Schaum Murphy Rebel
After fifteen years of building perseverance, my "RebVair" finally took to the skies on November 15, 2022. It's the only flying Murphy Rebel powered...
Toth Sonex
Sonex 1520 Special Airworthiness Certificate 22 August 22. First flight Sunday 28 August 2022.
Irene the Gyro
“Irene the Gyro” was a design I put together while sitting on fire standby in Greece during an unusually wet season so I had...
Armstrong Xenos-B
Completed in 1100 hours by Paul and Denise Armstrong, Xenos-B #0014 had its first flight on 10/3/23 at Montague, CA. "It was easy to...
The eXenos Takes Wing!
To quote Howard Hughes in the movie The Rocketeer… ”The son of a b**** will fly!"
The stars finally aligned with the weather (and schedules)...
Morris Sonex
After being furloughed from an airline during COVID, I purchased a partially completed kit from a builder's widow that had passed away some 5...
Hoey Sonex B
I began building in February 2018 and made the first flight in December 2022. The Sonex B is powered by an AeroVee Turbo engine....
Lang Arion Lightning XS
Although I had been active with RC model airplanes all my life, a retirement goal was to complete a full-scale airplane that my wife...
Bearhawk Model 5 Takes Flight
Bearhawk Aircraft announced the flight of the first kit-built Bearhawk Model 5 on Monday, November 7th. This six-place airplane was originally designed to haul...
Fernandez Zenith Cruzer
This is actually my third attempt at an experimental. Three others started, but life kept getting in the way. After retiring from a 25-year...
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Letters
Whole-Plane ParachutesI enjoy KITPLANES very much and look forward to every issue. But I've...
What’s in Your Hangar
The FAAs Order 5190.6B has stirred ire in the hearts of many pilots, developers, aviation-related business owners and airpark residents who see further enforcement of land-use restrictions as unnecessary meddling by the feds.
Alternative Energies
As the powers that be debate the future of 100LL, participants at the Fifth Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium pondered how to make the alternatives more practical and efficient. By Dean Sigler.
Retirement Project
A backcountry Bearhawk built for comfort, cross-country cruising and cargo capacity.