![[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")
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Name that Cockpit
Yes, its experimental.
No, its not a kit.
Yes, it is at Oshkosh.
Yes, it technically would qualify for small N-numbers and an NX designation.
One of the...
Wittman Buttercup on Wheel Skis
Joe Straus lives in International Falls, Minnesota, and enjoys ice fishing. He and his wife, Patricia Straus, are also pilots. So a ski plane...
Pavilion is a a Great Success
If you build it, they will come.
After years of complaints, requests, and speculation, the EAA built a permanent pavilion in the Homebuilt Camping area...
EPS Goes Experimental
There's no secret we're fans of the in-development Graflight V-8 currently under development by Engineered Propulsion Systems. A completely new flat-8, turbocharged diesel with...
Trig Avionics' New TY96A and TY97A Radios
The TY96A and TY97A radios are a superb slimline 760 channel VHF radios with 25kHz spacing. They are packed with the same pilot friendly...
BRS Biplane
Parachutes for airplanes is definitely past the novelty stage, but something that's always piqued our curiosity about the concept is the type of airplanes...
What is it?
This flying boat from Toledo, Michigan, sports an O-235 engine and was built in 2016. It somewhat resembles a Searey, but it isn't. Do...
Half the Fun is Getting There… Or Going Home
I admit it. I'm frugal and I chose my fuel stops mostly by finding the "cheapest route", with a quick check of on-line reviews...
It looks familiar, but…
At first glance, it looks like an RV-4--but what's with the retractable landing gear?
Buzzing the Field
Ahhh, Oshkosh; airplanes, friends... and landscaping? Yes, there is a small army of EAA employees who (among other things) cut the grass and shovel...
In Case You Missed It
Archive: May 2014
The Vortex M912 gyroplane was our cover subject a decade ago for the May 2014 issue.
Common In-Flight Failures, Part 2
This column is a continuation of common in-flight failures that I began discussing in...