Announcing the Sonex Aircraft Spring Savings Event!
Act fast for the best price with our Spring Savings Event! Complete Airframe Kits & Kit-Minus Tail Packages: Save $1,000 Through March 15th Save $750 March 16th through March 29th Save $500 March 30th through April 12th Sonex Aircraft Sub-Kits: Save 7% Through March 15th Save 5% March 16th through March 29th Save 3%… Read More
Sonex Employee Anniversaries: Heather Zahner Celebrates 14 Years of Service!
Congratulations to Heather Zahner, who celebrates her 14-year employment anniversary at Sonex Aircraft, LLC this week! Heather joined us in February of 2005 and has grown in her responsibilities to become an increasingly vital and valued member of the Sonex team. A member of our management team, Heather currently serves as Sonex Aircraft’s Financial Controller,… Read More
AOPA SubSonex Flight Review Exceeds Quarter Million Views: Watch it Again and Share!
The SubSonex Personal Jet certainly captures the imagination of pilots and non-pilots alike. Nowhere is that more evident than on the Sonex Aircraft YouTube channel. Another SubSonex video, AOPA’s “SubSonex Sport Jet JSX-2: A Glider Transition to a Jet” has reached a milestone in popularity, exceeding a quarter million views. 276,952 views as-of the date… Read More
SubSonex Includes New Features for 2019!
Sonex Aircraft is pleased to announce the availability of three new features for the SubSonex Personal Jet! All three new kit features are included under current SubSonex pricing, and upgrade kits are available to existing customers. Electric Flaps The SubSonex now features electric flaps! The electric flap system is compact and light weight. Additionally, the… Read More
Sonex Employee Anniversaries: Kerry Fores Celebrates 16 Years of Service!
Congratulations to Kerry Fores, who celebrates his 16-year employment anniversary at Sonex Aircraft, LLC this month! Kerry has been with Sonex Aircraft since January 2003, but volunteered his time beginning in 1999 after learning of John Monnett’s plans to develop the Sonex design. As Technical Communications Manager at Sonex, Kerry is primarily responsible for leading… Read More
Sonex Employee Anniversaries: Steve Severson Celebrates 5 Years of Service!
Congratulations to Steve Severson, who celebrates his 5-year employment anniversary at Sonex Aircraft, LLC this month! A US Navy veteran, Steve joined the Sonex staff as a Purchasing Agent in December, 2013, and now also runs our Warehouse operations. Steve has a diverse background in the warehouse and inventory fields and is a graduate from… Read More
Follow Paul Dye’s SubSonex Build on Kitplanes Newsline!
Kitplanes Magazine editor Paul Dye has joined the ranks of SubSonex Personal Jet builders, and you can follow his progress on the build along with some sage advice on the Kitplanes Newsline blog! Postings To-Date: “And we’re off!”: November 13, 2018 “Easy Hole Spacing”: November 25, 2018 “A Little of This, a Little of That”:… Read More
2020 is Coming: Order ADS-B for your Sonex Aircraft!
The FAA 2020 Compliance mandate is coming for operations in certain classes of airspace. Are you ready? MGL Avionics offers Transponder and ADS-B In-Out Options for all MGL EFIS systems. 2020 Compliant ADS-B can be implemented with MGL Avionics using either a Mode C transponder with 978MHz (978UAT) frequency or using a Mode S transponder… Read More
Ever Wonder How a Y-Tail Works?
Sonex Aircraft’s Waiex, Xenos and SubSonex aircraft models all share a very special feature: the Y-Tail! The Y-Tail is our unique version of the V-tail that many pilots are familiar with. What makes it a Y-Tail? The rudder! Y-Tails feature not-only a V-tail set of mixed rudder and elevator controls, but also a small rudder… Read More
AeroVee Turbo Cooling System Update: Hot Weather Data
Fall is now upon us, but our AeroVee Turbo test team managed to run an EXTREME Hot Weather Test of the AeroVee Turbo Cooling System in mid-September, and the results are impressive. As we’ve learned in logging past tests, ground runs are far-more abusive to any air cooled engine. Builders should avoid extended ground run… Read More
