Jim Culp
November 19th 05, 01:10 AM
Hello
For touring motorglider,
I urge you to consider the Xenos motorglider by Sonex.
It is not a four thousand dollar machine, but you
shall get a good product for your money and you shall
add value by your manufacturing of it.
Much pre-fab, precut, prebent leading edges of airfoils,
tho it qualifies as 51 percent builder made aircraft
for Special Airworthiness Certificate - Experimental
Amateurbuilt.
It is an aluminum (same kind as C-47 aluminum very
corrosion resistant) aircraft, taildragger, Titanium
legs fixed gear, direct drive aero engine, 2 sitter
side by side, with FX-61 Aerofoil, L/D 24:1 with airplane
flying ability and spoilers. Good cross country airplane
capability as well. Span is 45 ft '8 in. in Utility
form, and 39ft 4 in. if flown in Aerobatic performance
form. Max gross wt is 1050 lbs with 16 gals fuel aboard
( your choice, auto fuel or 100LL Avgas ) .
There, at Sonex-Ltd. they offer fine airplanes or
motorgliders made of 6061-T6 aluminum,
with complete kits for fast building.
I know. Been there, saw that, at Oshkosh Wisconsin
Wittman field, attending the Sonex building class.
Having a glider already,
I have selected and have received the plans set and
complete kit for a Sonex airplane.
While in Oshkosh, I marvelled at their Xenos motorglider
as well.
Fine product, wonderfully engineered. You may see
it at Oshkosh when you attend a Sonex (Waiex, Xenos)
builders class
or
go to visit anytime.
The Sonex kit comes looking like this shown at this
url as follows , and the Xenos comes the same, just
longer wings and narrower chord with spoilers on top
surface of wings.
Yes wings are removable on all the Sonex aircraft and
can be trailered. I shall build a trailer for mine.
Xenos (or Sonex or Waiex) can be powered with either
AeroVee kit engine 4cyl direct drive (vw based but
greatly improved from a vw engine) 80hp, Jabiru 2200
80hp 4 cyl direct drive Australian aero engine, or
Jabiru 3300 120hp 6 cyl Australian aero engine.
For picture of the kit layout as it comes, view http://sonex-ltd
com/costs.html
It is propelled by a Sensenich prop, fixed pitch with
small chord.
Consider it.
Here is a picture of the
Xenos motorglider
http://sonex-ltd.com/new.html
You can order a complete airframe fast build complete
kit, predrilled, all ribs built, laser precut pieces
all labelled .
Xenos at http://sonex-ltd.com/xenos.html
If one is a glutton for work, then one build from plans
alone buying some parts from Sonex, tho I recommend
the complete kit approach.
Kindest regards,
Jim Culp USA
GatorCity FL
Asw-20C
Sonex airplane complete kit Nr 855
whereby
I have put my money where my mouth is.
For touring motorglider,
I urge you to consider the Xenos motorglider by Sonex.
It is not a four thousand dollar machine, but you
shall get a good product for your money and you shall
add value by your manufacturing of it.
Much pre-fab, precut, prebent leading edges of airfoils,
tho it qualifies as 51 percent builder made aircraft
for Special Airworthiness Certificate - Experimental
Amateurbuilt.
It is an aluminum (same kind as C-47 aluminum very
corrosion resistant) aircraft, taildragger, Titanium
legs fixed gear, direct drive aero engine, 2 sitter
side by side, with FX-61 Aerofoil, L/D 24:1 with airplane
flying ability and spoilers. Good cross country airplane
capability as well. Span is 45 ft '8 in. in Utility
form, and 39ft 4 in. if flown in Aerobatic performance
form. Max gross wt is 1050 lbs with 16 gals fuel aboard
( your choice, auto fuel or 100LL Avgas ) .
There, at Sonex-Ltd. they offer fine airplanes or
motorgliders made of 6061-T6 aluminum,
with complete kits for fast building.
I know. Been there, saw that, at Oshkosh Wisconsin
Wittman field, attending the Sonex building class.
Having a glider already,
I have selected and have received the plans set and
complete kit for a Sonex airplane.
While in Oshkosh, I marvelled at their Xenos motorglider
as well.
Fine product, wonderfully engineered. You may see
it at Oshkosh when you attend a Sonex (Waiex, Xenos)
builders class
or
go to visit anytime.
The Sonex kit comes looking like this shown at this
url as follows , and the Xenos comes the same, just
longer wings and narrower chord with spoilers on top
surface of wings.
Yes wings are removable on all the Sonex aircraft and
can be trailered. I shall build a trailer for mine.
Xenos (or Sonex or Waiex) can be powered with either
AeroVee kit engine 4cyl direct drive (vw based but
greatly improved from a vw engine) 80hp, Jabiru 2200
80hp 4 cyl direct drive Australian aero engine, or
Jabiru 3300 120hp 6 cyl Australian aero engine.
For picture of the kit layout as it comes, view http://sonex-ltd
com/costs.html
It is propelled by a Sensenich prop, fixed pitch with
small chord.
Consider it.
Here is a picture of the
Xenos motorglider
http://sonex-ltd.com/new.html
You can order a complete airframe fast build complete
kit, predrilled, all ribs built, laser precut pieces
all labelled .
Xenos at http://sonex-ltd.com/xenos.html
If one is a glutton for work, then one build from plans
alone buying some parts from Sonex, tho I recommend
the complete kit approach.
Kindest regards,
Jim Culp USA
GatorCity FL
Asw-20C
Sonex airplane complete kit Nr 855
whereby
I have put my money where my mouth is.