Gweduck amphibian aircraft on a water takeoff run

Nothing Small About This Amphibian

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The Gweduck is a hero-class Experimental amphibian aircraft three decades in the making.

Sling Shot

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Rotax’s 916 enlivens Sling’s four-seaters.

Kitfox Speedster 916

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The feistiest Kitfox gets feistier yet.

ScaleBirds P-36 Hawk

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ScaleBirds, a newcomer to the kit manufacturing scene, chose to start their line of replica fighters with one of the first all-metal U.S. military pursuit ships of WW-II—the P-36.

Risen — The Master of Efficiency

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It is crazy fast for the horsepower!
XCub / NXCub in flight. Photo: Jon Bliss

Home-Rolled XCub

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

Flying the Groppo Trail

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How to say ‘mountain flying’ in Italian.
rv-15 Image: Jon Bliss

Creating the RV-15

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Flying Van’s high wing during its multiyear journey to kit production.

In Case You Missed It

Out-of-Date Hoses

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As the fleet ages, many owners and builders forget to check the date codes...

Guest Editorial

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KITPLANES® publisher Cindy Pedersen bids readers a fond farewell as she embarks on a new journey—retirement.

Marking Rivet Locations

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Laying out rivet patterns can take a lot of time, especially when the drawings...

Ly-Con O-Ring Trick

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When you join two halves of a flat aviation engine together, they often weep between the starter and the alternator. Not only is this unsightly, its wasteful and makes completing an overhaul more cumbersome than need be. Enter Ly-Con, whose groovy O-ring process promises to stop leaks before they start.