SubSonex Jet Makes First Flight

SubSonex Jet Makes First Flight

Sonex Aircraft, LLC is excited to announce that the SubSonex jet aircraft
prototype, JSX-1, made its maiden flight today, August 10, 2011 at Wittman
Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI. The SubSonex was piloted by air show
performer and owner of Desert Aerospace LLC, Bob Carlton. The flight lasted
approximately 14 minutes and focused on exploring the low-end of the
aircraft’s speed envelope, including stalls, and a low approach in the
landing configuration.

“It¹s an exciting day for Sonex,” said SubSonex designer and Sonex Aircraft,
LLC President John Monnett. “We have a test flight plan to expand the
envelope of the aircraft, and we’ll see where the project takes us from
here.”

“It was great – flies like an airplane,² Carlton said after the flight. ³The
faster I went, the better it felt.” Carlton was selected to fly the aircraft
based on his vast experience pioneering light jet aircraft. Bob Carlton is
best known for his air show performances with the Super Salto jet sailplane,
and is the developer of the Bonus Jet two-seat glider. The engines used on
Carlton’s aircraft are the same as that used on the SubSonex: The PBS
TJ-100.

More information about the SubSonex jet aircraft can be found on the Sonex
Aircraft Hornets’ Nest Research and Development web site at:

http://www.sonexaircraft.com/research/subsonex.html

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providing a series of Sport Pilot eligible kit aircraft and producing the
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