Builder Spotlight

Ultimate experimenter Paul Lipps has used his own homebuilt, a Lancair 320, as a test bed for his many innovations, which include reflexed flaps, an ultra-long pitot tube for more accurate readings, a solar-powered fan for the cockpit, a cowl scoop for ultra cooling of the magneto, extremely close clearances between the spinner and the prop, and a one-of-a-kind propeller.

Extra storage for small carry-on items in an RV-8.

Builders share their successes.

The industry holds its own while waiting for the economic recovery to kick in. By Stein Bruch and Marc Cook.

SLSA max empty weight, sailplane condition inspections, licensing a RANS S-7LS as an ELSA.

A tongue-in-cheek look at acronyms and other vernacular used in aviation.

Product evaluation: Who’s that knocking on my finger?

Darwin Barrie’s RV-7 takes the prize at AirVenture.

What to do when your kitmaker leaves it up to you.

Welcome to the first of what we expect to be many web-based updates on KITPLANES big project for the year, the construction of a...