![[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")
Zenith Prepares to Ship One Week Wonder Kit to AirVenture
EAA's program to build a complete aircraft during AirVenture-Oshkosh 2014 moved a step closer this week. Zenith Aircraft President Sebastien Heintz has put the...
Zenith Aircraft to Host "Fly-In to Summer" Event
Zenith will host their 8th annual "Fly-In to Summer" Open Hangar Day on Saturday, June 21 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event...
Sonex to Host Builder Workshop June 7-8
Sonex Aircraft, LLC is preparing for an extremely busy summer in 2014. The season will be kicked-off by the June 7-8 Sonex Builders Workshop...
Best Electric Aircraft Symposium Ever?
Kitplanes own Dean Sigler (Alternative Energies) attended this year's Electric Aircraft Symposium in Santa Rosa, CA as part of the faculty for the event,...
Dynon Issues Service Bulletin for Heated Pitot Tubes
Dynon Avionics has been working with pilots who have reported issues with their heated pitot tube freezing up in icing conditions, and yesterday they...
The Heights We Go To…
Veteran Kitplanes writer / photographer Tom Wilson is seen here, working on a cover shot for an upcoming Retro Flight Review of the Starduster...
New Back Country Tires from Desser
Desser Tire & Rubber Company has just introduced its new line of ultimate backcountry Tundra tires. The first iteration in a series of new...
Lee Behl Opens Mojave Record Week
Kicking off the first informal Mojave Record Week leading up to the 2014 Mojave Experimental Fly-In, Lee Behl spurred his one-off GP-5 single-seater to...
Kitplanes' First Editor Receives Wright Award
It's hard not to recognize the achievements of the Kitplanes family, and this press release came across our desk this weekend.
On Saturday, April 12th...
Garmin’s New G3X Touch Glass Cockpit
Garmin's G3X glass cockpit for LSA and experimental aircraft has a touchscreen feature set and supports on-screen display and command for the Garmin VIRB action cam, plus it controls the GMC305 flight control/autopilot system.
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Get Grounded
It’s almost cliche. You’re having intermittent noise or performance issues in your avionics suite,...
Never Buy Meat From A Guy in a Parking Lot
A builder—I’ll call him D. Thomas—told me A Guy told him he needed to...
Design Process: Vertical Tail Functions–Yaw Stability and Damping
The vertical tail performs multiple tasks to stabilize and control the airplane. This month...