KITPLANES The Independent Voice for Homebuilt Aviation

Annual Directory, Part 2
2007 Aircraft Directory
The plans! The plans! 157 plansbuilt projects to peruse; compiled by Julia Downie.

Aircraft Company Cross Reference (Last page Aircraft Directory)
If you know the name of the plane, we'll help you find the company that sells plans for it.

Builder Spotlight
Airaile Dreams: The RANS S-12
The S-12 offers all the hallmarks of fun flying. Pay no attention to the ground rushing up beneath your feet; by Dave Higdon.

The 18-Day Sportsman: Flight Testing
A fast and furious 40 hours, stressful yet successful; by Marc Cook.

Little Wing Autogyro
Who would've thought a gyro could set world records? By Ken Armstrong.

Shop Talk
Engine Beat
Jabiru builds engines as Michelangelo might have; by Tim Kern.

Aero 'Lectrics
Making solar power work for you; by Jim Weir.

Designer's Notebook
Unusual Attitude
Dreaming of the perfect EFIS display; by Ed Wischmeyer

Wind Tunnel
Elliptical planforms and induced drag; by Barnaby Wainfan.

Exploring
Around the Patch
Touring the sausage factory; by Marc Cook.

What's New
Make your Smartphone smarter with Anywhere Map software; edited by Mary Bernard.

The Sporting Class
The 2006 Reno Sport Class race results are surprising. Hint: A Lancair didn't win; by Tim Kern.

Plans Perennial
Aircraft Spruce is preserving the option to build from plans. And we're better for it; by Marc Cook.

Product Review: Vintage Aero Tail-Mate
Here's a great way to save your back from heavy lifting; by Dan Checkoway.

Light Stuff
Check out the Evektor Sportstar S-LSA; by Dave Martin.

Kit Bits
Contributors

Letters

Sportplanes Advertising Section

List of Advertisers

Builders' Marketplace

The Classified Builder

Kit Stuff
Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

Follow these links to visit the web sites of companies you read about in the January issue.

What's New
Stratomaster Enigma EFIS
Smartphone
Lancair Strake

Airaile Dreams
RANS S-12

The Sporting Class
Reno Air Races

Little Wing Autogyros
Little Wing Autogyros

Plans Perennial
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty

Product Review
Vintage Aero Tail-Mate

Engine Beat
Jabiru Engines

The Light Stuff
Evektor SportStar

Other Aviation Publications
Aviation Consumer
Aviation Safety
AvWeb
IFR Magazine
IFR Refresher
Light Plane Maintenance

KITPLANES sits down with Advanced Flight Systems' founder Rob Hickman to examine his new synthetic-vision EFIS.

JPI's Lance Turk explains the features of the new JPI EDM-740.

Ever wonder what it takes to be the largest kit manufacturer in the world? KITPLANES editor Marc Cook takes a tour of Van's Aircraft in Aurora, Oregon.

KITPLANES editor Marc Cook visits Matco Manufacturing near Salt Lake City to see how the company's brakes, wheels and master cylinders are built.

Get an inside look at how Dynon builds and tests its electronic flight instruments.

Kitplanes Magazine contributor Ed Kolano takes a first look at the Sherpa utility aircraft.