![[Credit: McFarlane Alaska]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/McFarlane_tailwheel.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel")
![[Credit: FAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FAA-Mosaic-1.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "MOSAIC Isn’t a Question of Can You—But Why You’d Build")
![[Credit: EAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vintage-in-review-herb-clark.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Vintage in Review Returns to Oshkosh: Five Days, Five Stories, and a Living OX-5")
![[Credit: Zenith Aircraft Company]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/31142685469.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Zenith Throws Open Its Doors for “Fly-In to Summer”")
![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=265&h=198&crop=1 "Conquering the Magneto, Part 2")
Timeless Weather
In 1922, Then-Lieutenant James H. Doolittle flew a DH-4 from Jacksonville Florida to San Diego, California in less than 24 hours. He began his...
Lategan Rans S9 Chaos
My Rans S9 Chaos kit was delivered to me here in Thailand in March 2006. Completion to first flight was the 23rd December 2015,...
Into the Summer
As Sun 'n Fun 2016 draws to a close, I look back and realize that while the show was much like its many predecessors,...
Commuter Craft Now Taking Deposits
Richard Hogan's Commuter Craft Innovator, which attracted crowds recently at the Sport Aviation Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, is on display at Sun 'n...
Lancair Piston Evolution Video
At Sun 'n Fun 2016, Lancair flew in both versions of its flagship Evolution, one turbine and one piston. The piston version has the Lycoming IE2 electronic engine. Kitplanes interviewed Kevin Eldredge and prepared this video report as part of our Sun 'n Fun coverage.
Xenos Motorglider Quick Build Kits Available
Sonex Aircraft is now offering Quick Build kits for the Xenos Motorglider. The Quick Build upgrade price for the complete Xenos airframe kit is...
KITPLANES® Contributor Dave Prizio and EAA Announce New Aircraft Engine Installation...
"Powering Your Plane" by Dave Prizio is a new book that will help readers correctly install a Lycoming-type engine. It covers each step of...
Lycoming iE2 Engine Powers Lancair Piston Evolution
Lycoming Engines, an operating division of Avco Corporation, announced the first customer delivery of its Integrated Electronic Engine (iE2) on a Lancair Evolution. The...
STOL CH 750 Offered as Ready-to-Fly LSA
In a joint statement, Zenair Ltd. of Midland, Ontario (Canada), and M-Squared Aircraft of Mobile, Alabama, announced that production of the ready-to-fly STOL CH...
But Do I Need It?
One of the things all of us love to do at any air show where there are a lot of vendors with aircraft parts,...
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Putting Off the Tailwheel Spring Repair
After decades of delay, a cracked tailwheel spring finally forces long-overdue upgrades on a well-worn Starduster Too.
Orso d’Italia
While its not exactly a Cub clone, Groppo's new Trail kit shares some of the same DNA as Pipers classic. By Paul Bertorelli.
