![[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")
![[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")
Photo Op with the Wright Brothers!
KITPLANES editor-in-chief, Paul Dye, took some time out today to take advantage of a photo opportunity with the Orville and Wilbur Wright, and you...
Jim Smith's Lift Reserve Indicator
Jim Smith's lime green RV-6 sports many performance-enhancing modifications including extended, tapered wing tips, and Ellippse propeller, and extensive modifications to the cooling air...
Free Access to Dassault Systèmes’ SOLIDWORKS for EAA Members
EAA provides members with free access to Dassault Systemes SOLIDWORKS Student Design Kit, which includes: EAA Maker Edition software, MySolidWorks online video tutorials, the MySolidWorks Manufacturing Network, and related training and design resources.
Did Someone Say Donuts?
Wednesday is donut day at the AirVenture Homebuilder's Headquarters, and those who build and fly experimental aircraft are never shy when free food is...
Super Seawind – Turbine Power!
How's this for something new? I met Steve Wightman today, owner and builder of the only turbine-powered Seawind. Starting from a skeleton Quick Kit...
Levil Aviation Adds Data Recorder to Wireless AHRS, GPS, ADS-B Receiver
With the release of the new iLevil 3 series, Levil Aviation has added yet another feature to wireless AHRS, GPS, ADS-B receivers. The iLevil...
GRT Avionics Announces Instant Upgrade of 6.5-Inch Horizon WS to 7-Inch...
GRT Avionics makes it easy to upgrade the 6.5-inch Horizon WS to the high-resolution, 7-inch Horizon EX with synthetic vision, enhanced moving map, and...
AvMap Announces App and Web Portal for EngiBOX Integrated Engine Management...
AvMap has introduced an innovative service called EngiBOX Portal, where users can monitor the performance of their engine anytime and anywhere as an extension of EngiBOX, the engine monitoring system launched last year.
New Records?
Although it it's only Tuesday, there are indications that AirVenture 2016 might be a record year for fly-in attendees. With construction at the north...
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
Here's something old timers never thought they would see--an angle valve cylinder for a Lycoming... made by Continental. Yes dear readers, you will soon...
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Why You Should Do Engine Oil Analysis
Engine oil analysis for aircraft is an essential element of long-term powerplant health, for...
Ask the DAR
Avionics certification, ops lims for self-designed aircraft, house paint on Experimentals.
The Dawn Patrol
Dick Starks offers some sage advice about how to get back to working on a project that has been sidelined for too long.