![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")
We still have work to do
Well the trip to Oshkosh is well under way. Departing Friday afternoon from Tehachapi in California I stopped in Tucson to pick up Stephanie....
They're off!
The boxes are open, parts sorted onto tables, and removal of the dreaded blue plastic coatings has commenced on the Van's One Week Wonder.
The...
Forced Perspective
Probably one of the most anticipated arrivals at this year's AirVenture made it in several days ago - but is it right to park...
Superior Air Parts Extends Warranty on Millennium Cylinders to 37 Months
Scott Hayes, VP, Sales and Marketing for Superior Air Parts, Inc., announced that the company has increased the warranty on all factory-new Millennium Cylinders...
The One Week Wonder is Back!
Following the success of the 2014 build of a Zenith kit in less than one week at AirVenture, EAA and Van's Aircraft will try...
Meet the Authors!
You read them most months in Kitplanes - now's your chance to put faces to the names and see who's behind the many articles...
Early Warbirds Beginning to Gather
World War One aviation may have peaked in the public's interest in the late 1960's, but with the 100th anniversary of the end of...
Hartzell Propeller Sponsors Tech Talks, Pilot Proficiency & Air Shows at...
Propellers will be everywhere at EAA AirVenture 2018, to be held July 23-29. With more than 500,000 Hartzell props manufactured and flown over the...
Join RANS at Oshkosh, Build a Rudder in ~90 Minutes
Tuesday through Saturday (July 24-28) at Airventure Oshkosh 2018, join Randy Schlitter, Eddie Gil, and fellow builders at 10:00 a.m., and see how easy...
As the Low Moves… (Slowly)
Airplanes arrived at AirVenture in spurts today, as the low pressure center that was using the filed as a pinwheel moved ever so slowly...
In Case You Missed It
2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer’s Guide
Some 320 current designs are arrayed with photos and specifications to beat the band. Compiled by Cory Emberson.
What’s New
Just Aircraft introduces the Highlander SuperStol, Cockpit Apps launches new fuel tankering app, and there’s a new LED position/anti-collision light.