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

Advanced Flight Systems' Rob Hickman details the company's new 5000-series big screen EFIS at Oshkosh 2010.

Spidertracks introduced a new, smaller, less expensive GPS tracker here at Oshkosh 2010. Rachel Donald explains the main features of the unit and the website that supports it.

CubCrafter's Randy Lervold gives us the skinny on the new Carbon Cub Adventure package introduced here at Oshkosh.

Glasair Aviation’s Mikael Via introduces the new turbocharged, carbon-fiber-bodied Sportsman TC at Oshkosh 2010.

KITPLANES interviews Jeremy Monnett after the roll-out of the light, efficient, single-seat Onex at Oshkosh 2010.

KITPLANES' exclusive video highlighting the Europa Monowheel built by Kim Prout. His Europa is one of the highest-time examples in the U.S., and amply shows off the superb combination of agility and utility.