![[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")
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...
Flight Sensor Pack
RADIANT Technology, headed by James Wiebe, has just announced a new pocket-sized artificial horizon instrument. Measuring less than 3” square, this extremely portable unit...
Aerolite Begins Development of Two-Place Model
The highly successful Aerolite 103, a single-place, a Part 103 truly qualified ultralight aircraft, made the news last year with their new all-electric model....
Power to the People
It is amazing how electronics have not only taken over our experimental aircraft, but our entire lives as well.
As an enthusiast/journalist trying to cover...
CubCrafters Goes Public
CubCrafters, privately owned for 40 years, announced at AirVenture that it was applying for qualification to launch an initial public offering “in the coming...
Van’s RV-15 Breaks Cover at AirVenture
Monday morning the Van's RV-15 was brought across the field to take its place in the front of the Van's booth. Naturally, crowds descended...
Tom Poberezny Passed Away at 75
The EAA announced at their morning press conference today (Monday) that former EAA President and CEO passed away this morning around 2 am after...
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Around the Patch
Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook discusses the potential impact of changes to the FAAs 51% rule, which are the result of increasingly complex aircraft being constructed with the aid of builder-assistance programs.
Clearly the Same?
There are two materials that are commonly used for homebuilt windshields and windows: Lexan and Plexiglas.
