content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
                                   FORM 8-K
  
  
                                CURRENT REPORT
                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                             Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 4, 2002
  
  
                              SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
  
           Maryland                  0-14465                52-1188993
        (State or other           (Commision file         (IRS employer
        jurisdiction of               number)           identification no.)
         incorporation)
  
  
  
                      23 Hudson Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
  
                                (410) 266-5556
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
                                      N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ITEM 5. - OTHER EVENTS
  
       On April 4, 2002, Sonex  Research, Inc. (the  "Company") posted the
  following report on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  
  LOCAL INVESTORS, INCLUDING OFFICERS, PROVIDE CAPITAL TO SONEX;
            COMPANY RECEIVES SUBCONTRACT FOR HEAVY FUEL ENGINE WORK
  
  
  ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLAND,  April 4,  2002 - SONEX  RESEARCH,  INC.  (OTC  BB:  SONX)
  announced  that it has raised  capital of $60,000,  including  $27,000  from the
  conversion to equity of amounts payable to officers,  employees and consultants,
  and $6,000 in the form of a short-term loan that may be converted to equity. The
  Company  also  announced  that it has been  awarded  a $92,000  subcontract  for
  further design  development of a small gasoline engine  previously  converted by
  Sonex to start and  operate on  standard  military  fuels  (also  referred to as
  "heavy fuels") for use in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) weapon system.
  
  In  connection  with  this  private  equity  investment  from a small  number of
  shareholders  at the end of March,  Sonex  will issue  360,000  shares of Common
  Stock acquired at $.15 per share, and five-year  warrants for the purchase of an
  additional  180,000 shares  exercisable at $.25 per share. The $6,000 short-term
  loan from a shareholder  is  convertible at the option of the holder into Common
  Stock  and  warrants  under  the  same  terms  offered  in  the  private  equity
  investment.  The Company also indicated  that it may accept  limited  additional
  investments through mid-April.
  
  The Company's CEO and co-founder, Dr. Andrew A. Pouring, and its CFO, Mr. George
  E.  Ponticas,  each invested  $9,000 through the conversion to equity of accrued
  compensation. For several months the Company's officers have voluntarily, and at
  their own  discretion,  deferred  receipt of payment of significant  portions of
  their current wages to help the Company's cash flow.
  
  The  Company  reports  that the  $92,000  subcontract  was  awarded by a defense
  contractor as a result of the successful  operation of a small heavy fuel engine
  (HFE) previously  delivered by Sonex.  Initially,  Sonex developed a proprietary
  design for the  conversion  of a small,  lightweight,  two-stroke,  commercially
  available,  gasoline  engine to start and operate on  diesel-type  heavy  fuels.
  While many other  details  were not  provided,  the  Company did report that the
  current   subcontract   calls  for  a  four-month   effort  for  further  design
  modifications to begin  integration of the HFE into a UAV being developed by the
  military for use as a shipboard weapon system.
  
  
  The use of heavy  fuels has become a major area of focus for the  military.  The
  Department of Defense (DoD) has mandated the  elimination  of gasoline such that
  the primary fuel for combat support equipment shall be a single heavy fuel (such
  as JP-5 and JP-8).  The reasons for a single  military fuel are centered  around
  simplified  logistics  -  minimizing  the number and  complexity  of fuels - and
  safety,  particularly  on board the ships and vehicles  that must  transport the
  fuel. Less volatile,  widely  available heavy fuels are used by jet aircraft and
  most military vehicles.
  
  The  Company  also  reports  that its Annual  Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
  ended  December  31,  2001  will be  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
  Commission by the extended due date of April 15, 2002.
  
  
                              **********************
  
  Sonex Research,  Inc., a leader in the field of combustion  technology,  has its
  SCS technology  protected by numerous patents issued and pending worldwide.  The
  Company is pursuing licensing agreements for the marketing, manufacture and sale
  of diesel truck engine  pistons  incorporating  its patented  technology for the
  reduction of emissions in vehicular direct injected turbocharged diesel engines,
  and has  conducted  demonstration  and  development  programs  with  some of the
  world's largest diesel engine manufacturers. Other SCS designs are being used to
  convert  small  gasoline  engines to heavy fuel use for military and  commercial
  applications.
  
  
  Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
  
  This  announcement,  as well as all  publicly  disseminated  material  about the
  Company, contains information in the form of "forward-looking" statements within
  the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Act of 1995 (the "Act").  Such
  statements  are  based  on  current  expectations,  estimates,  projections  and
  assumptions by management with respect to, among other things,  trends affecting
  the Company's  financial  condition or results of  operations  and the impact of
  competition.  Such  statements  are not  guarantees  of future  performance  and
  involve risks and uncertainties,  all of which are difficult to predict and many
  of which are beyond the control of the Company.  In order to obtain the benefits
  of the  "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the  Act  for  any  such  forward-looking
  statements,  the  Company  cautions  shareholders,   investors  and  prospective
  investors  about  significant  factors which,  among other things,  have in some
  cases  affected the  Company's  actual  results and are in the future  likely to
  affect the Company's  actual  results and cause them to differ  materially  from
  those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are
  cautioned  not to  place  undue  reliance  on such  forward-looking  statements.
  Shareholders,  investors and prospective investors should read this announcement
  in  conjunction  with the  Company's  most recent  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-QSB,  and other  filings with the  Securities  and
  Exchange Commission available online in the EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
  
  SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  April 4, 2002
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                   FORM 8-K
  
                                CURRENT REPORT
                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                             Exchange Act of 1934
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 4, 2002
  
