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Archive: August 2008
The mighty Murphy Moose, sporting a Pratt & Whitney PT6A on the nose, threatened to snort right through our August 2008 cover. The airplane,...
November 2022
On the cover: Originally designed for National Geographic photo expeditions, the AirCam is the perfect aircraft for flying low and going slow. Photo by...
Postcards From Reno 2022
Here's a review of what we've seen at the Reno races this year. Photos by Tom Wilson, Ariana Rayment, and Paul Dye.
Firewall Forward: Baffling
In the final installment of KITPLANES Firewall Forward, editor at large Paul Dye takes a close look at engine cooling for air-cooled aircraft. Learn...
Archive: May 2003
The Acro-Sport II was on our May 2003 cover, followed by a flight review of a “biplane with an interesting family history.” Well, who...
eXenos Motor/Battery Mounts Now Available
Sonex announced that motor/battery mounts are now available to order for the Xenos Motorglider Zaero Electric Propulsion package. Developed by Gabriel DeVault, the installation...
October 2022
On the cover: Axel Alvarez flies the RV-15 engineering test prototype over Oregon. The aircraft is the first high-wing design from Van’s. Photo by...
What You Should Know About Hoses
KITPLANES editor at large Paul Dye takes you through a brief tour of the common firewall-forward hoses and discusses what to look for when...
Archive: March 2013
On the cover of our March 2013 issue was the last fully new airplane introduced by Van’s Aircraft, the RV-14. As Paul Dye wrote...
Dealing With Supply Chain Issues
Supply-chain issues have been at the root of shortages in aviation (and pretty much everywhere else) for nearly two years. Since they have an...
In Case You Missed It
Rites of Passage
Throughout human history, societal groupings of like-minded people have developed certain requirements for new...
Found From Space
A technology developed by ham radio operators, called automatic position reporting system (APRS), coupled with low-cost GPS receivers, a decent antenna and the World Wide Web, have made it possible to track light-aircraft flights without incurring access or subscription fees. Yes, you'll need to get a Technician license for radio operators, but thats a minor obstacle if this system is something you want or need to use.
Power In a Box
Self-contained digital power distribution systems make for simplified installations and circuit health monitoring.