Sonex Aircraft in the News: The Long View of SubSonex Ownership
The award winning SubSonex Personal Jet built by KITPLANES Editor at Large and retired NASA Flight Director Paul Dye once again graces the cover of KITPLANES magazine this month. This article is an insightful review of Paul’s SubSonex ownership experience over the past four years. Like the rest of the Sonex fleet of aircraft designs,… Read More
Kitplanes SubSonex Build Multi-Part Series Wraps-Up: See the Video!
The SubSonex Personal Jet has been featured in Kitplanes Magazine every month since the November 2019 issue, documenting the build of SubSonex serial number JSX0021 by Kitplanes Editor at Large Paul Dye. The "Turbine Temptation" series wraps-up with the May 2020 issue, and the final article is now available for Kitplanes subscribers to read online!… Read More
Kitplanes Magazine Kicks-Off SubSonex Build Multi-Part Series
The SubSonex Personal Jet is featured on the cover of the November 2019 issue of Kitplanes Magazine! The cover story, featuring SubSonex serial number JSX0021 built by Kitplanes Editor at Large Paul Dye, is the first installment of an 8-10 part series detailing the construction of his jet. Incredibly, this series of articles spread-out over… Read More
The “Build Everyone is Watching” Reaches 30 Hours
With an orange flight suit selfie that could be mistaken for something out of a U2 or SR-71 to the untrained eye, Kitplanes editor Paul Dye posted recently that he has surpassed 30 hours of flight time on his SubSonex s/n JSX0021. More significantly, he has completed all of the flight test cards provided in… 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
SubSonex News: John Corneal’s Award-Winning SubSonex Featured in EAA Sport Aviation!
The February issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine features the Bronze Lindy Award winning SubSonex built by John Corneal of Petersburg, PA. John spent a lot of extra time on a meticulous show-plane build of his serial number JSX0006 SubSonex Personal Jet and his work paid off at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 where he earned… Read More
Another Great Aero-News.net SubSonex Video!
Our friends at Aero-News.net have posted another great SubSonex Peronsal Jet video, interviewing SubSonex airshow performer Bob Carlton about his experiences with the amazing little jet on the airshow circuit. The SubSonex jet has made the dream of flying a jet a reality for people who might not have otherwise been able to check that… Read More
New Aero-News.net Video of SubSonex Customer
SubSonex customer John Corneal deservedly received the royal treatment when he brought his gorgeous SubSonex to AirVenture 2017, as it was the first customer-built SubSonex ever to be brought to the show. One of the many media interviews John gave during AirVenture is now available on YouTube from the folks at Aero-News.net! Learn More About… Read More
See SubSonex Assembly with Vertigo Airshows!
Did you know: the SubSonex Personal Jet can be packaged in a trailer for easy transport? In this video from OnBoard Images, watch a time lapse of Bob and Laurie Carlton of Vertigo Airshows unpack and assemble the SubSonex for their aerobatic performance at the Travis AFB Open House Air Show. You can see the… Read More
The Flying Show: “Bob Carlton’s Jet Powered Sonex”
The Flying Show “Bob Carlton’s Jet Powered Sonex” Learn More about the SubSonex! Watch our YouTube channel’s SubSonex playlist!
