“Sloshkosh” Part 2? Not Quite! AirVenture 2019 Turned Into a Great Week!
The days preceeding EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 yielded record rainfalls, bringing back nightmares of “Sloshkosh” back in 2010. Arrivals were shut-down for anyone that didn’t have guaranteed hard-surface parking, and many aircraft parking areas and camp sites at AirVenture were closed days into the show. Beautiful, mild weather arrived in-time for the Sonex Aircraft Open… Read More
SubSonex First Flight: Tony Nerad
Congratulations to Tony Nerad of Fairfax Station, Virginia whose SubSonex (S/N JSX0011) flew for the first time on August 3rd! “Flew great,” writes Tony. “Needs more runway than I was accustomed to [Tony is a former Harrier pilot], but once airborne handles well and has superb visibility. I’m enjoying flying it.” Gold Wings are on the way!… Read More
Sonex Flying Stories: Aussie Builders Fly to Amazing Alien Landscape
Like many pilots, Sonex Aircraft builders take some pretty fun cross-country trips. A group of four Sonex’s in Australia recently flew to White Cliffs in Western New South Wales. There aren’t any real cliffs in White Cliffs, but what they did find was an amazing alien landcape in the tiny opal mining town where most… Read More
AirVenture is Over: Oshkosh Show Specials End Friday!
AirVenture 2019 is in the books, and what a great show it was! Don’t miss-out on our Oshkosh Show Specials, ending August 2nd. Order online, over the phone, or mail your order postmarked by Friday! SubSonex Quick Build Kits and Kit Minus Tail Packages: Save $2,000 Complete Airframe Kit and Kit-Minus-Tail Packages: Save $1,000 Sonex… Read More
Sonex First Flight: Richard Young
Congratulations to Richard Young of Virginia, South Australia whose standard gear, AeroVee powered Sonex (S/N 1566) flew for the first time on June 25th! “After 6 1/2 years of scratch building and head scratching my Sonex flies like a dream,” writes Richard of his plans-built aircraft. “Taking off on a fine still morning at YGAW…. Read More
JSX-2T Kit Reservation Deposits Now Accepted!
Update 09/02/2020: Due to COVID-19 and government contracts in our Sonex Aerospace business unit, the JSX-2T project is seeing delays. Despite these delays, we hope to have a prototype on-display at AirVenture 2021. In the meantime, the SubSonex JSX-2T Kit Reservation Deposit program has been suspended. JSX-2T Estimated Specifications & Performance Length 18′ 7.75″ [5.68… Read More
Onex First Flight: Ben Grubb
Congratulations to Ben Grubb of Veneta, Oregon whose standard gear, AeroVee Turbo powered Onex (S/N ONX0143) flew for the first time on June 3rd! “Went awesome,” writes Ben. “Got some great test pilot training from Robbin in Independence and the Sonex podcast ‘First Flight’ was really helpful too. Just added power and went straight down… Read More
Sonex 2019 Oshkosh Show Specials are On!
The promotional offer everyone has been waiting for is now available: Sonex Aircraft Show Specials for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019! SubSonex Quick Build Kits and Kit Minus Tail Packages: Save $2,000 Complete Airframe Kit and Kit-Minus-Tail Packages: Save $1,000 Sonex Aircraft Sub-Kits: Save 5% AeroVee Engine Kit or AeroVee Turbo: Free Crankshaft/Prop Hub Assembly Service… Read More
Sonex Employee Anniversaries: Jason Kmecheck Celebrates 5 Years of Service!
Congratulations to Jason Kmecheck who celebrates his 5-year employment anniversary at Sonex Aircraft, LLC this year! Jason joined us in 2014 as a CAD Draftsman with a degree in Mechanical Design with an emphasis on 3D Solid Modeling and Rapid Prototyping. An Army veteran, Jason served for 6 years as a UH-60 Blackhawk mechanic. Read… Read More
Announcing JSX-2T: A 2-Place Jet!
Sonex Aircraft is pleased to announce the development of a 2-place variant of the popular SubSonex Personal Jet! SubSonex JSX-2T is designed to be the lowest cost jet trainer ever! It will be a perfect trainer for the single-place JSX-2, and for those who want to share the unique experience of jet-powered flight in a… Read More
