![At Sun ‘n Fun 2026, Viking Aircraft Engines surprised the crowd with its first complete kit — the V-42, a high-wing twin powered by two Honda-based engines. Here’s an early look. [Credit: Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/P1020293.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Viking V-42 Twin")
![[Credit: Van's Aircraft]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_5238.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Part 22 Gets Real: Van’s Delivers the First MOSAIC-Certified Airplane")
![[Credit: Wikimedia Commons]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/4_rutan_a_longez.jpg_preview.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Rutan Symposium Turns to the Coming Canard Maintenance Crisis")
![[Credit: Flight Desgn GmbH]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1_mosaic_flightdesign.jpg_preview.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "FAA Accepts ASTM Standards, Clearing the Last Hurdle for MOSAIC")
![[Credit: magniX]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Magnix.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "magniX Opens Pre-Orders for an Electric Engine Aimed at Homebuilders")
2020 STIHL National Championship Air Races Canceled
The Reno Air Racing Association announced the cancellation of the 2020 STIHL National Championship Air Races, scheduled for September 16-20, due to the ongoing...
Hate It When I Do That!
First things first - this is in no way Aircraft Spruce’s fault! Nope, this is totally on me - they sent exactly what I...
The Value of Heeding Directions
As builders, we are generally good at doing the research: reading directions, poring over plans and diagrams and generally trying to figure stuff out...
Higgs, Grove Form AC Aero
Engine designer and industry consultant Andrew Higgs has joined with Sport class air racer Karl Grove to form AC Aero USA LLC. The new...
EAA To Hold Spirit Of Aviation Week
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced that it will hold a weeklong virtual event to celebrate the aviation community in the wake of...
Bearhawk 5: An Interview With Mark Goldberg
We interview Bearhawk's Mark Goldberg to find out how the newest six-seat model - Bearhawk 5 came to be.
Out with the Old
Yes, know that I have written numerous times over the years about being careful about “while I’m in there…” syndrome—starting out on a simple...
The Nut Under the Cam Gear
Anyone that has disassembled and/or built a four-cylinder Lycoming is probably very familiar with a specific nut - the one hiding underneath the cam...
EAA: New FAA Ruling Eases Burden Of Special Flight Permits
According to the Experimental Aircraft Association, the FAA has “released a policy that will make it easier for some owners of experimental aircraft to...
Bearhawk Introduces 6-Seater
Bearhawk Aircraft, best known for its two- and four-place utility homebuilts, will offer a new, larger model called the Bearhawk 5. According to the...
In Case You Missed It
Arion Lightning
Test pilot Chuck Berthe flew the Arion Lightning not once but twice, in two different factory demonstrators.
The History of Homebuilt Gyrocopters
The AutoGyro has come a long way in more than a century of flight.
