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OneX SN 169 - N169XE - First flight

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OneX SN 169 - N169XE - First flight

Postby XenosN42 » Mon May 18, 2015 4:53 pm

OneX 169 completed it’s first flight on May 17 at Blairstown airport (1N7). The AeroVee engine ran perfectly and the airframe flew straight and level with great control authority.

Short YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqusXDbnLSc&feature=youtu.be
-- Michael
OneX N169XE
author of the 'Flight Data Viewer'
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Re: OneX SN 169 - N169XE - First flight

Postby kevinh » Mon May 18, 2015 5:09 pm

Awesome! Congrats!
Image :D
Taildragger Waiex in progress, tail done, wings done, about to mate wings to fuse,
then cowl, canopy, paint (photos): flush rivets, turbo aerovee, acro ailerons
(I built my RV7A and happily flew it for about 500 hrs)
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Re: OneX SN 169 - N169XE - First flight

Postby NWade » Mon May 18, 2015 5:32 pm

Congrats on your new addition to the family!
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Re: OneX SN 169 - N169XE - First flight

Postby JT1974 » Mon May 18, 2015 6:11 pm

The paint scheme (vinyl wrap) looks great! Congrats!
Jason T
Onex 182
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OneX SN 169 - N169XE - First flight

Postby Sonex1517 » Mon May 18, 2015 10:00 pm

Awesome! Congratulations on a huge accomplishment


Robbie Culver
Sonex 1517
Chicagoland
Tails and Wings complete - finishing fuselage.
N1517S reserved
Robbie Culver
Sonex 1517
Aero Estates (T25)
First flight 10/10/2015
375+ hours
Jabiru 3300 Gen 4
Prince P Tip
Taildragger
N1517S
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Re: OneX SN 169 - N169XE - First flight

Postby Sonex1462 » Mon May 18, 2015 11:00 pm

Congratulations! Looks great!
John Stewart
Sonex 1462
Kit, Aerovee, Tri Gear, ST Controls

Website: http://stewartaircraft.net
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Re: OneX SN 169 - N169XE - First flight

Postby mike20sm » Mon May 18, 2015 11:15 pm

Golden Wings are on the way! :)
Standard Sonex kit #1692
preparing workshop for arrival
http://websites.expercraft.com/mike20sm
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Re: OneX SN 169 - N169XE - First flight

Postby mike.smith » Tue May 19, 2015 12:25 am

Congratulations! I'm pretty sure you now qualify as a "serial builder." :-) We hope to see you at the September Northeast Sonex Fly-In! And maybe OSH before that?
Mike Smith
Sonex N439M
Scratch built, AeroVee, Dual stick, Tail dragger
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Re: OneX SN 169 - N169XE - First flight

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue May 19, 2015 7:17 am

Liked the video. Congratulations!
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: OneX SN 169 - N169XE - First flight

Postby dhogue » Tue May 19, 2015 9:10 am

Congratulations! on your completion and 1st flight.
Great motivation for the currently Onex building among us.
Don Hogue
Onex 0173: Tailwheel: AeroVee Turbo.
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