Welcome to my experimental aircraft web site. This site will chronicle the construction of a kit-built, standard gear Sonex which will have an 80HP AeroVee engine and dual sticks. The specs are:
Wing span 22’
Stall speed (full flaps) 40mph
Empty weight 610 lbs
Cruise speed (@8000’) 150mph
Useful load 480 lbs
Take off distance 400 ft
Landing distance 500’
Range 550 miles
I plan to also get my Sport Pilot license while I build this.
While I think flying this will be great, I really look forward to the build process.
Ordered the kit on 2/8/2009
Received the kit on 3/12/2009
Finished the empennage on 4/1/2009 75.5 hours
Finished the wings on 7/8/2009 289.5 hours
Received my Sport Pilot license on 3/26/2010 36.2 hours
Finished the Engine on 5/2/2010 78 hours
First Engine start 6/26/2010
Finished the fuselage on x/x/x 664 hours so far(7/17/2010)
First flight x/x/x