![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=265&h=198&crop=1 "Viking V-42 Twin")
![[All images credited to Mike Davenport]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC_6716.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Glasair Sportsman 2+2, Part Two")
Glasair Sportsman 2+2, Part Two
You walk into the hangar you are immediately struck by the size of this aircraft. It occupies all the space available. It is a...
![Dragging it in low and slow for the STOL competition. [Credit: Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SnF_dragging_in.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Sun ’n Fun 2026 Recap: Avionics Upgrades, Thorp Kits, and STOL Action")
Sun ’n Fun 2026 Recap: Avionics Upgrades, Thorp Kits, and STOL...
I made my annual foray down to Lakeland Linder International (international for almost ten years now!) airport for two days of sweating off a...
![[Credit: McFarlane Alaska]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/McFarlane_tailwheel.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel")
McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel
If you fly off gravel bars, ridge strips, or anything that only loosely qualifies as a runway, the odds are decent you have a...
![[Credit: FAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FAA-Mosaic-1.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "MOSAIC Isn’t a Question of Can You—But Why You’d Build")
MOSAIC Isn’t a Question of Can You—But Why You’d Build
By now you know the headline numbers. Stall speed up to 59 knots clean. Four seats. Night flying. A Sport Pilot license—or just a...
![[Credit: EAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vintage-in-review-herb-clark.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Vintage in Review Returns to Oshkosh: Five Days, Five Stories, and a Living OX-5")
Vintage in Review Returns to Oshkosh: Five Days, Five Stories, and...
If there is a corner of AirVenture that quietly rewards the homebuilder, it is the patch of grass just east of the Vintage Red...
![[Credit: Zenith Aircraft Company]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/31142685469.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Zenith Throws Open Its Doors for “Fly-In to Summer”")
Zenith Throws Open Its Doors for “Fly-In to Summer”
If you’ve ever wanted to see where all those Zenith kit parts come from, June 20th is your chance to find out firsthand. Zenith...
![Making rare use of my drafting tools for the internal timing. [All Images Credited to Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P1010535.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Conquering the Magneto, Part 2")
Conquering the Magneto, Part 2
The second installment continues demystifying the aircraft magneto, with deeper detail on service and troubleshooting.
![The integrated ECLIPSE NG features a very sunlight readable display that shows the engine and all flight data organized in one or more pages. [Credit: Fielden Aero LLC]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1_Screenshot_.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "FLYBOX Avionics")
![[Credit: Radiant Technology]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/550095_5165745cc27748a598699799d796fd94mv2.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "Radiant Technology Unveils SafeGyro")
Radiant Technology Unveils SafeGyro
Latest addition to the Mini Glass line offers USB-rechargeable portability and intuitive motion-history mapping.
![[Credit: magniX]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Magnix.jpg?w=324&h=235&crop=1 "MagniX Unveils Electric Engine for the GA Market")
MagniX Unveils Electric Engine for the GA Market
The new engine aims to slash flight training costs and maintenance, with a Van's RV-10 test flight scheduled for later this year and a commercial launch in 2027
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25th Anniversary: Engines of Change
In the days of the Wright brothers, the Flyer would have been impossible had the boys not endeavored to develop their own powerplant. While the Experimental/Amateur-Built movement has been carried aloft by versions of certified aircraft engines, the alternative engine movement has provided viable options for builders. By Marc Cook.