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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.
Mitchell RV-8 N883EM
Here is my RV8: 8 years, 4300 hours with a Lycoming 180 HP, Dynon EFIS/EMS/AP built mainly in Eastern Canada, finished and now based...
Bucholz Kitfox Supersport N825CB
We bought our kit at the 2008 Copperstate Fly-in with the idea that we would complete the Kitfox in 2 years. "Life got in...
2015 Oshkosh AirVenture Awards
HOMEBUILT
Classic Home Built Special Award - Large Plaque
307th Bomb Wing - 93rd Bomb Squadron Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana 1961 B-52H, 61-0029
Kit Outstanding Workmanship...
EAA Fires Back at Airline Pilots Union for Attacking General Aviation...
ALPA letter to U.S. Senate ignores facts in favor of political rhetoric
The Experimental Aircraft Association and other general aviation groups today fired back at...
The Numbers Please!
In a small, unmarked building in "Area 51" on the grounds of Whitman Regional Airport (AKA AirVenture), a small group of workers toil literally...
Sling 4 Two-Week Turbo Build Program Announced
The Airplane Factory (TAF) has partnered with Synergy Air to launch the Sling 4 Two-Week Turbo Build Program. Builders will spend several weeks at...
EAA Announces $25,000 Prize for Best Idea to Increase Safety in...
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) introduced a new Founder's Innovation Prize to encourage ideas that will enhance safety in amateur-built aircraft. The designer of...
Kitplanes Flies the New RV-14
Kitplanes Editor in Chief Paul Dye was along for the ride as photographer Richard VanderMeulen shot photos for an upcoming flight review of the...
Zenair Announces Two-Week Wonder Factory-Assist Program for CH 750 Cruzer
Now there's an even faster way to build a CH 750 Cruzer. In just two weeks, participants in Zenair's Two-Week Wonder program will complete...
In Case You Missed It
Letters
Augmenter TubesI read the article, "Exhaust—Expelling the Remains," in the January 2016 issue. I...
The Hummingbird Airworthiness Inspection
A DAR walks through the paperwork and practical steps needed to get an Experimental helicopter inspected—and reflects on what it means to finally fly.
Air Power
The art of porting cylinder heads, whether by hand or by CNC machine, is a valuable part of blueprinting detailed engine builds or overhauls, and surprisingly subtle changes can determine how efficiently the engine will breathe.
