![[Credit: McFarlane Alaska]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/McFarlane_tailwheel.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel")
![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=265&h=198&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")
Showing Some Muscle
Yeah, we got a thing for biplanes.
We especially like biplanes with a bit of snort.
This Canadian registered Pitts Model 12 in Air Venture parking...
WAT Introduces New Dual-Mode Landing Light
Whelen Aerspace Technologies (WAT) introduced a new dual-mode landing light at AirVenture 2022. Called the Parmetheus Duo, the 12-volt, PAR 36-sized light has both...
ScaleWings SW-51 Mustang Flight Demo
The Scale Wings SW-51 super-realistic 70% P-51 Mustang replica that took Sun 'n Fun by storm reappeared at AirVenture in a high speed fly-by...
F1 Rocket Tapered Wing Sighting
Patiently waiting F1 Rocket fans will take interest in the neat stack of aluminum in the Team Rocket Aircraft’s booth at Air Venture.
Team leader...
New Electronic Ignition and Fuel injection From New Zealand
Kotuku Aerospace are showing their electronic ignition and fuel injection.
The system requires standard mechanical engine driven fuel injection pump and is expected to be...
Spirit of Aurora Mobbed
With the experimental world tentacled to their wireless, straining for intelligence through the pervasive static of the world wide web, the word was out...
Theater in the Woods Celebrates 50 years of Van’s Aircraft
Hundreds of folks came to the Theater in the Woods on Monday night to honor Dick VanGrunsven and hear stories about the history of...
Old Pilot’s Camper Journal – Oshkosh 2022 Edition – Day 4
Monday was the official opening day of AirVenture 2022. It was one of the best days of my life.
The morning dawned cool and sweet,...
TurbAero Update from AirVenture 2022
KITPLANES checked in with TurbAero's Bernie Breen on the development of the company's 200-hp turbine engine for homebuilts. A partially built Van's RV-7A (renamed...
In Case You Missed It
Engine Beat
What makes an excellent Experimental exhaust system? High quality 321 stainless tubes, neat welds and flex points. By Steve Ells.
The Unintimidated Builder
Builder Walter Treadwell has taken on projects that many of us would find daunting, and he keeps upping the ante. First came a Lancair 235, then a plansbuilt Jenny JN-4, followed by a P-38 and then his current project, a resized Sikorsky S-38. Some 4000 hours into the new project, Treadwell has a ways to go, but fortunately he has a mini AgCat to fly in the meantime; by Bob Fritz.
Blast From the Past
Chris Hill’s Dr.I replica is as close as you can get to an actual 1917 Fokker Dreidecker.
Common Cents
Home equity loans, building loans, credit cards: These are only a few of the ways that one can finance an airplane building project. But beware: Each option has its benefits and disadvantages, and the wise builder will consider these carefully before signing on the dotted line; by Dave Higdon.