FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sonex and Waiex Sport Acro Ailerons Available;
More Sport Acro “Competiton Mods” to come

February 15, 2008, Oshkosh, WI

Sonex Aircraft, LLC announced this week the availability of Sport Acro Ailerons for Sonex and Waiex aircraft. All new Sonex and Waiex Complete Airframe Kits shipped after February 1, 2008 include “Universal” aileron skin stock that may be trimmed appropriately to fit either traditional or Sport Acro aileron dimensions. Also included are all flap and aileron ribs required to perform either installation, along with all required documentation. Existing customers may purchase from Sonex Aircraft, LLC all parts necessary to retrofit their aircraft with Sport Acro Ailerons.

Sport Acro Ailerons are intended to increase Sonex or Waiex roll rate for added fun and enhanced aerobatic capability. The standard Sonex or Waiex aileron provides a roll rate of approximately 80 degrees per second. Very preliminary test flight video footage has shown that Sport Acro Ailerons provide at least 105 degrees per second of roll at 125 mph.

Sport Acro flight testing will continue to progress with air show and competition aerobatic pilots Bud Judy and Mike Hoy as the Spring flying season approaches. Both Bud and Mike’s initial impressions of the Sport Acro are very enthusiastic and the Sonex Aircraft, LLC design team is excited to complete flight testing for Primary and Sportsman-class aerobatic competition maneuvers.

“It has all the roll rate and power needed to fly Sportsman acro!” remarked three-time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion Bud Judy after his first flight of the Sport Acro.

Test flights are being video recorded with on-board cameras and Sonex Aircraft, LLC plans to have video posted to SonexAircraft.com in the coming months. Also to be released in the coming months will be Sport Acro Competition Mods, which are likely to include accessories for enhanced inverted fuel and oil capability for the AeroVee Engine and AeroCarb, single pilot rudder pedals, a center “bucket” seat with increased accommodations for a parachute, and a Sport Acro “Big Stick” for improved aileron control leverage.

First announced in April of 2007, the Sport Acro is a hybrid of features, option selections and minor modifications for the existing Sonex Aircraft design, making it suitable for enhanced aerobatic performance, and offering an affordable entry-level aircraft for Primary and Sportsman class aerobatic competition. The Sport Acro achieves aerobatic competition-class performance on just 80 hp, and the prototype Sport Acro has an AeroConversions AeroVee 2.0 80 hp engine under the cowl. Using an AeroVee engine and requiring a minimum of optional equipment, a pilot can build an aircraft for entry-level aerobatic competition for just under $26,000 complete.

Sonex Aircraft, LLC is a rising star in the experimental kit aircraft industry, providing a series of Sport Pilot eligible kit aircraft and producing the AeroConversions line of products which include the AeroVee engine, AeroCarb and ancillary aviation products. Sonex Aircraft’s Sonex and Waiex sport planes, and the Xenos sport motorglider offer outstanding performance in an easy to build, easy to fly kit package that can be purchased and completed with full technical support at an unrivaled price. Sonex and AeroConversions product development is committed to providing simple, elegant and low-cost solutions for sport flying. Simply put, Sonex Aircraft and AeroConversions products provide the best performance per dollar. Check us out at www.SonexAircraft.com

PRESS CONTACT:

Mark Schaible
Sonex Aircraft, LLC
www.SonexAircraft.com
Phone: (920) 231-8297
Fax:     (920) 426-8333
E-mail: mark@sonexaircraft.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE SPORT ACRO HOME PAGE: http://www.sonexaircraft.com/aircraft/sa.html

HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES AVAILABLE BELOW:

Sonex Sport Acro Prototype. Download High Resolution (300 dpi, 3.5mb JPEG file)   Sonex Sport Acro prototype. Download High Resolution (300 dpi, 2.7mb JPEG file)   Sonex Sport Acro prototype rear view, showing enlarged ailerons. Download High Resolution (300 dpi, 3.7mb JPEG file)   Sonex Sport Acro prototype side view, showing enlarged ailerons. Download High Resolution (300 dpi, 2.7mb JPEG file)   Sonex Sport Acro enlarged aileron detail view. Download High Resolution (300 dpi, 2.6mb JPEG file)   Sonex Sport Acro prototype. Download High Resolution (300 dpi, 3.1mb JPEG file)   Sonex Sport Acro logos. Download High Resolution (300 dpi, 2.2mb JPEG file)

Sonex Sport Acro logo. Download High Resolution (300 dpi, 2.5mb JPEG file)

ADDITIONAL HIGH RESOLUTION SONEX AIRCRAFT, LLC IMAGES AVAILABLE BY REQUEST FROM THE IMAGE GALLERIES LISTED AT: http://www.sonexaircraft.com/press/images.html

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