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Category: Hornets’ Nest R&D

SubSonex Jet Makes First Flight

Published: August 10, 2011 | Posted In: Press Releases, Sonex Press Releases, SubSonex Development Archive, SubSonex News, SubSonex Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SubSonex Jet Makes First Flight August 10, 2011, Oshkosh, WI Sonex Aircraft, LLC is excited to announce that the SubSonex jet aircraft prototype, JSX-1, made its maiden flight today, August 10, 2011 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI. The SubSonex was piloted by air show performer and owner of… Read More

July 13, 2011: E-Flight Webinar Update [video archive]

Published: July 13, 2011 | Posted In: E-Flight Development, Hornets' Nest R&D, Sonex News, Webinars

Webinar: Sonex E-Flight Update See More Sonex Aircraft Webinars! Return to the Hornets’ Nest/E-Flight Archive

June 21, 2011: EAA and Sonex Hosts AeroVee Turbo Webinar [video archive]

Published: June 21, 2011 | Posted In: AeroVee Turbo Development, Hornets' Nest R&D, Sonex News, Webinars

Webinar: AeroVee Turbo See More Sonex Aircraft Webinars! Return to the Hornets’ Nest/Onex Archive

June 17, 2011: New Onex Kit Orders Now Being Accepted!

Published: June 17, 2011 | Posted In: Hornets' Nest R&D, Onex Development Archive

We are extremely pleased by how popular the Onex has been and are all hard at work in completing all the things needed to deliver plans and kits. We’ve finalized the delivery schedule for Onex orders. All deposit holders have received order confirmations with estimated delivery dates and order totals. We are on track to… Read More

May 27, 2011: Onex Progress Update from Jeremy Monnett

Published: May 27, 2011 | Posted In: Hornets' Nest R&D, Onex Development Archive

We’ve been extremely pleased with the level of enthusiasm that has greeted the release of our new Onex Aircraft. The Onex offers a unique combination of simplicity, affordability, performance, sport pilot compliance, and the ability to store it in your garage or share a standard t-hangar with 4 others. The growing list of orders confirms… Read More

April 29, 2011: Updated Onex Specs, Testing Progress, Taller Cockpit, Kit Details and More!

Published: April 29, 2011 | Posted In: Hornets' Nest R&D, Onex Development Archive

The Hornets’ Nest R&D team has been continuing to work extremely hard on development of the Onex single-place, folding-wing, aerobatic sport pilot aircraft. Much work has been done on both #1 (tail wheel) and #2 (tri-gear) prototypes, and many hours of flight testing have been accumulated on the #1 prototype to-date: Updated Onex Specifications: The… Read More

April 20, 2011: Electric Waiex Flights Continue [new flight videos]

Published: April 20, 2011 | Posted In: E-Flight Development, Hornets' Nest R&D
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The Sonex Aircraft, LLC E-Flight Initiative proof-of-concept electric-powered Waiex aircraft began longer duration flight testing with a second flight of the aircraft on March 30, 2011 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI. During the March 30th flight, the E-Flight Waiex acheived a full circuit of the airport traffic pattern, as planned. A third flight… Read More

Sonex Aircraft, LLC Accepting Deposits for Onex Single-Place, Folding-Wing, Aerobatic Sport Aircraft

Published: March 17, 2011 | Posted In: Onex Development Archive, Press Releases, Sonex Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sonex Aircraft, LLC Accepting Deposits for Onex Single-Place, Folding-Wing, Aerobatic Sport Aircraft March 17, 2011, Oshkosh, WI Sonex Aircraft, LLC is pleased to announce that refundable deposits are now being accepted to reserve kit production slots for the Onex single-place, folding-wing, aerobatic sport aircraft. Onex Airframe Kit deliveries are expected… Read More

March 3, 2011: Watch the Onex Fly! See the New In-Cockpit Flight Footage

Published: March 3, 2011 | Posted In: Hornets' Nest R&D, Onex Development Archive, Onex News, Sonex News, Webinars

Video: Onex Pattern Work Sonex Aircraft, LLC’s Drew Waterworth demonstrates the new Onex single-place, folding-wing, aerobatic sport pilot aircraft in some pattern work at Oshkosh’s Wittman Regional Airport, including takeoff’s, landings, touch ‘n go’s, and a high-speed pass over the runway. Return to the Hornets’ Nest/Onex Archive

February 2, 2011: Onex Webinar: Watch it Now! [video archive]

Published: February 2, 2011 | Posted In: Hornets' Nest R&D, Onex Development Archive, Onex News, Sonex News, Webinars

Webinar: Onex: A New Kit Aircraft from Sonex See More Sonex Aircraft Webinars! Return to the Hornets’ Nest/Onex Archive

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