Also Offers Partial Xenos Machined Angle Kit
Sonex Aircraft, LLC announced this week the introduction of a
new labor-saving Sonex Aircraft Complete Airframe Kit option:
Pre-Assembled Main Wing Spars for the Xenos Motorglider. This
upgrade can be added to the purchase of a Xenos Complete Airframe
Kit for $4,000, and in the company's words makes "the best value in
the motorglider market easier to build than ever before."
Additionally, a kit of Machined Angle Components common among
Xenos, Sonex and/or Waiex airframes has been compiled for Xenos
builders. The Xenos Machined Angle Component Kit consists of 43
parts CNC machined from 6061-T6 extruded aluminum angle stock and
sells for $1,300. (Sonex adds there are 48 Xenos-specific parts not
provided in this Machined Angle Component Kit, which must be
fabricated from raw 6061-T6 extruded angle stock provided with the
Xenos Complete Airframe Kit.)
While retaining full compliance with the FAA's Experimental
Amateur-built "Major Portion" regulations, the pre-manufactured
optional kit components can be expected to reduce Xenos build time
by a significant amount, according to the company. Xenos
Pre-Assembled Main Wing Spars can save 100 hours or more of
construction time, while the Xenos Machined Angle Component Kit can
save the builder an additional 100 hours or more of
fabrication.
"Sonex Aircraft is pleased to continue leading the industry by
developing and producing simple and affordable aircraft and engine
kit options," said Sonex Aircraft, LLC General Manager and CEO
Jeremy Monnett. "These new optional major assemblies and precision
machined parts will make the Xenos Complete Airframe Kit even
faster and easier to build, further reducing build time on an
aircraft that represents the Best Performance Per Dollar in the
motorglider market."
The standard Xenos Aircraft Complete Airframe Kit includes
extruded and machined main wing spar caps, laser-cut and
pilot-drilled main wing spar web laminations, time-saving laser-cut
main wing spar cap spacing tools, and all extruded aluminum angle
stock required to build the aircraft.
"Combined with the affordable option of the AeroVee 2.1 Engine
Kit," continues Monnett, "a complete Xenos Motorglider with
everything required from spinner to tail wheel including engine,
upholstery, propeller, and instruments can be purchased,
constructed and flown for under $32,000. No two-place motorglider
available today delivers as much in a complete aircraft package for
as little money as the Xenos does."