CdnMedic
Well-Known Member
I called Sonex today to speak to tech about the wrong sized bolts I found on the plans and they essentially do not support the Sonerai, and they know nothing about them basically.
Here are the issues just on this one single page of the spar carry through for the 2L
Yellow is the wrong diameter, should read as 1/4".
Red should be 2" (I already saw this mistake and made them 2" anyways)
And blue, it SHOULD say 23-5/8 in both places as its the same piece. Except one gives the dimensions as 25-3/8.
If you have purchased your plans from Sonex, they are not to be trusted until they have been properly revised by someone that knows these airplanes thoroughly. But, considering the lack of support, do not expect that.
I'm now thousands of dollars in to the project in materials, easily 100 hours and have nothing to show for it. I hate to give up, but I don't trust the rest of my plans.
For reference, I am an aircraft structures tech by trade. I work on a 60 year old aircraft every day, I'm used to old drawings and information. But, rarely do I find this much misleading information on a single drawing.
Here are the issues just on this one single page of the spar carry through for the 2L
Yellow is the wrong diameter, should read as 1/4".
Red should be 2" (I already saw this mistake and made them 2" anyways)
And blue, it SHOULD say 23-5/8 in both places as its the same piece. Except one gives the dimensions as 25-3/8.
If you have purchased your plans from Sonex, they are not to be trusted until they have been properly revised by someone that knows these airplanes thoroughly. But, considering the lack of support, do not expect that.
I'm now thousands of dollars in to the project in materials, easily 100 hours and have nothing to show for it. I hate to give up, but I don't trust the rest of my plans.
For reference, I am an aircraft structures tech by trade. I work on a 60 year old aircraft every day, I'm used to old drawings and information. But, rarely do I find this much misleading information on a single drawing.