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turbojet engine mounted above the aft fuselage, with the exhaust exiting between the Y-tail. It achieved first engine test runs in December 2009. The engine produces 1100 N (240 lb) of thrust. Originally developed with only a central mono pod wheel, tail wheel and small wing tip outriggers, the
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version announced in July 2019. It will use the same PBS TJ-100 turbojet engine with the PBS TJ-150 as an option. The design is projected to offer a cruise speed of over 174 kn (322 km/h) and an estimated useful load of 970 lb (440 kg). The aircraft was expected to be first
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prototype exhibited directional controllability problems during taxi tests. It was flight tested by jet-sailplane performer Bob Carlton in August 2011.
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The production model of the SubSonex is the JSX-2. The landing gear was changed to a fully retractable, pneumatically-operated
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10,000 deposits on production kits. The kit's projected price was US$ 125,000 in 2013 and US$ 135,000 in 2014.
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The first JSX-2 kit was shipped to a customer in February 2015, and completed and flown in October 2015.
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The JSX-1 is a single place, single engine jet aircraft similar in design to an
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model for military and civil applications, designed by Sonex and the
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as "cruise missile threat replication aircraft" and drones during
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MGL Avionics Flight II instrument and the MGL V10 Com transceiver
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50 kn (58 mph, 93 km/h) landing configuration
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in July 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. 229:In August 2024, two JSX-2s were used by the 203:At AirVenture 2013 the company began taking 951:"SubSonex Progress Update: October 7, 2011" 601:"Jet-Powered Glider Completes Test Flights" 1274: 1260: 1252: 745:"First Customer-Built SubSonex Jet Flies" 553:World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16 443:249 kn (287 mph, 462 km/h) 148:'s "Hornet's Nest" development division. 547: 545: 801:"Subsonex Make / Model Inquiry Results" 518: 16:American jet-powered homebuilt airplane 1024: 1013: 898:Trevithick, Joseph (August 14, 2024). 707:"Sonex Begins Microjet Kit Deliveries" 528:"SubSonex Jet Completes Maiden Flight" 526:Whitfield, Bethany (August 16, 2011). 218:By January 2022, 17 examples had been 20: 924:Trevithick, Joseph (August 9, 2024). 188:2009, it is powered by a Czech-built 7: 1053:from the original on August 29, 2021 776:"JSX-2 Make / Model Inquiry Results" 663:from the original on October 2, 2020 580:from the original on August 10, 2022 1167:from the original on April 27, 2022 1045:Thurber, Matt (September 1, 2014). 551:Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: 413:, 290 lbf (1.3 kN) thrust 319:Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation 160:SubSonex JSX-1 demonstration flight 1404:2010s United States sport aircraft 1234:Web Interview on SubSonex Progress 1074:"Sonex To Offer Two-Place Jet Kit" 846:Stover, Andrew (August 11, 2024). 705:Kauh, Elaine (February 18, 2015). 467:18 US gallons (68 L) per hour 361:16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) 14: 1246:The Second Coming of the Microjet 572:Grady, Mary (December 30, 2009). 388:500 lb (227 kg) average 1072:O'Connor, Kate (July 11, 2019). 29: 1155:Phelps, Mark (April 26, 2022). 1103:Cook, Marc (January 15, 2020). 797:Federal Aviation Administration 772:Federal Aviation Administration 373:60 sq ft (5.6 m) 224:Federal Aviation Administration 625:(Press release). 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Index


Homebuilt aircraft
United States
Sonex Aircraft
experimental
amateur-built
jet aircraft
Sonex Aircraft


Onex
Waiex
Y tail
AirVenture
PBS TJ100
tricycle
US$
registered
Federal Aviation Administration
Michigan Air National Guard
Exercise Northern Strike
KestrelX
Prototype


BRS parachute
Wittman Field
side-by-side configuration
Airventure
COVID-19 pandemic

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