SonexBuilders.net

Updates at the web Sonex web page suggests so, but no prices or times or anything.

Edit: Prices and everything is there :D

http://sonexaircraft.com/

Looks very promising. I wonder if they will restrict sales to only Aerovee customers.

I thought I read or heard at a seminar somewhere that the turbo will be available for only the Aerovee...I could be wrong (so my wife always says!) We will find out at the open house! See everybody there.

That video makes me very excited! I've been holding out for the turbo aerovee...

It looks very cool. I see myself as a normally aspirated guy for the next 5 years at least. I will be interested to see how the early turbonaughts make out.

Very excited as well. I know I'll be flamed again (someone already sent me a PM telling me not to do a Turbo), but I like the concept and ability to get some extra power out of this engine.

My AeroVee is built and ready to install on my firewall/engine mount - and there was a reason I did not yet purchase the exhaust system and propellor!

Please keep the price under $3k Sonex and I'll put my name down on the list!

This will (hopefully) be a really cool announcement! I'm excited to learn a lot more about the turbo kit and what the factory says about it. Like others, I find the thought of going from 80 to 100 h.p. very tempting! I think that would be an excellent match for the airframe.

Hopefully the reliability is there and the factory can keep the cost reasonable; I think they'll sell a lot of these!

I'm also very interested in the turbo. Kudos to Sonex for persevering to this point. Portable oxy concentrators are getting lighter and cheaper and might be worth investigating, too.

Image how high a Xenos could go with the turbo!

Gunther

Would the Xenos need a turbo to get high? I have been to 10,500' in my former glider but only 9000' in an Arrow 180.

Highest my naturally aspirated jabiru would get my Waiex was 14,500ft. Didn't run very well that high.