anniversary Sale has been extended to include Sun ‘n Fun 2023! Get 10% Off all Sonex and AeroConversions kits* now through April 7th! Visit us in the EAA Exhibit Booth at Sun ‘n Fun 2023 where we will have the 2022 Waiex-B One Week Wonder on-display from March… Read More
Sonex 25th Anniversary: Let’s Celebrate with a Sale!
On February 28, 1998 John Monnett lifted-off from Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI in a completely new aircraft: Sonex serial number 1, or “SX1.” While certainly not the beginning of John Monnett’s journey, the first flight of SX1 marked the beginning of the Sonex Story for us and thousands of others worldwide. Beginning… Read More
Waiex-B First Flight: Elwyn Peachey
Congratulations to Elwyn Peachey of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania whose standard gear, AeroVee Turbo powered Waiex-B (S/N WXB0048) flew for the first time on February 19th! “Great first flight of Waiex N48YX on Sunday Feb 19, 2023,” writes Elwyn. “The satisfying reward of 2 years of night and weekend kit assembly. Many thanks to Sonex for an… Read More
Sonex-B First Flight: David Brown
Congratulations to David Brown of Ozark, Arkansas who has just reported the first flight of his standard gear, UL Power UL350i powered Sonex-B (S/N SNB0016) back on May 7th of 2022! “The build was very enjoyable and satisfying,” writes David. “First flight was amazing with plenty of power supplied by the UL350i engine.” Gold Wings… Read More
The Big Highwing Update is Here!
The update you’ve been waiting for is here! Watch the archive video of our February 7th Webinar presentation for the entire presentation from Sonex owner and Highwing designer Mark Schaible. What’s New in This Update? This is the first update on the Sonex Highwing project since the design was originally announced in the Late Summer… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Christopher Morris
Congratulations to Christopher Morris of Mount Dora, Florida whose standard gear, AeroVee Turbo powered Sonex (S/N 1732) flew for the first time on February 7th! “I assembled this kit while furloughed from an airline during COVID,” writes Christopher. “I first flew it today from Bob White Airstrip in Apopka, FL. The plane flew very well… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Bobby Marlette
Congratulations to Bobby Marlette of Coeur D’Alene, Idaho whose tri-gear, AeroVee powered Sonex (S/N 0620) flew for the first time on January 21st! “I couldn’t have asked for a better flight!” writes Bobby. “Thanks to Sonex for designing such a sweetheart of a plane, and especially to my wife whose enthusiastic support made it possible… Read More
Sonex Homebuilders Week Webinar Video Available
This week’s Sonex and EAA Homebuilders Week webinar is now available as a video archive. Get an overview of all Sonex and AeroConversions products! Sonex offers basic, economical, easy-to-build aircraft. Single and two-place aircraft are available. Two models, the Sonex and Sonerai, are available as plansbuilt aircraft. Sonex even offers single-place and two-place jet aircraft. All… Read More
Rediscover The Right Seat with Tony Spicer!
As we rapidly approach the 25th Anniversary of the Sonex aircraft design’s first flight next month, it occurred to us that many folks interested in building a Sonex these days may not have ever seen Tony Spicer’s fantastic video, "The Right Seat with Tony Spicer." Tony Spicer is the very first Sonex customer to complete… Read More
Merry Christmas from Sonex!
We would like to wish our customers and our amazing staff a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you for all of your support over the past year, and we look forward to more great things in 2023! Year-End Sonex Inventory Shutdown, December 23 to January 2: A reminder, Sonex is once… Read More
Sonex Aircraft Models
- Sonex Highwing
- Sonex-B
- Waiex-B
- Xenos-B Motorglider
- Onex
- SubSonex Personal Jet
- Sonerai Sport Aircraft
