KITPLANES The Independent Voice for Homebuilt Aviation

Flight Reports
One Dynamic Duo
Just Aircraft's Escapade and Highlander show why this type of plane has been so popular; by Dave Higdon.

Of Primary Concern
Quicksilver's GT 500 is available in both Primary category and as an Experimental kit; by Marc Cook.

Builder Spotlight
The Corvair Craze
Yep, Corvairs can fly. And quite well, too; by Rick Lindstrom.

Completions
Builders share their successes with our readers.

Build Your Skills: Metal, Part 2
How to meld with metal and bash rivets without blood or tears; by Dan Checkoway.

Shop Talk
New Engine Options for Builders
Here's some of the big powerplant news you'll hear at Oshkosh; by Marc Cook.

Perfect Paint Job, Part 5
Preparing fabric for painting; by Rick Lindstrom.

Time vs. Money
To quickbuild or not to quickbuild--that is the question; by Ishmael Fuentes.

The Glass Half Full
What does the 51% rule really mean? By Ed Wischmeyer.

A Whole Lot of Helping Hands
Inside the Sportsman CAC; by Marc Cook.

Aero 'Lectrics
Backyard One: Adding lights for night flight; by Jim Weir.

Engine Beat
Why isn't my engine smooth? By Jim Kern.

Designer's Notebook
Wind Tunnel
Define the requirements well, because you'll have to live with them; by Barnaby Wainfan.

Exploring
Around the Patch
Quickbuild ascendant; by Marc Cook.

What's New
Turbine-powered Murphy Moose on the horizon; edited by Brian E. Clark.

LSA Update: Rejoice, the Hardware is Here
Months after the Light-Sport Aircraft rule became official, you can finally buy an airplane.

LSA Update, Part 2: Paying For It
Financing for ready-to-fly LSAs may not be a viable option until down the road; by Cory Emberson.

Kit Bits
Letters

Kit Stuff
Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.