Kitplanes

PRESS RELEASE Sonex Aircraft, LLC has announced yet another option for building Sonex Aircraft: Sub-Kits for Sonex and Waiex airframe. These Sub-Kits are designed to give Sonex and Waiex builders more flexibility and options for constructing the already industry-leading Sonex Aircraft kit values.

The massive Sherpa homebuilt, which has seen more than its fair share of delays, is flying again behind a new K650 Honeywell turbine, last seen as the Garrett TPE331, producing 740 shaft horsepower. While Sherpa Aircraft has used both the Walter turboprop and the massive IO-720 Lycoming (making 400 hp), the new aircraft, upgraded from the Sherpas original five seats to eight, makes good use of the new power. Its called the K 650 T.

Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co., a leading supplier of 
Experimental and certificated aircraft parts since 1965, has acquired 
SkySports International. Located in Linden, Michigan, SkySports was founded in 
1979 by Marshall MacFarlane. SkySports produces its own line of single and 
dual fuel systems and fuel probes, and also carries a complete line of 
products such as instruments, radios, GPS, strobes, Comtronics 
helmet/intercom systems, Winter instruments, and hardware for the 
ultralight market.

Ron AlexanderOur popular Build Your Skills: Fabric series comes to a close with the final steps just before painting. Because the paint process itself...

Distress SignalI just received the February 2009 edition and dove into its contents with great gusto. After reading through Bob Fritz's article ELTs of...

Builders share their successes.

The 6000th RV flies, there's a new quick reference checklist for Garmin portable units, and a new engine mount for Rotax engines is available. Edited by Mary Bernard.

Vans Aircraft has just announced that it has lowered the price of the RV-6/6A fuselage kits by $1000. The discount applies to both standard and quickbuild kits. This is a limited time offer, applied only to orders or deposits received by May 4. After that, the fuselage kits will revert to their pre-sale 2009 prices.