![[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")
Wittman Buttercup on Wheel Skis
Joe Straus lives in International Falls, Minnesota, and enjoys ice fishing. He and his wife, Patricia Straus, are also pilots. So a ski plane...
Pavilion is a a Great Success
If you build it, they will come.
After years of complaints, requests, and speculation, the EAA built a permanent pavilion in the Homebuilt Camping area...
EPS Goes Experimental
There's no secret we're fans of the in-development Graflight V-8 currently under development by Engineered Propulsion Systems. A completely new flat-8, turbocharged diesel with...
BRS Biplane
Parachutes for airplanes is definitely past the novelty stage, but something that's always piqued our curiosity about the concept is the type of airplanes...
What is it?
This flying boat from Toledo, Michigan, sports an O-235 engine and was built in 2016. It somewhat resembles a Searey, but it isn't. Do...
Half the Fun is Getting There… Or Going Home
I admit it. I'm frugal and I chose my fuel stops mostly by finding the "cheapest route", with a quick check of on-line reviews...
It looks familiar, but…
At first glance, it looks like an RV-4--but what's with the retractable landing gear?
Buzzing the Field
Ahhh, Oshkosh; airplanes, friends... and landscaping? Yes, there is a small army of EAA employees who (among other things) cut the grass and shovel...
Exciting Flight Test Software
Starting out the morning at the annual EAA Technical Counselor/Flight Advisor breakfast, I saw a presentation by a Boeing test pilot about a new...
What is it?
It sits two rows northeast of the Brown Arch, carries serial number one, and the builder is listed as a pretty famous group. Can...
In Case You Missed It
Barriers to Entry
Sometimes, when using shorthand in our conversations about Experimental aviation, we use the term...
Alternative Energies
JoeBen Bevirt addresses future energy and transportation needs by tackling them head-on-Jetsons style-with the Joby Monarch. By Dean Sigler.
![Ten hours of dual instruction in a tailwheel-equipped aircraft is usually required for proficiency. [Credit: AdobeStock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AdobeStock_354747155.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Learning How to Drag Your Tail")
Wind Tunnel
It’s all about lift, and knowing your airplane’s lift margin at a given airspeed tells you what the airplane is capable of.