SubSonex Two-Place JSX-2T Project Update: January 20, 2020
Summary
Instead of using pneumatic cylinders, Sonex Aircraft is planning a single actuator design with mechanical linkage to each gear leg. Manual disconnection from the cockpit of a single linkage to the electric/hydraulic actuator will allow the gear to deploy via gravity in the event of a system failure. Design considerations including mounting provisions, filler neck and sump locations and CG migration all have to be accounted for as we finalize the fuel cell’s geometry. A Note About the PBS TJ-150: Our original announcement of the JSX-2T’s development included information about PBS’s new TJ-150 turbojet engine as a potential powerplant for the two-place SubSonex. Sonex Aircraft would like to extend a huge Thank You to those customers who have expressed their high-level of interest in SubSonex JSX-2T and their confidence in our design team by placing a Kit Reservation Deposit!