Sonex is excited to announce the approval of a higher maximum gross weight for all Sonex and Waiex aircraft powered by engines of 100hp or greater. Following a series of engineering studies and flight tests, Sonex and Waiex owners may designate a max. gross weight of 1220 lbs. for aircraft with 100hp or more. This… Read More
In an October 8th press release, Mississippi State University released details about their deployment of the Teros UAS to Georgia for flights over areas impacted by Hurricane Helene. Derived from the Xenos Motorglider, the Teros UAS was developed by Sonex and Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation to fulfill a variety of government and civilian MALE (Medium… Read More
After a big push that included some late nights, The Sonex Highwing prototype met its goal for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 by being complete enough for prospective customers to sit in the aircraft at our exhibit booth. The Highwing prototype was extremely well-received at AirVenture with hundreds of folks trying it on for-size throughout the… Read More
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 was another banner year of exhibition for Sonex and AeroConversions Products! The 20th Annual Sonex Open House and Homecoming Fly-In was held on Sunday, the day before the start of AirVenture, with great crowds throughout the day as the public got to see and sit in the new Sonex Highwing prototype… Read More
Sonex is pleased to announce that new cooling kits are available for Sonex/Rotax engine installations from Cooper Aircraft Corporation! Sonex builder Casey Cooper has developed and refined this cooling kit to withstand the toughest cooling challenges, regularly flying at his home base in Tucson, Arizona and making three trips to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2021,… Read More
Congratulations to Steve Donahue of Carver, Massachussetts whose VW powered Tri-Gear Sonex (S/N 1472) flew for the first time on November 2nd! Gold Wings are on the way! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions Learn More About the Sonex! Learn More About the AeroVee Engine Kit!
Congratulations to Michael Turrell of Dutton, Ontario, Canada whose VW powered Tricycle Gear Onex (S/N ONX0080) flew for the first time on October 3rd! Gold Wings are on the way to Mike! View the Latest Sonex Aircraft Completions Learn More About the Onex! Learn More About the AeroVee Engine Kit!
In an October 14th press release, we announced a gross weight increase for Sonex and Waiex aircraft (both A-Models and B-Models) from 1150 to 1220 lbs for aircraft with 100hp or more. We’ve received some very positive reactions to this change, along with some questions. Watch Sonex owner and president Mark Schaible’s interview with The… Read More
Congratulations to Sparky Harden of Warwick, New York whose AeroVee powered Sonex (S/N 1597) flew for the first time on October 8th! “First flight completed this morning, followed by an hour at high power running her in,” writes Sparky. “Thanks to all the folks at Sonex for a great company, a great product and world… Read More
Congratulations to Bryan and Adam Cotton, builders of AeroVee powered Waiex W0191, who are featured in the October edition of EAA Sport Aviation Magazine! The 8-page feature story Blueprints and Bonds; A father-son airplane project” by Holly Chilsen details Bryan and Adam’s journey building and flying their Waiex. The Cottons began their project when Adam… Read More
Sonex is proud to announce that SubSonex JSX-1, the original proof-of-concept SubSonex Personal Jet prototype, has become part of the EAA Aviation Museum collection in Oshkosh, WI. Delivered to EAA last week, the historic prototype will join the original prototype Sonex and other John Monnett designs including the original Sonerai I prototype, the original Moni… Read More
