Reserving Slots For The Single-Place, Folding-Wing, Aerobatic Sport Aircraft Kits

Sonex Aircraft has begun accepting refundable deposits to reserve kit production slots for the Onex single-place, folding-wing, aerobatic sport aircraft. Onex airframe kit deliveries are expected to begin by mid-year, 2011, with tail kit deliveries beginning much sooner. The Onex has been a highly anticipated Sport Pilot-eligible airplane kit, as evidenced by Onex mailing list membership growing to over 1,300 subscribers. Many prospective Onex builders have submitted requests to make a deposit and reserve their place in-line for Onex kits, and the opportunity to make those reservations has now arrived. On March 15, Onex mailing list subscribers were given advance notification of the availability of Onex Kit production slot reservations via a $500 deposit. The date and time of Onex deposit payment will be used to sequence customer orders.

First Flight

"Sonex Aircraft is excited to be taking deposits on this outstanding new aircraft," said Sonex Aircraft CEO and General Manager Jeremy Monnett. "Many hundreds of hours have been invested in the design, engineering, testing and flying of the Onex. We feel the Onex has the potential to cut the already low operating costs of the Sonex, Waiex, and Xenos even further. It represents what we consider to be the lowest operational cost of any sport pilot aircraft."

Estimated kit pricing is now available for the Onex, with a Complete Airframe Kit base price of $12,995. Onex kits will be offered in Complete Airframe Kits & Sub-Kits, and popular upgrades such as Pre-Assembled Main Wing Spars and Machined Angle Component Kits will be offered to reduce building time. Additionally, the Onex design has a smaller parts count than other Sonex Aircraft designs, while using more CNC machined parts to be included as standard items in the basic, non-upgraded, kit to further reduce build time. Estimated Sub-Kit pricing and kit upgrade pricing is published in further detail on the Sonex Aircraft web site.

"When comparing the pricing of the Onex to the Sonex, remember that the Onex has some new design features that make it easier for the builder, but they come with slightly higher costs," continued Monnett. "We continue to sharpen our pencil on pricing and recognize that every dollar we can shave off the price represents a larger potential market! We're excited to be delivering this aircraft to a world market where kit aircraft builders are increasingly aware of the incredible amount of fun you can have with an aircraft that costs a fraction of a new factory-built LSA.

The Onex flight test schedule continues to make rapid progress, and the Hornets' Nest Research and Development team at Sonex Aircraft, LLC is extremely pleased with the aircraft's performance in every aspect. "The preliminary flight test evaluation has been extremely positive," said Monnett. "A new flight video is available for download showing this activity. We're having a lot of fun putting time on this little fighter!"

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