![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")
Van's Aircraft Rolls Out a New Website and Branding
Van's Aircraft rolled out its new website and branding last week. "We're excited to release the new Van's Aircraft brand and website to the...
Red Bull Air Race Championship Selects Hartzell Propeller Again
Hartzell Propeller will be the 2019 propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for yet another year. It is the...
Phillabaum Helicycle
First flight of my Helicycle helicopter was on January 31, 2019 after two years of part-time building. Previously, before I retired, I built an...
Belite's New Universal Airspeed Indicator
Radiant Technology is now shipping its new Universal Airspeed Indicator. Over the years Radiant Technology (a Belite Enterprises Company) has developed and improved technology...
Whelen Engineering to Acquire LoPresti Aviation
Whelen Engineering Company announced today that it completed an acquisition and spin-off of its Aviation Division with LoPresti Aviation. Whelen's Aviation Division and LoPresti...
Efficient Glass Work
Here's a short little tip for making your composite work a little more efficient.
How many times have you started a work session by mixing...
A Time for Lists
There comes a time in every homebuilt project where you need to start making lists. To-do lists. Up until that time, you are simply...
Aupperle Zenith CH 750 STOL
I always wanted something to do in retirement that that would be both challenging and fun. I couldn't envision myself playing golf only during...
Wiring Time!
It's easy to tell when a shop is deep into avionics wiring - at least it is in my shop! I generally start by...
Pappas Waiex B Turbo
This is my second Waiex build. My first appeared in a Kitplanes article in 2007. This one took 24 months of part time work...
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