![[Credit: Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_5238.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Part 22 Gets Real: Van’s Delivers the First MOSAIC-Certified Airplane")
![Backcountry manners intact: the ULT sits on a grass strip with the turbine spun up, built on the STOL-capable Carbon Cub UL airframe. [Credit: CubCrafters]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-11.12.13-AM.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "The New Jetprop Carbon Cub")
![[All images credited to Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_6716.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Glasair Sportsman 2+2, Part Two")
![Dragging it in low and slow for the STOL competition. [Credit: Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SnF_dragging_in.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Sun ’n Fun 2026 Recap: Avionics Upgrades, Thorp Kits, and STOL Action")
![[Credit: McFarlane Alaska]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/McFarlane_tailwheel.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel")
AirVenture Whatsit?
You're forgiven if you thought Homebuilt Camping at AirVenture was an RV fly-in. The Van Grunsven aluminum squad so out numbers all other designs...
"Field Of Dreams" Quickie & Dragonfly Reunion
"Field Of Dreams" Quickie/Dragonfly Reunion is coming up September 21 -23, 2018.
The event will be held in Enid, Oklahoma.
Organizers are providing accommodation suggestions on...
Aerocreeper
AirVenture is long over, but we're still digging out from the information deluge the show provides. A good example is the Aerocreeper, an adjustable...
One Week Wonder First Flight – 3D view
Van's Aircraft has released a nearly half-hour long, in-cockpit video of the first flight of the One Week Wonder, an RV-12iS built by volunteers...
One Week Wonder Build Captured in Less Than Two Minutes
A time-lapse video of the complete build of the One Week Wonder, a Van's RV-12iS constructed during the EAA's AirVenture, is now available. The...
AirVenture 2018 Facts and Figures
The EAA has tallied up the numbers for this year's AirVenture and the numbers are good.
"A 'perfect' event may be unattainable, but AirVenture 2018...
One Week Wonder — Day 7 — First Taxi
The Van's elves continued working on finishing up the RV-12iS build on Saturday night and had it ready for its airworthiness certificate inspection and...
Repair Barn to the Rescue
The Aircraft Repair Barn at Oshkosh is where airplanes that have mechanical problems or damage go to be repaired during AirVenture. The Repair Barn...
Short-Winged Zenith
We all know that competition between kit companies can be fierce, and Zenith Aircraft LLC seems to be taking a stab at what many...
Kitplanes Magazine to Sponsor DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase
KITPLANES Magazine has joined the DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase as the primary media sponsor of the event.
We will help promote the Showcase to their...
In Case You Missed It
Letters
Acoustic FeedbackThe article Sounding Down in the June KITPLANES concerning aircraft soundproofing was interesting...