                              SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
           Maryland                  0-14465                52-1188993
        (State or other           (Commision file         (IRS employer
        jurisdiction of               number)           identification no.)
         incorporation)
  
                      23 Hudson Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
                     (Address of principal executive offices)
  
                                (410) 266-5556
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
                                      N/A
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
  ITEM 5. - OTHER EVENTS
  
       On April 4, 2002, Sonex  Research, Inc. (the  "Company") posted the
  following report on its website (www.sonexresearch.com):
  
  LOCAL INVESTORS, INCLUDING OFFICERS, PROVIDE CAPITAL TO SONEX;
            COMPANY RECEIVES SUBCONTRACT FOR HEAVY FUEL ENGINE WORK
  
  ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLAND,  April 4,  2002 - SONEX  RESEARCH,  INC.  (OTC  BB:  SONX)
  announced  that it has raised  capital of $60,000,  including  $27,000  from the
  conversion to equity of amounts payable to officers,  employees and consultants,
  and $6,000 in the form of a short-term loan that may be converted to equity. The
  Company  also  announced  that it has been  awarded  a $92,000  subcontract  for
  further design  development of a small gasoline engine  previously  converted by
  Sonex to start and  operate on  standard  military  fuels  (also  referred to as
  "heavy fuels") for use in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) weapon system.
  
  In  connection  with  this  private  equity  investment  from a small  number of
  shareholders  at the end of March,  Sonex  will issue  360,000  shares of Common
  Stock acquired at $.15 per share, and five-year  warrants for the purchase of an
  additional  180,000 shares  exercisable at $.25 per share. The $6,000 short-term
  loan from a shareholder  is  convertible at the option of the holder into Common
  Stock  and  warrants  under  the  same  terms  offered  in  the  private  equity
  investment.  The Company also indicated  that it may accept  limited  additional
  investments through mid-April.
  
  The Company's CEO and co-founder, Dr. Andrew A. Pouring, and its CFO, Mr. George
  E.  Ponticas,  each invested  $9,000 through the conversion to equity of accrued
  compensation. For several months the Company's officers have voluntarily, and at
  their own  discretion,  deferred  receipt of payment of significant  portions of
  their current wages to help the Company's cash flow.
  
  The  Company  reports  that the  $92,000  subcontract  was  awarded by a defense
  contractor as a result of the successful  operation of a small heavy fuel engine
  (HFE) previously  delivered by Sonex.  Initially,  Sonex developed a proprietary
  design for the  conversion  of a small,  lightweight,  two-stroke,  commercially
  available,  gasoline  engine to start and operate on  diesel-type  heavy  fuels.
  While many other  details  were not  provided,  the  Company did report that the
  current   subcontract   calls  for  a  four-month   effort  for  further  design
  modifications to begin  integration of the HFE into a UAV being developed by the
  military for use as a shipboard weapon system.
  
  The use of heavy  fuels has become a major area of focus for the  military.  The
  Department of Defense (DoD) has mandated the  elimination  of gasoline such that
  the primary fuel for combat support equipment shall be a single heavy fuel (such
  as JP-5 and JP-8).  The reasons for a single  military fuel are centered  around
  simplified  logistics  -  minimizing  the number and  complexity  of fuels - and
  safety,  particularly  on board the ships and vehicles  that must  transport the
  fuel. Less volatile,  widely  available heavy fuels are used by jet aircraft and
  most military vehicles.
  
  The  Company  also  reports  that its Annual  Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
  ended  December  31,  2001  will be  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
  Commission by the extended due date of April 15, 2002.
  
                              **********************
  
  Sonex Research,  Inc., a leader in the field of combustion  technology,  has its
  SCS technology  protected by numerous patents issued and pending worldwide.  The
  Company is pursuing licensing agreements for the marketing, manufacture and sale
  of diesel truck engine  pistons  incorporating  its patented  technology for the
  reduction of emissions in vehicular direct injected turbocharged diesel engines,
  and has  conducted  demonstration  and  development  programs  with  some of the
  world's largest diesel engine manufacturers. Other SCS designs are being used to
  convert  small  gasoline  engines to heavy fuel use for military and  commercial
  applications.
  
  Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
  
  This  announcement,  as well as all  publicly  disseminated  material  about the
  Company, contains information in the form of "forward-looking" statements within
  the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Act of 1995 (the "Act").  Such
  statements  are  based  on  current  expectations,  estimates,  projections  and
  assumptions by management with respect to, among other things,  trends affecting
  the Company's  financial  condition or results of  operations  and the impact of
  competition.  Such  statements  are not  guarantees  of future  performance  and
  involve risks and uncertainties,  all of which are difficult to predict and many
  of which are beyond the control of the Company.  In order to obtain the benefits
  of the  "safe  harbor"  provisions  of the  Act  for  any  such  forward-looking
  statements,  the  Company  cautions  shareholders,   investors  and  prospective
  investors  about  significant  factors which,  among other things,  have in some
  cases  affected the  Company's  actual  results and are in the future  likely to
  affect the Company's  actual  results and cause them to differ  materially  from
  those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are
  cautioned  not to  place  undue  reliance  on such  forward-looking  statements.
  Shareholders,  investors and prospective investors should read this announcement
  in  conjunction  with the  Company's  most recent  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-QSB,  and other  filings with the  Securities  and
  Exchange Commission available online in the EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
  
  SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  April 4, 2002
  
  SONEX RESEARCH, INC.
  Registrant
  
  /s/ George E. Ponticas
  ----------------------
  George E. Ponticas
  Chief Financial Officer