![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")
Tiny Transponder from uAvionix
It may seem like everything but the kitchen sink is included in this new, tiny transponder from uAvionix. The echo ESX is a Mode...
Anderson Van's RV-4
After on-and-off construction started in November, 1991, N144DV took to the air on July 4, 2016. (Yes, that's 25 years into a 3-year project!)
A...
Sunshine Clipper
We at Kitplanes are always looking for new and different airplanes to review, and we found this one right under our noses at the...
uAvionix echo and SkyFY ADSB
uAvionix introduced their echo and SkyFY ADS-B units here at Sun n Fun. The echo box is an ADS-B in and out unit that...
Postcards from Sun 'n Fun
Photographer Mariano Rosales snapped these photos at the 2018 Sun 'n Fun Fly-in. There are so many cool things to see in the exhibitors'...
Belite Altimeter App – with Humidity!
Sharp-eyed readers will figure out quickly that I am no longer at Sun 'n Fun in Florida - while I might have taken the...
Just 103 Solo
Just Aircraft LLC, best known for their SuperSTOL and Highlander aircraft designs, is now demonstrating their new, 'not for sale quite yet' aircraft model...
Lancair Mako Turbo arrives at Sun 'n Fun 2018
Lancair's newest high-performance composite aircraft arrived in Florida this week for the annual Sun N Fun exhibition. Adding an intercooled twin-turbo Lycoming TIO-540 powerplant...
RANS S-21 Outbound
The much anticipated RANS S-21 made its debut yesterday at Sun 'n Fun after being delayed by Tuesday's storm. The S-21 is a departure...
Verner Radial Engine
Verner Motor showed off its new 9-cylinder radial engine in Steve Wolf's one-off scaled-down aerobatic airplane. The new engine makes 158 hp for three...
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Letters
Weight ReductionI enjoyed David Paule's article about saving weight in aircraft construction . However,...
Wind Tunnel
It’s all about lift, and knowing your airplane’s lift margin at a given airspeed tells you what the airplane is capable of.