SONEX

Plane & Pilot

Friday, March 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By:

Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

Sonex, Ltd. is a kit aircraft manufacturer based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
They design and produce several aircraft models, including the Sonex monoplane, the V-tailed Waiex, and the Xenos motorglider, which evolved from their original Sonex design.
The company features the design talents of John Monnett, known for creating the Monerai sailplane and Moni motorglider.

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Sonex, Ltd. is a kit manufacturer in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Their original design, the all-metal, two-seat Sonex single engine monoplane morphed into the V-tailed Waiex. Add a 45′ wingspan to that airplane, and a motorglider, the Xenos, is born. The company boasts the talents of John Monnett, creator of the Monerai sailplane and the Moni motorglider.

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