The Swiss Air Force has certified the Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro for the initial aptitude assessment programme called “SPHAIR”. The objective of the SPHAIR programme is to discover and assess young talents for a career as a pilot in the Swiss Air Force or general aviation.
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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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Neues Schulungsflugzeug setzt Massstäbe
«Das Flugzeug fühlt sich wie ein richtiges Flugzeug an», ist der erste Kommentar des Fluglehrers Philippe Genoud von Air Espace, wenn er zu seinem Flug mit der Sonaca 200 befragt wird, der am 30. Mai auf dem Lausanner Flugplatz La Blécherette stattfand.
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Aero Revue - Un nouvel avion-école donne la mesure
Voilà un véritable avion», tel a été le premier commentaire de Philippe Genoud, instructeur de vol chez Air Espace, interrogé sur son vol avec le Sonaca 200 qui s’est déroulé le 30 mai à l’aérodrome lausannois de La Blécherette. Genoud loue l’homogénéité du pilotage en vol, notant que l’avion se comporte très bien même en cas de décrochage.
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Air Academy New CAG confirme sa commande de 4 Sonaca 200 supplémentaires
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Air Academy New CAG has confirmed its order for 4 additional Sonaca 200s
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- Presentation of the Sonaca 200 "glass cockpit" version during the 2019 Aero Friedrichshafen European general aviation exhibition
- Sonaca Aircraft will mark the digital shift by offering the Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro, a connected and intelligent plane
- The delivery of the first two Sonaca 200 Trainer Pro aircraft is scheduled in June 2019
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Noordzee Vliegclub Oostende has signed a purchase agreement yesterday for a second Sonaca 200 (OO-NZE)
Noordzee Vliegclub Oostende heeft gisteren het contract getekend voor de aankoop van een tweede Sonaca 200 (OO-NZE), levering is voorzien in januari 2020. Eerstdaags zal de eerste Sonaca 200 (OO-NZD) de Oostendse vloot vervoegen. Volgend jaar viert NZVC zijn 50-jarig bestaan.
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BEHIND THE SCENES WITH JACQUES BODART, SONACA AIRCRAFT TEST PILOT
Jacques Bodart is closely linked to the Sonaca 200 certification program. He was the one who carried out the second phase of the flight tests, namely the plane’s spin tests.
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ASL has chosen the Sonaca 200 to support the development of its training center
As a specialized stakeholder in the management and operation of private jets, ASL operates personal and "charter” flights in Europe. In conjunction with the company JetNetherlands (takeover in 2014), ASL has a fleet of 30 aircraft ranging from 4-seater to 30-seater jets.
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Sonaca 200 deliveries: feedback from the first customers
"We recently received our first Sonaca 200 and we are busy qualifying our instructors and making differential trainings on this brand new trainer. Our new acquisition is meeting our expectations!"
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The certification of Sonaca 200 aircraft is a historic moment in Belgian aviation
Taking off from Temploux Aerodrome in Namur this autumm is the Sonaca 200 training aircraft - a new single-engin, two-seater plane destined for the flight school and leisure market. It's the first time in decades that a Belgian aerolplane has bee launched.
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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