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Superior XP Engines Ready to Ship
Superior Air Parts, Inc., announced on May 23 that it has started shipping its Experimental XP Series engines to authorized dealers.
The resumption of engine...
Dynon Announces SkyView 3.1 with Flight Planning
Dynon Avionics has introduced Version 3.1 firmware for the SkyView Integrated Glass Panel system. This update adds a flight planning menu along with controls...
LSA Road Show Continues in Colorado
Building on the success of the previous tours in Florida and Georgia, seven Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) manufacturers and distributors are continuing their flying...
Zenith CH 750 Flight Sim Program Available as Free Download
Flight simulator files for the popular STOL CH 750 Light Sport utility airplane design are now available for the X-Plane program. X-Plane is a...
Help Aircraft Spruce Support the Franklins
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty and Hartzell Engine Technologies have teamed up to support Kyle and Amanda Franklin. The Franklins are a husband and wife...
News Brief: PS Engineering’s PAR100EX Audio Panel
KITPLANES talked to PS Engineering's Mark Scheuer about the new PAR100EX Experimental-class audio panel with a communication radio.
TCW Adds UpConverter to Intelligent Power Stabilizer
With more and more homebuilders choosing their avionics packages later and later in the building process in an effort to stave off the "obsolescence"...
NFlightcam Captures More Than Video
For the Experimental aircraft builder/pilot who has completed a project and is now in the flight-test phase, there is nothing more valuable than performance...
Heard Around the Forums at SNF: Establishing and Reestablishing the Limits...
Every Experimental aircraft comes with a set of specific operating limitations. They are issued by the Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR) when the aircraft is...
News Brief: Sebastien Heinz at Sun ‘n Fun 2011
KITPLANES talks with Zenith Aircraft's Sebastien Heintz at Sun 'n Fun 2011.
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When they couldn't find a likely single-seat homebuilt that would work as an inexpensive but reliable commuter airplane, two builders who are well versed in metal aircraft construction took it upon themselves to design and build one;
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Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook discusses the many virtues of Kifoxs new Super Sport, which will be powered by a Rotec radial.
