![Making rare use of my drafting tools for the internal timing. [All Images Credited to Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P1010535.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Conquering the Magneto, Part 2")
![The integrated ECLIPSE NG features a very sunlight readable display that shows the engine and all flight data organized in one or more pages. [Credit: Fielden Aero LLC]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1_Screenshot_.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "FLYBOX Avionics")
![[Credit: Radiant Technology]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/550095_5165745cc27748a598699799d796fd94mv2.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Radiant Technology Unveils SafeGyro")
![[Credit: Dynon]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/EMS-stand-alone_HDX.png?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Dynon Unveils Scalable Engine Monitoring for Kitbuilders")
![Aircraft control surface designs may include counterweights to offset and eliminate flutter. The counterweights should not be eliminated to save weight. [Credit: Kitplanes Archive]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/kitfox-s7-sti-04.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Weight and Flutter")
Vic Visits Advanced Flight Systems
Vic Syracuse gets a tour and asks founder Rob Hickman and his staff what makes the company’s offerings unique.
Van’s Updates Kit Pricing and Ordering Policies
Van’s Aircraft will be raising kit prices approximately 32%—the result of an intensive internal assessment and cost review.
EAA Homebuilders Week Returns in January
EAA Homebuilders Week virtual presentations are open, free of charge, to everyone interested in building aircraft.
Van’s Bankruptcy: How Did They Get Here?
How can the largest and most successful company in the kit-aircraft world find itself in this situation?
Commentary: Why Van’s Shouldn’t Kill the RV-15
Some have suggested that the only “right” thing for Van’s to do is kill (or at least shelve for now) the RV-15.
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Kitfox Aircraft Factory Tour
While the KITPLANES crew was horsing around in Homedale, Idaho, flying the riotously fun Super Sport with the Rotax 916 aboard, Kitfox owner John...
Flight Review: Kitfox Super Sport with Rotax’s Turbo 916
KITPLANES editor at large Paul Dye took a couple of flights with Brandon Petersen in his Kitfox Series 7 Super Sport powered by the...
Brandon and Heather Petersen’s Kitfox Super Sport
Want to know what it's like to build a Kitfox Super Sport? Brandon and Heather Petersen crafted the airplane on our recent cover, which...
In Case You Missed It
Archive: April 1998
On our April 1998 cover was the sleek, motorglider-esque Europa. Actually, not just one...
2012 Rotorcraft Buyer’s Guide
The 2012 Rotorcraft Buyer’s Guide includes 49 designs for those who may be interested in building a kit helicopter or gyroplane.
Flight Review: Point of Ignition
Builder Kurt Goodfellow has risen to the challenge of installing a Wilksch Airmotive WAM-120 diesel powerplant in his Van’s RV-9, and the proof is in the performance test results. By Ken Krueger.