On Saturday, September 7, AYJET, the approved training organization and flight school based in Istanbul (Turkey), received its first Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro. This was the first of the six Sonaca 200 ordered by AYJET in August 2018.
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We Flew Sonaca 200 - Rodric
After having flown the OO-SON demonstrator in 2016, I had the opportunity to once again fly on the OO-NEW pre-series machine on 24 September 2018 during Pierre Van Wetter’s tour in Switzerland.
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We Flew the Sonaca 200 - Rodric
Après avoir volé le démonstrateur OO-SON en 2016, j’ai eu l’occasion de revoler sur la machine de présérie OO-NEW le 24 septembre 2018 lors d’une tournée en Suisse de Pierre van Wetter.
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Sonaca 200 Le VLA “made in Belgium”
Un nouveau Very Light Aircraft (VLA) certifié sur le
marché : un candidat idéal pour l’école et le voyage.
Biplace côte-côte, tricycle, alu riveté… cet avion conçu
et fabriqué par le grand groupe belge Sonaca répond
par ses qualités de vol, sa robustesse et son autonomie
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Take Off Sirius Flight Report - ONE OF THE BEST IN TEST
On Friday the 24th of August, I had the opportunity to perform a test flight in the Sonaca 200 with Pierre Van Wetter. Pierre and another colleague have been involved in this pro-ject since day one. He is currently responsible for sales and marketing. Pierre received his masters degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Liège.
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Sonaca Aircraft has delivered the first two Sonaca 200s
The aviation schools "Belgian Flight School" (BFS)1 and “Air Academy New CAG" (New CAG)2 have received the first Sonaca 200s. These deliveries were scheduled during the EASA CS-VLA certification of the Sonaca 200 which was issued in June3.
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CONFERENCE AEROSCOPIA: ZOOM SUR LE SONACA 200
Conférence au musée Aeroscopia le 27 Octobre 2018
"Le développement et la certification
d’un avion léger : de l’étude de marché
à la mise en production"
Par les co-fondateurs de Sonaca Aircraft
Conférence incluse dans le prix d’entrée du musée
Autour de l’îlot dédié à l’avion biplace nouvelle génération
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Flieger magazin - VLA-Neuling aus Belgien
Sonaca? Kennt in Deutschland kaum jemand, dabei reicht die Luftfahrtgeschichte
des belgischen Herstellers bis ins Jahr 1915 zurück. Sein erstes eigenes Flugzeug ist ein grundsolider Trainer, der es mit der populären Cessna 152 aufnehmen will
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FLYER Test Flight - New Kid on the Apron - Ian Seager & Ed Hicks
With the ink barely dry on its EASA certification, Europe’s newest GA trainer, the Sonaca 200 is about to start appearing on flying school fleets, including some in the UK…
WORDS Ian Seager PHOTOGRAPHY Ed Hicks
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Aviation & Pilote : Sonaca 200 Trainer - Designed by pilots for pilots
Après deux ans de travail et de modifications
majeures, l’avionneur belge Sonaca Aircraft
est en passe d’obtenir la certification
CS-VLA de son biplace Sonaca 200 Trainer.
Cet avion est destiné aux écoles de pilotage
et aux aéro-clubs à la recherche d’un
appareil robuste, économique et sain en vol.
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VOL HISTORIQUE D’UN SONACA 200 ET D’UN TIPSY DANS LE CIEL BELGE
Le 9 mai 2018, un avion de type Sonaca 200 a pris son envol aux côtés d’un avion Tipsy Nipper. Les deux appareils ont effectué
un vol en formation en direction du site du groupe aéronautique Sonaca à Gosselies (Belgique); un moment très symbolique et
riche en émotion pour les deux pilotes, Edouard Martin et Pierre Van Wetter1.
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HISTORIC FLIGHT OF A SONACA 200 AND A TIPSY AIRCRAFT IN THE BELGIAN SKY
On May 9, 2018, a Sonaca 200 plane took off next to a Tipsy Nipper. The two aircraft accomplished a formation flight towards the
Sonaca aviation group headquarters in Gosselies (Belgium). This was a very symbolic, rich and emotional moment for the two
pilots, Edouard Martin and Pierre Van Wetter1.
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NEWS
- Sonaca Aircraft has been given EASA CS-VLA certification for the Sonaca 200
- The delivery of the first SONACA 200 models is scheduled for September 2018
- Two versions are available for sale: The Sonaca 200 Trainer & The Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro
- Sonaca Aircraft is working on developing two new versions of the plane: UPRT and IFR
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Première présentation du nouvel avion monomoteur biplace (Sonaca 200) à l’occasion du salon
européen de l’aviation générale Aero Friedrichshafen
Le Sonaca 200 a terminé le programme d’essais en vol et s’apprête à être certifié EASA dans la catégorie CS-VLA
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Erste Präsentation des neuen einmotorigen Zweisitzers (Sonaca 200) anlässlich der Europäischen
Fachmesse für die Allgemeine Luftfahrt Aero in Friedrichshafen.
Die Sonaca 200 hat das Testflugprogramm abgeschlossen und ist nun für die EASA- Zertifizierung in der
Kategorie CS-VLA bereit.
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First presentation of the new two-seater single-engined aircraft (Sonaca 200) during the Aero
Friedrichshafen, the European General Aviation Show
The Sonaca 200 has completed the flight tests program and is about to be EASA certified in the CS-VLA category
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Newsletter January 2018
2018 has started off with the closure of the flight test programm, getting the DOA ( Design Organisation Approval ) from EASA and the Start of assembly of the first models of the Sonaca 200. Implementation of an ambitious industrial project conducted in close collaboration with Sonaca Group.
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- Static and fatigue analysis on the Sonaca 200 has been performed under Sonaca's SONIA virtual sizing environment
- Sonaca Aircraft is currently in the final phase of the Sonaca 200 flight test programme
- The delivery of the first Sonaca 200’s is scheduled for the beginning of 2018
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Le lundi 4 septembre 2017, les premiers clients de Sonaca Aircraft ont été invités à tester le Sonaca 200 (OO- NEW), nouvel avion monomoteur biplace destiné à la formation des pilotes et aux vols de loisir. Au terme des vols d’essai, les pilotes se sont montrés très enthousiastes. La Belgian Flight School a confirmé sa commande initiale.
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On Monday September 4th 2017, Sonaca Aircraft’s first customers have been invited to test the Sonaca 200 (OO- NEW), the new two-seater single-engine aircraft designed for pilots’ training and leisure flights. The pilots showed much enthousiam after the test flights. The Belgian Flight School (BFS) confirmed its initial order.