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Kitplanes Magazine: Your Homebuilt Aircraft Authority. We cover topics relevant to anyone who has ever dreamed of building or owning a homebuilt experimental aircraft.

B.C. Air Originals

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FREE! Booklets showing how to make an airplane out of your favorite beverage CAN. 54 different airplane types to choose from. Get the Manuals in...

Airparts, Inc.

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Supplying Quality Products for 52 Years Aircraft Aluminum • Coil • Sheet • Tubing • Extrusions • 4130 Steel • Stainless Hardware and Much More!...

AeroLEDs Aircraft Lighting

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Think Bright. We Do. Pulsar NSP Navigation/Anti-Collision Strobe/Position Available in Certified or Experimental TSO approved No power supply required 30,000+ hour MTBF 5-year warranty Designed & manufactured...

Archive: October 1994

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Our October 1994 issue led off with the “wet and wonderful” Seawind 3000 composite amphibian and a thorough flight test of Nat Puffer’s Cozy,...

Huneycutt RV-10

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Our RV-10, affectionately named "Tess" slipped the surly bonds of earth for the first time on November 15th, 2019. The build took almost seven...
Kitplanes July 2020

August 2020

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On the cover: Paul Dye pilots Valkyrie, his RV-8, near Hilltop Lakes, Texas. Photographed from the back seat of Danny King’s RV-8, Beautiful Doll,...

2020 STIHL National Championship Air Races Canceled

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The Reno Air Racing Association announced the cancellation of the 2020 STIHL National Championship Air Races, scheduled for September 16-20, due to the ongoing...

Archive: November 1997

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Ron Wanttaja sampled the still-new Van’s RV-8 for our cover story in the November 1997 issue. “Forget the Fat RV-4 idea; this is a...
Kitplanes July 2020

July 2020

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On the cover: six kits for under $25,000. (Clockwise from upper left) Hummel H5, Van’s RV-4, Fisher Dakota Hawk, Aeromarine Merlin, Zenith CH 650...

KITPLANES Virtual Round Table: Shops and Shop Spaces

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Whether you build in a big box or a one-car garage, you can benefit from shop organization and tool selection.

In Case You Missed It

Engine Beat

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UL Power of Belgium adds two new engines to its product line that are distinguished by the inclusion of Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC). By Steve Ells.

Down to Earth

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Harnessing the wisdom of the hive. By Amy Laboda.

Checkpoints

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Prebuy inspection success tips.
XCub / NXCub in flight. Photo: Jon Bliss

Home-Rolled XCub

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Traditional or nosewheel, the XCubs are now available as kits.