Earlier, Bob wrote:

But I love the concept/design.

I have not seen a design that captures what I want/need/can afford
since the moni.

Does anyone know of a current design that is similar?

Who owns the design now?

Brad Hill and I are working on something similar, that promises much
better glide performance than the Moni - but it's probably much pricier
as well. Here's a picture of it:

http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24/glidair1.JPG

That shows it in 15m configuration. For a bit more info, see the 12 May
2005 HP-24 Update:

http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24/update_12_May_05.htm

And, of course Dick VanGrunsven is working on a similar motorglider,
which he provisionally calls the RV-11:

http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv-11int.htm

If you want something ready-made, there's also the Carat. The last
price I saw was about $80K several years ago; I think the Euro has
gotten a handful stronger since them:

http://www.technoflug.de/english/carat/index.html

As for who owns the Moni design, it's probably still Monnet. You may be
able to contact him through Sonex:

http://www.sonex-ltd.com/

But I doubt he is still supporting the old Moni.

Thanks, and best regards to all

Bob K.
http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24