Sonex Aircraft, the local kit aircraft manufacturer, had an exciting reveal at the company open house on Sunday, July 26th, 2009... and this one was guaranteed to get attention. Face it, haven't you always wanted your very own jet plane... and haven't you always one that didn't mean having to mortgage your house, your first-born and all hopes of a decent retirement?
How about an F117 or Junkers Jet plane replica? F117 should be easy, guillotine and fold aluminium plate... just rivet together.
FIREHAWK1979 3 months ago
Aw damn. Why am I logged in as "naughtygirl"? I need to have a talk with my teenage daughter.
Anyway, I want one of these little jets so bad it makes my nuts hurt.
naughtygirl3797 4 months ago
@pricelessppp You can go to MGL Electronics and get something that makes a g1000 look like an abacus for a tiny fraction of the price. That's the beauty of experimental aircraft. I have a cousin who flies a 737 for Southwest and he says he's seen planes built in garages with cockpits that put his to shame.
naughtygirl3797 4 months ago
I think that's the slowest hangar door I've ever seen.
TheTopBloke 5 months ago
cqan you fit a g1000 cockpit in it
pricelessppp 8 months ago
@texNoz
It has ran since. The engine of choice is PBS TJ-100A, a 1.1kN (240lbf) jet engine, specifically designed for drones, UAV's, and light airplanes. The producers of the engine are obviously shy about publishing actual prices on the web, but the price for a factory new unit is supposed to be around 60k USD. It's specific fuel consumption is 1.09 kg/daN/h, so it's not that much more thirsty than other turbojets available, and very usable for having a bit of fun near the airfield.
KarriKoivusalo 1 year ago
That is just a mock up.. That little Olympus or Titan microjet is not enough power.
They even know it as the turbine hasn't even been fired up (as evident by the shiny cone). This is a publicity stunt to bring people into look at their aircraft. single compressor turbines just aren't efficient enough to be feasible and multi-section jets are just too damned expensive to make for the average homebuilt.
NO one wants to put $10,000 in the airframe and $300,000 in the engine.
texNoz 1 year ago
Talk talk talk...LETS SEE IT FLY Dumb A##
Kapitananime 1 year ago
2 seats pls jhon!!
brucenash 1 year ago
Is this aircraft still being developed?
flythec152 1 year ago