New! Horizontal Split Universal Cowlings
Sonex is excited to announce the introduction of new Horizontal Split Universal Cowlings for Sonex/Waiex and Xenos airframes! These new cowlings will ship with all kits beginning this week! A benefit of the NASC Teros UAV program, horizontal split cowlings require no trimming to fit to the aircraft firewall, eliminating several hours of fitting work from your… Read More
Sonex Hires R&D Engineer Jessica Bower, Gets Back to its Skunk Works Roots!
Sonex Aircraft is excited to announce that pilot and engineer Jessica Bower has been hired as the newest member of the Hornets’ Nest Research and Development team at Sonex. An incredibly synergistic hire, Jessica is a former employee of the Lockheed Martin ADP “Skunk Works” mentored by early Sonex lead engineer Pete Buck. Jessica is… Read More
Jeremy Monnett and Mike Clark Memorial Scholarships Established: Donate Today!
Sonex Aircraft is pleased to announce that Memorial Scholarships have been established in the name of our lost teammates, Jeremy Monnett and Mike Clark. Managed by the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, the Jeremy T. Monnett Memorial Scholarship Fund is available to graduating high school seniors from Oshkosh, WI public and private high schools who are… Read More
Cirrus Pilot Magazine: “The Step-Down Fix”
Cirrus Pilot Magazine “The Step-Down Fix” by Matthew McDaniel Download the Article! Sonex Aircraft, LLC is featured in the September issue of Cirrus Pilot, official magazine of the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association. “The Step-Down Fix” written by Matthew McDaniel (download 864kb PDF file) focuses on the Sonex fleet of aircraft as a cure for… Read More
Kitplanes Magazine: “SubSonex: The practical jet age arrives”
Kitplanes Magazine “SubSonex: The practical jet age arrives” by Paul Dye Download the Article! “SubSonex: The practical jet age arrives” is an expansive 19 page feature story in the August, 2015 issue of Kitplanes magazine, (download 3.7mb PDF file) written by the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Paul Dye. Paul is the first non-Sonex pilot to fly the… Read More
AOPA Pilot Magazine: “Having A Blast: A glider transition to a jet”
AOPA Pilot Magazine “Having A Blast: A glider transition to a jet” by Dave Hirschman Download the Article! “Having A Blast: A glider transition to a jet” is featured as the July 2015 cover story in AOPA Pilot magazine, (download 3.2mb PDF file) written by editor Dave Hirschman. Hirschman was the second non-Sonex pilot to… Read More
Waiex First Flight: Wendel Waltz
Please note that links on older archive pages are often not active. These pages serve purely as an informational archive. If you have trouble obtaining the information you need from this site, please email the webmaster with your questions. Congratulations to Wendel Waltz of Phoenix, Arizona, who’s AeroVee Powered, Standard Gear Waiex (S/N 16) flew… Read More
October 29, 2014: EAA and Sonex Hosts AeroVee Turbo Webinar [video archive]
Webinar: AeroVee Turbo Engine See More Sonex Aircraft Webinars! Return to the Hornets’ Nest/Onex Archive
SubSonex Personal Jet Model JSX-2 Makes First Flights
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SubSonex Personal Jet Model JSX-2 Makes First Flights July 14, 2014, Oshkosh, WI Sonex Aircraft is extremely pleased to announce that SubSonex Personal Jet model JSX-2 achieved first flight on Thursday, July 10th, completing a very successful series of initial flight tests through the remainder of the week. “Its flight… Read More
May 9, 2014: SubSonex Progress Update: The Devil’s in the Details – Prototypes Nearing Completion!
Ever hear the old homebuilt aircraft adage, "The last 10 percent takes 90 percent of the time?" Well it’s fair to say that the Hornets’ Nest team is working on the last 10 or 15 percent of the last 10 percent as the SubSonex Personal Jet JSX-2 prototypes rapidly approach completion in preparation to begin… Read More
