See the Latest KITPLANES Interview About the Sonex Highwing!
Following last week’s major progress update on the development of the Sonex Highwing design, Sonex owner & president and Sonex Highwing designer Mark Schaible spent some time chatting with Marc Cook of KITPLANES Magazine about the aircraft. See the full video interview above or on the KITPLANES web site today! Learn More About the Sonex… Read More
Sonex Highwing Update: Prototype Under Construction; New Specifications and Details
Sonex is pleased to provide this update on the progress of the Sonex Highwing! The Highwing continues to generate huge interest with prospective customers and we have been diligently working to bring the new aircraft design to fruition. Prototype Construction Has Begun: Sonex Highwing prototype construction has begun and the tailcone of the aircraft is… Read More
New: Sonex Hardware Kits Now Supplied by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty!
Sonex, LLC is pleased to announce that Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. is now supplying all Hardware Kits for Sonex airframe kits. Sonex Aircraft Complete Airframe Kits, Quick Build Kits and Kit-Minus-Tail Packages have included hardware since 2016 (previously sourced by builders at additional cost), however we have replaced our previous hardware vendor with Aircraft… Read More
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
Watch the 2024 Sonex/EAA Homebuilders Week Webinar Archive
Sonex’s webinar presentation for EAA’s 2024 Homebuilders Week is now available on YouTube! This is an archive video of the live webinar presentation given on Thursday, January 25th. This webinar outlines all of our Sonex airframes and AeroConversions products. While we ran short of time to answer live questions this year, you may submit your… Read More
Don’t Miss the 2024 Sonex/EAA Homebuilders Week Webinar!
EAA’s annual Homebuilders Week is here again! Sonex will be giving a webinar presentation on Thursday, January 25th at 2:30 pm Central Time. This webinar will outline all of our Sonex airframes and AeroConversions products, and will include time to have your questions answered live. See last-year’s Sonex Homebuilders Week webinar in the video above,… Read More
Merry Christmas from Sonex and a Reminder about our Annual Inventory Shut-Down
The Christmas Season is here once again and we’d like to wish our Customer, Employee and Vendor families a joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year! If you’re still dreaming about starting a Sonex project, be sure to print this picture and put it under Santa’s (or your wife’s) pillow. Reminder: We will once again… Read More
The Elephant in the Room: The Kit Industry is Healthier than you Think!
There’s an elephant in the room. The business situation with our friends and competitor in Oregon obviously cannot be ignored. So the question is: Is this endemic to the rest of the kit aircraft industry? We’re happy to report that it’s not. Sonex owner and president Mark Schaible participated in a round-table discussion with Sebastian… Read More
Kitplanes eXenos Series: First Flight!
Another installment in Paul Dye’s series of Kitplanes Magazine articles about his electric-powered eXenos is now available: Read the Article! This series covers the installation of FLIT LLC’s Zaero electric propulsion package in Paul and Louise’s Xenos Motorglider. Paul first flew Xenos serial number X0061 on April 8th, and has written a series of feature… Read More
New Addition to the SubSonex Airshow Fleet: Torrey Ward
Sonex is pleased to announce that another SubSonex owner has hit the airshow circuit in his microjet! Torrey Ward, owner of SubSonex JSX0019, can now be added to the list of pilots flying the SubSonex Personal Jet in airshows. He joins the ranks of Tom Larkin who currently flies an extensive schedule of shows each… Read More
