The small kit aircraft’s first flight took place on June 30 and was piloted by Sonex Advisory Board member Joe Norris.

With just 180 hours, a smooth-running Jabiru engine, and excellent condition, this 2006 Sonex TD offers light sport fun and ...

Pilot Lou Toth’s homebuilt Sonex aircraft at Peter Prince Field airport in Milton on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

The speed that Poffenberger and Toth went during their record-setting flight is normal for the Sonex, Toth said. But, depending on the engine that pilots buy, it can get up to 130 miles an hour.

Sonex Aircraft and Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) have also rolled out a twin-engine, unmanned version of the JTX-2 known as the Tracer.

The search continues for a missing octogenarian hobby pilot in Michigan flying a homebuilt fixed-wing single-engine Sonex plane solo. The pilot, Richard Martin , 82, was last seen Sunday taking ...

The Sonex aircraft departed from the Platte Valley Airpark in Fort Lupton. Neither aircraft was equipped with a collision-avoidance system.

The Pierce County, Wisconsin, Sheriff's Office said Friday a 69-year-old Inver Grove Heights man was operating a "homemade experimental ‘Sonex’ aircraft" when he lost engine power.

The second aircraft, a Sonex Xenos, was found on the north side of Niwot Road about a half-mile east of 95th Street. The plane held one occupant who was also found dead at the scene.

Sonex Highwing completes its first flight; more testing and performance data to follow soon. The post Sonex Highwing Takes First Flight appeared first on KITPLANES.