Dear Santa: Sonex Tail Kit Holiday Specials are Back!
Sonex Aircraft is excited to announce that Holiday Specials on Sonex-B, Waiex-B, Onex, Xenos-B and SubSonex Tail Kits are back! Sonex Tail Kits make a great Christmas gift for the future Sonex builder in your family – YOU! Sonex-B Tail Kits $1,500: Save $335! Waiex-B Tail Kits $1,500: Save $335! Onex Tail Kits $1,400: Save… 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
Kit Price Increases Coming November 30th: Order Now to Lock-In Current Pricing!
Sonex Aircraft will be increasing prices on Complete Airframe Kits, Kit-Minus-Tail Packages, Quick Build Kits and the AeroVee line of engines effective November 30th. As-always, we want to give near-term prospective customers an opportunity to order before increases take effect. Order Now to lock-in the current pricing! Scheduled Price Increases: Prices will increase on the… 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
Building Time: A New Kitplanes Magazine Column by Kerry Fores of Sonex!
Sonex Aircraft is pleased to announce that Kitplanes Magazine’s newest columnist is Sonex’s own Kerry Fores! Fores, Sonex Aircraft Technical Communications Manager, has been invited to be a regular contributor to the popular newsstand publication. Drawing from his personal experience, as well as nearly 20 years of involvement with Sonex Aircraft, Kerry’s column, “Building Time,” will cover a… Read More
EAA Chapter 555 Give Flight Waiex Flies!
At AirVenture 2015, Sonex Aircraft donated a pair of wings to EAA’s Give Flight project, and those wings have now flown! “8:30 AM on August 18, chapter friend Mike Singleton flew our Give Flight Program Waiex for the very first time!” writes Wes Baker, president of EAA Chapter 555 in Las Cruces, NM. The wings… Read More
SubSonex Factory Seminar Video Now Available!
During AirVenture 2018, Sonex Aircraft held the first-ever SubSonex Factory Seminar. The two-hour event was held at Sonex factory headquarters with approximately 60 people in-attendance to receive a focused informational session about all aspects of building, flying and owning a SubSonex Personal Jet, including a fun and informative panel discussion with Sonex founder and president… Read More
AirVenture 2018 A Great Show for Sonex Aircraft!
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 is in-the-books, and what a great show it was! Great weather was combined with outstanding attendance numbers and a stimulated economy to result in one of the best Oshkosh events in recent history for Sonex Aircraft and the industry as a whole. The week was kicked-off with our 15th annual Sonex… Read More
AirVenture 2018 is Here!
AirVenture is officially here! Although weather kept most customer aircraft away for our 15th Annual Sonex Open House and Homecoming Fly-In today, we still had a great turnout for the event and enjoyed meeting and talking to everyone. Two customer SubSonex Personal Jet aircraft are here in Oshkosh for AirVenture 2018, and we took the… Read More
